Since last week, 90 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over one million WordPress sites. There are 49 plugin vulnerabilities and five theme vulnerabilities with security patches, so run those updates!
Additionally, there are 35 plugin vulnerabilities and one theme vulnerability with no patch available yet. If you use an unpatched plugin or theme, check their vendors’ intentions and progress on a security release. Suppose no patch is forthcoming or the vulnerable software has been marked “closed” and dropped from the official WordPress theme and plugin repositories. In that case, you should consider deactivation and removal in favor of alternative solutions.
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities — Patched
WordPress core is very secure when it’s properly configured and maintained. Vulnerable plugins not updated by site owners are the most common vector for attacks on WordPress websites. Our weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report, powered by Patchstack, covers new vulnerabilities that have emerged in plugins, themes, and/or WordPress core since last week’s report. Our goal is to spread awareness of emerging security threats and help you decide what to do if you find vulnerable software on your website. For a deeper analysis of recent trends in WordPress vulnerabilities and threat vectors, see our 2022 Annual Vulnerability Report.
These reports are published every Wednesday and include all active vulnerabilities tracked by Patchstack as of Monday since the previous report. This leaves a 48-hour window for the newest emerging vulnerabilities to be patched before full public disclosure. iThemes Security Pro users have access to vulnerability alerts emerging within this window.
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WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities — Patched
In this section, you’ll find the most recently disclosed WordPress plugin vulnerabilities fixed with a new release from their authors and maintainers. Please apply the updates if you are affected!
These vulnerabilities have been disclosed and scored for their severity, thanks to our friends at Patchstack. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability with its CVE number and CVSS severity rating with links to more technical details. You’ll also see the number of active sites using the plugin and the plugin version release that patches the vulnerability. We start with the most popular plugins, representing the largest target for attackers.
Header Footer Code Manager
- Plugin Slug
- header-footer-code-manager
- Installations
- 400,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.35
- Severity Score
- Medium
Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks – Page Builder
- Plugin Slug
- kadence-blocks
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.11
- Severity Score
- Critical
Ultimate Member
- Plugin Slug
- ultimate-member
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
EmbedPress
- Plugin Slug
- embedpress
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.8.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
EmbedPress
- Plugin Slug
- embedpress
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.8.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
The Post Grid
- Plugin Slug
- the-post-grid
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 7.2.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Post Grid Combo
- Plugin Slug
- post-grid
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.51
- Severity Score
- High
Profile Builder
- Plugin Slug
- profile-builder
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.9.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Chatbot
- Plugin Slug
- ai-engine
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 4.7.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Chatbot
- Plugin Slug
- ai-engine
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 4.7.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Popup by Supsystic
- Plugin Slug
- popup-by-supsystic
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.10.20
- Severity Score
- Medium
Themesflat Addons For Elementor
- Plugin Slug
- themesflat-addons-for-elementor
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.1
- Severity Score
- High
Booking Package
- Plugin Slug
- booking-package
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.02
- Severity Score
- High
Justified Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- justified-gallery
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Qubely
- Plugin Slug
- qubely
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
User Activity Log
- Plugin Slug
- user-activity-log
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Project Manager
- Plugin Slug
- wedevs-project-manager
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.5
- Severity Score
- High
Premium Packages
- Plugin Slug
- wpdm-premium-packages
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 5.7.5
- Severity Score
- High
Stock Ticker
- Plugin Slug
- stock-ticker
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.23.4
- Severity Score
- High
Stock Ticker
- Plugin Slug
- stock-ticker
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.23.3
- Severity Score
- High
Accordion and Accordion Slider
- Plugin Slug
- accordion-and-accordion-slider
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita
- Plugin Slug
- meeting-scheduler-by-vcita
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 4.3.3
- Severity Score
- High
Paid Memberships Pro
- Plugin Slug
- pmpro-courses
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Paid Memberships Pro
- Plugin Slug
- pmpro-courses
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
User Activity Tracking and Log
- Plugin Slug
- user-activity-tracking-and-log
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder
- Plugin Slug
- woo-pdf-invoice-builder
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.90
- Severity Score
- High
WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder
- Plugin Slug
- woo-pdf-invoice-builder
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.91
- Severity Score
- Medium
ImageRecycle pdf & image compression
- Plugin Slug
- imagerecycle-pdf-image-compression
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.12
- Severity Score
- High
ImageRecycle pdf & image compression
- Plugin Slug
- imagerecycle-pdf-image-compression
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.11
- Severity Score
- High
Leyka
- Plugin Slug
- leyka
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.30.3
- Severity Score
- High
Portfolio and Projects
- Plugin Slug
- portfolio-and-projects
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Testimonials
- Plugin Slug
- testimonial-widgets
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Atarim
- Plugin Slug
- atarim-visual-collaboration
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.9.4
- Severity Score
- High
Bubble Menu
- Plugin Slug
- bubble-menu
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- gallery-photo-gallery
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 5.2.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
POEditor
- Plugin Slug
- poeditor
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 0.9.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Sign-up Sheets
- Plugin Slug
- sign-up-sheets
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
Post Timeline
- Plugin Slug
- post-timeline
- Installations
- 800+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.6
- Severity Score
- High
wpShopGermany – Protected Shops
- Plugin Slug
- wpshopgermany-protectedshops
- Installations
- 40+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Custom Fields Pro premium
- Plugin
- Advanced Custom Fields PRO
- Plugin Slug
- advanced-custom-fields-pro
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 6.1.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
ARMember Premium
- Plugin
- ARMember Premium
- Plugin Slug
- armember
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 5.9.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Biometric Login for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Biometric Login for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- biometric-login-for-woocommerce
- Vulnerability
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.4
- Severity Score
- Critical
Avada Builder
- Plugin
- Fusion Builder
- Plugin Slug
- fusion-builder
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.11.2
- Severity Score
- High
Avada Builder
- Plugin
- Fusion Builder
- Plugin Slug
- fusion-builder
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 3.11.2
- Severity Score
- High
Avada Builder
- Plugin
- Fusion Builder
- Plugin Slug
- fusion-builder
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.11.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Avada Builder
- Plugin
- Fusion Builder
- Plugin Slug
- fusion-builder
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 3.11.2
- Severity Score
- High
Jupiter X Core
- Plugin
- JupiterX Core
- Plugin Slug
- jupiterx-core
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Jupiter X Core
- Plugin
- JupiterX Core
- Plugin Slug
- jupiterx-core
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.5
- Severity Score
- High
WooCommerce One Page Checkout
- Plugin
- WooCommerce One Page Checkout
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-one-page-checkout
- Vulnerability
- Local File Inclusion
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.0
- Severity Score
- High
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities — Unpatched
This section contains plugin vulnerabilities with no known fix. Until a patch is available, you are advised to deactivate the plugin, at minimum, immediately. If there is a high risk of active exploits or the plugin remains unpatched for weeks, you are advised to delete the plugin. You should also delete persistently unpatched plugins the WordPress.org repository has locked and marked “Closed” so they can no longer be downloaded and installed.
