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. New in this report: vulnerabilities are now listed in order by the number of active installs, rather than the date of the disclosure.
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WordPress 5.9: Core Major Version Update Now Available
WordPress 5.9 “Joséphine” was released on January 25, 2022, as the first major WordPress core release of the year. The biggest thing to know about WordPress 5.9 is simply this: Full Site Editing (FSE) using the WordPress block editor is here (well, if you want to use it or your theme supports it).
WordPress 5.9 represents the largest release of Gutenberg features since the initial Gutenberg launch in WordPress 5.0. In addition, WordPress 5.9 includes 99 enhancements and 100 bug fixes.
In this post, we unpack what’s new and noteworthy in WordPress 5.9 so you can get the most out of the latest version of WordPress.
You can update to WordPress 5.9 by downloading from WordPress.org or visiting your WordPress admin dashboard > Updates and clicking Update Now.
If you have sites that have enabled automatic background updates, they should have already updated successfully. Just be sure to verify that all your WordPress sites are on WordPress 5.9.
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.
All-in-One WP Migration
- Plugin
- All-in-One WP Migration
- Installations
- 4,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
- Patched in Version
- 7.41
- Severity Score
- Medium
Ad Inserter
- Plugin
- Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ RCE / Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.7.11
- Severity Score
- Medium
White Label CMS
- Plugin
- White Label CMS
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Download Manager
- Plugin
- Download Manager
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Information Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.35
- Severity Score
- High
Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 11.2.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced iFrame
- Plugin
- Advanced iFrame
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2022
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Real Cookie Banner
- Plugin
- WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Settings Reset via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 2.14.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
AdRotate
- Plugin
- AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 5.8.22
- Severity Score
- Medium
Conversios.io
- Plugin
- Conversios.io – Google Analytics and Google Shopping plugin for WooCommerce
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 4.6.2
- Severity Score
- High
NotificationX
- Plugin
- NotificationX – Best FOMO, Social Proof, WooCommerce Sales Popup & Notification Bar Plugin With Elementor
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.9
- Severity Score
- High
Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder Plugin
- Plugin
- Contact Form & Lead Form Elementor Builder
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Multiple Subscriber+ Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 1.7.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy Pricing Tables
- Plugin
- Pricing Tables WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Post Removal via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Page Views Count
- Plugin
- Page View Count
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.15
- Severity Score
- High
IP2Location Country Blocker
- Plugin
- IP2Location Country Blocker
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.26.9
- Severity Score
- Low
RegistrationMagic
- Plugin
- RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration and User Login Plugin
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 5.0.2.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Catch Themes Demo Import
- Plugin
- Catch Themes Demo Import
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Remote Code Execution
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
MasterStudy LMS
- Plugin
- MasterStudy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation
- Patched in Version
- 2.7.6
- Severity Score
- Critical
Custom Content Shortcode
- Plugin
- Custom Content Shortcode
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthorised Arbitrary Post Metadata Access; Authenticated Arbitrary File Access / LFI; Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.1
- Severity Score
- High
EasyJobs
- Plugin
- EasyJobs – Easiest Talent Recruitment Suite – Job Manager & Career Page in Elementor
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Time Slots Booking Form
- Plugin
- WP Time Slots Booking Form
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.63
- Severity Score
- Low
CP Blocks
- Plugin
- CP Blocks
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.15
- Severity Score
- Low
Premium Plugin Vulnerabilities
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed in closed plugins. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the severity rating, and the date of closure
Multisite User Sync/Unsync
- Plugin
- WordPress Multisite User Sync/Unsync
- Installations
- Unknown; Premium Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Multisite Content Copier/Updater Pro
- Plugin
- WordPress Multisite Content Copier/Updater
- Installations
- Unknown; Premium Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed in closed plugins. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the severity rating, and the date of closure
Cost Calculator
- Plugin
- Cost Calculator
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Local File Inclusion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
No new theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.
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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.
