WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platform. Almost 35% of publishers use it for maintaining their blogs. Different plugins offer a dynamic functionality to the WordPress.

Search Engine Journal’s Matt Southern has shared an article highlighting eight popular WordPress plugins that are currently being exploited by hackers.

Southern says, “Here is a list of all the plugins identified as being part of this recent string of attacks.

If you are utilizing any of these plugins on your site, it’s recommended that you update them immediately and stay vigilant about updating them throughout the year.

Duplicator (1 million+ installs)

Duplicator is a plugin that lets site owners export the content of their sites. A bug was patched in version 1.3.28 that allowed attackers to export site contents, including database credentials.

ThemeGrill Demo Importer (200,000 installs)

A bug in this plugin, which comes with themes sold by ThemeGrill, allowed attackers to wipe sites and take over the admin account. This bug was patched in version 1.6.3″.

8 Popular WordPress Plugins Are Currently Being Exploited By Hackers

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