Printful Integration for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- printful-shipping-for-woocommerce
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post
- Plugin Slug
- wp-404-auto-redirect-to-similar-post
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
MailChimp Forms by MailMunch
- Plugin Slug
- mailchimp-forms-by-mailmunch
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
flowpaper
- Plugin Slug
- flowpaper-lite-pdf-flipbook
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Futurio Extra
- Plugin Slug
- futurio-extra
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail
- Plugin Slug
- wp-html-mail
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
PixTypes
- Plugin Slug
- pixtypes
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Theme Demo Import
- Plugin Slug
- theme-demo-import
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
WP Categories Widget
- Plugin Slug
- wp-categories-widget
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Product Attachment for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-product-attachment
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
SendPress Newsletters
- Plugin Slug
- sendpress
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
YITH WooCommerce Waitlist
- Plugin Slug
- yith-woocommerce-waiting-list
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
BigBlueButton
- Plugin Slug
- bigbluebutton
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Easy Cookie Law
- Plugin Slug
- easy-cookie-law
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Make Paths Relative
- Plugin Slug
- make-paths-relative
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Like Button
- Plugin Slug
- wp-like-button
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
LINE Notify
- Plugin Slug
- wp-line-notify
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API
- Plugin Slug
- bdvs-password-reset
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Authentication
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
Highcompress Image Compressor
- Plugin Slug
- high-compress
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Kangu para WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- kangu
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
SB Child List
- Plugin Slug
- sb-child-list
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WxSync
- Plugin Slug
- wxsync
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
wSecure Lite
- Plugin Slug
- wsecure
- Installations
- 900+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy!Appointments
- Plugin Slug
- easyappointments
- Installations
- 800+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File Deletion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Avartan Slider Lite
- Plugin Slug
- avartan-slider-lite
- Installations
- 600+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
WebLibrarian
- Plugin Slug
- weblibrarian
- Installations
- 500+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
demon image annotation
- Plugin Slug
- demon-image-annotation
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Absolute Privacy
- Plugin
- Absolute Privacy
- Plugin Slug
- absolute-privacy
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
All Users Messenger
- Plugin
- All Users Messenger
- Plugin Slug
- all-users-messenger
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Canto
- Plugin
- Canto
- Plugin Slug
- canto
- Vulnerability
- Remote File Inclusion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
FULL Customer
- Plugin
- FULL Customer
- Plugin Slug
- full-customer
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
FULL Customer
- Plugin
- FULL Customer
- Plugin Slug
- full-customer
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Real Estate Manager
- Plugin
- Real Estate Manager
- Plugin Slug
- real-estate-manager
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Realia
- Plugin
- Realia
- Plugin Slug
- realia
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations
- Plugin
- Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations
- Plugin Slug
- smart-donations
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
In this section, you’ll find the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities to be disclosed. You’ll see the same information we provided above for vulnerable plugins, and the same advice applies. If a security update exists, install it immediately. If a vulnerability remains unpatched in a theme you are actively using, you must find an alternative theme. Deactivate and delete persistently unpatched themes and those marked “Closed” in the WordPress.org theme repository. If you have a vulnerable theme installed that you are not actively using, delete it.
Avada
- Theme
- Avada
- Theme Slug
- avada
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 7.11.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Avada
- Theme
- Avada
- Theme Slug
- avada
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 7.11.2
- Severity Score
- High
Avada
- Theme
- Avada
- Theme Slug
- avada
- Vulnerability
- Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 7.11.2
- Severity Score
- High
Avada
- Theme
- Avada
- Theme Slug
- avada
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 7.11.2
- Severity Score
- Critical
BeTheme
- Theme
- Betheme
- Theme Slug
- betheme
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 27.1.2
- Severity Score
- High
Business Pro
- Theme
- Business Pro
- Theme Slug
- business-pro
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High

Dan Knauss is StellarWP’s Technical Content Generalist. He’s been a writer, teacher, and freelancer working in open source since the late 1990s and with WordPress since 2004.