WordPress theme Jupiter patches critical privilege escalation flaw

Users urged to update systems amid reports of active exploitation

A critical vulnerability present among 90,000-plus active installations of the Jupiter WordPress theme allows for the takeover of target websites.

Although attackers must be authenticated to exploit the privilege escalation flaw, which has a CVSS score of 9.9, they only need to do so as a subscriber or customer. For websites that allow users to self-register, this offers little protection against potential attacks.

The bug, along with another, high severity vulnerability and a trio of…