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.
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WordPress Core News
WordPress 6.1.1 was released on November 15, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 29 bug fixes in Core and 21 bug fixes for the block editor. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 6.1.1 as soon as possible! As always, with a major release like this, it makes sense to ensure your site is backed up with BackupBuddy before updating.
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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, the severity rating, and the CVE.
Autoptimize
- Plugin Slug
- autoptimize
- Installations
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy WP SMTP
- Plugin Slug
- easy-wp-smtp
- Installations
- 600,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion; Admin+ Arbitrary File Access
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- yikes-inc-easy-custom-woocommerce-product-tabs
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-jetpack
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 5.6.3
- Severity Score
- High
Stop Spammers Security
- Plugin Slug
- stop-spammer-registrations-plugin
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version
- 2022.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
Quiz and Survey Master
- Plugin Slug
- quiz-master-next
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated iFrame Injection; Improper Input Validation
- Patched in Version
- 8.0.5
- Severity Score
- High
Sliderby10Web
- Plugin Slug
- slider-wd
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.53
- Severity Score
- Low
Appointment Hour Booking
- Plugin Slug
- appointment-hour-booking
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated iFrame Injection; CSV Injection; CAPTCHA Bypass
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.73
- Severity Score
- High
WP Google Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-google-places-review-slider
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 11.6
- Severity Score
- Low
Google Apps Login
- Plugin Slug
- google-apps-login
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.4.5
- Severity Score
- Low
Welcart e-Commerce
- Plugin Slug
- usc-e-shop
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialisation; Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access; Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access
- Patched in Version
- 2.8.6
- Severity Score
- High
GD bbPress Attachments
- Plugin Slug
- gd-bbpress-attachments
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 4.4
- Severity Score
- Low
Simple Basic Contact Form
- Plugin Slug
- simple-basic-contact-form
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 20221201
- Severity Score
- Low
WP-Ban
- Plugin Slug
- wp-ban
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.69.1
- Severity Score
- Low
All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit
- Plugin Slug
- widgetkit-for-elementor
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.4
- Severity Score
- Low
Advanced Coupons for WooCommerce Coupons
- Plugin Slug
- advanced-coupons-for-woocommerce-free
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Notice Dismiss via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 4.5.0.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Kwayy HTML Sitemap
- Plugin Slug
- kwayy-html-sitemap
- Installations
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 4.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-refund-and-exchange-lite
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.9
- Severity Score
- Critical
WP Smart Import
- Plugin Slug
- wp-smart-import
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Ste Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Chained Quiz
- Plugin Slug
- chained-quiz
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS; Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Arbitrary Question Deletion via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Submitted Quiz Response Deletion via CSRF; Arbitrary Quiz Deletion & Copying via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.2.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- filter-gallery
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 0.1.6
- Severity Score
- Low
Contest Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- contest-gallery
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Author+ SQL Injection; Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 19.1.5.1
- Severity Score
- High
Simple:Press
- Plugin Slug
- simplepress
- Installations
- 600+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Update; Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion; Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Forum Replies; Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Signatures
- Patched in Version
- 6.8.1
- Severity Score
- Low
ARMember
- Plugin
- ARMember – Complete Membership Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- armember
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 5.6
- Severity Score
- Critical
WP CSV Exporter
- Plugin Slug
- wp-csv-exporter
- Vulnerability
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.7
- Severity Score
- Low
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Booster Plus for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- booster-plus-for-woocommerce
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 6.0.0
- Severity Score
- High
Contest Gallery Pro
- Plugin
- Contest Gallery Pro
- Plugin Slug
- contest-gallery-pro
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 19.1.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Booster Elite for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- booster-elite-for-woocommerce
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 6.0.0
- Severity Score
- High
YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium
- Plugin
- YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards
- Plugin Slug
- yith-woocommerce-gift-cards-premium
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 3.20.0
- Severity Score
- Critical
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.
Paytium
- Plugin Slug
- paytium
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
ImageInject
- Plugin Slug
- wp-inject
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Menu Item Visibility Control
- Plugin Slug
- menu-items-visibility-control
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Bulk Delete Users by Email
- Plugin Slug
- bulk-delete-users-by-email
- Vulnerability
- User Deletion via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Eventify
- Plugin Slug
- eventify
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Supra CSV
- Plugin Slug
- supra-csv-parser
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
IWS – Geo Form Fields
- Plugin Slug
- iws-geo-form-fields
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Advanced Booking Calendar
- Plugin Slug
- advanced-booking-calendar
- Vulnerability
- CSRF; Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Plugin Logic
- Plugin Slug
- plugin-logic
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- 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, the severity rating, and the CVE.
Workreap
- Theme
- Workreap
- Theme Slug
- workreap
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Posts Deletion via IDOR
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
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