Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website.
Each vulnerability will have a severity rating of low, medium, high, or critical. Responsible disclosure and reporting of vulnerabilities is an integral part of keeping the WordPress community safe. Please share this post with your friends to help get the word out and make WordPress safer for everyone!
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress 5.9.3 was released on April 5, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 19 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.3 as soon as possible.
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the active installations, the version number if patched, and the severity rating.
Advanced Custom Fields
- Plugin
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Installations
- 2,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Database Information Access
- Patched in Version
- 5.12.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
- Plugin
- Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.20.96
- Severity Score
- Low
Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk
- Plugin
- Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 5.174.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Quick Adsense
- Plugin
- Quick Adsense
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Post Stats Reset
- Patched in Version
- 2.8.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
wpDataTables
- Plugin
- wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.28
- Severity Score
- Low
Animate It!
- Plugin
- Animate It!
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager
- Plugin
- ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Affiliate Links Creation; Subscriber+ unauthorized image upload + CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 3.10.5
- Severity Score
- Low
Weblizar Pin It Button On Image Hover And Post
- Plugin
- Weblizar Pin It Button On Image Hover And Post
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 3.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Mycred
- Plugin
- myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ User E-mail Addresses Disclosure; Subscriber+ Import/Export to Email Address Disclosure; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Creation
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.4.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Social comments by WpDevArt
- Plugin
- Social comments by WpDevArt
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.5.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Donorbox
- Plugin
- Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation Form
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.1.7
- Severity Score
- Low
WP YouTube Live
- Plugin
- WP YouTube Live
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.7.22
- Severity Score
- Medium
Menubar
- Plugin
- Menubar
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 5.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Amr Users
- Plugin
- amr users
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.59.4
- Severity Score
- Low
Opensea
- Plugin
- Opensea
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Page Restriction WordPress
- Plugin
- Page Restriction WordPress (WP) – Protect WP Pages/Post
- Installations
- 600+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.7
- Severity Score
- Low
Be POPIA Compliant
- Plugin
- Be POPIA Compliant
- Installations
- 20+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
5 Stars Rating Funnel
- Plugin
- 5 Stars Rating Funnel WordPress Plugin | RRatingg
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.53
- Severity Score
- High
Flo Launch
- Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Missing Authentication Allow Full Site Takeover
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.1
- Severity Score
- Critical
uDraw
- Plugin
- Web To Print Shop : uDraw
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.3
- Severity Score
- High
LayerSlider
- Plugin
- Layer Slider
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.1.2
- Severity Score
- Low
English WordPress Admin
- Plugin
- English WordPress Admin
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Open Redirect
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
This section contains plugin vulnerabilities with no known fix. Until a patch is available, immediately uninstall and delete the plugin.
ULeak Security & Monitoring
- Plugin
- ULeak Security & Monitoring Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Cab fare calculator
- Plugin
- Cab fare calculator
- Installations
- 100+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated LFI
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Videos sync PDF
- Plugin
- Videos sync PDF
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated LFI
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Nimble Page Builder
- Plugin
- Nimble Page Builder
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Books & Papers
- Plugin
- Books & Papers
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Clipr
- Plugin
- Clipr
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Donations
- Plugin
- Donations
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Master Elements
- Plugin
- Master Elements
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
Users Ultra
- Plugin
- Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Advanced Page Visit Counter
- Plugin
- Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Advanced WordPress Visit Counter Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Blind SQL injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
DW Question & Answer Pro
- Plugin
- DW Question Answer Pro
- Vulnerability
- Multiple CSRF; Arbitrary Comment Edition via IDOR
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Testimonial Slider
- Plugin
- Testimonial Slider – Free Testimonials Slider Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
In this section, the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities have been disclosed. Each theme listing includes the type of vulnerability, the active installations, the version number if patched, and the severity rating.
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Each week, Michael puts together the WordPress Vulnerability Report to help keep your sites safe. As Product Manager at iThemes, he helps us continue to improve the iThemes product lineup. He’s a giant nerd & loves learning about all things tech, old & new. You can find Michael hanging out with his wife & daughter, reading or listening to music when not working.