200,000 WordPress websites at risk of being hijacked due to vulnerable Post SMTP plugin

Over 200,000 websites running a vulnerable version of a popular WordPress plugin could be at risk of being hijacked by hackers.

The Post SMTP plugin is an add-on used by approximately 400,000 WordPress-powered websites to improve the reliability and security of their email delivery. The plugin has proven popular in part because of its marketing that presents it as a more reliable and full-featured replacement to the default email functionality built into WordPress.

According to a report by Pat