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.
There is a known unpatched vulnerability in WordPress core affecting all versions of WordPress. If you’re using iThemes Security, you’ve probably been alerted to this. As we are unsure when this very low-severity vulnerability will be patched, emails from iThemes Security will no longer alert for this specific vulnerability. Read our blog post about this vulnerability.
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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.
Enable Media Replace
- Plugin Slug
- enable-media-replace
- Installations
- 600,000+
- Vulnerability
- Author+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.2
- Severity Score
- Critical
Spectra
- Plugin Slug
- ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg
- Installations
- 400,000+
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Side Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.15.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
GiveWP
- Plugin Slug
- give
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS; Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 2.24.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Parsi Date
- Plugin Slug
- wp-parsidate
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Better Font Awesome
- Plugin Slug
- better-font-awesome
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
LearnPress Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- learnpress
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated LFI; Subscriber+ SQLi; Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 4.2.0
- Severity Score
- Critical
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- customer-reviews-woocommerce
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ LFI; Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 5.17.0
- Severity Score
- Critical
Themify Portfolio Post
- Plugin Slug
- themify-portfolio-post
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Spotlight Social Feeds
- Plugin Slug
- spotlight-social-photo-feeds
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Meks Flexible Shortcodes
- Plugin Slug
- meks-flexible-shortcodes
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
- Plugin Slug
- wp-stats-manager
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 6.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Google Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-google-places-review-slider
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 11.8
- Severity Score
- High
TemplatesNext ToolKit
- Plugin Slug
- templatesnext-toolkit
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode; Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Customer Area
- Plugin Slug
- customer-area
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthorised Actions via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 8.1.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy Accept Payments for PayPal
- Plugin Slug
- wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 4.9.10
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy Affiliate Links
- Plugin Slug
- easy-affiliate-links
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.7.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP TripAdvisor Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-tripadvisor-review-slider
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 10.8
- Severity Score
- High
Custom 404 Pro
- Plugin Slug
- custom-404-pro
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Logs Deletion via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 3.7.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
PickPlugins Product Slider for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-products-slider
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.13.42
- Severity Score
- Medium
YaMaps for WordPress Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- yamaps
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 0.6.26
- Severity Score
- Medium
Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt
- Plugin Slug
- like-box
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 0.8.41
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP FullCalendar
- Plugin Slug
- wp-fullcalendar
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Access
- Patched in Version
- 1.5
- Severity Score
- High
WP Font Awesome
- Plugin Slug
- wp-font-awesome
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.7.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-facebook-reviews
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 12.2
- Severity Score
- High
Product Slider and Carousel with Category for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-product-slider-and-carousel-with-category
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Zoho Forms
- Plugin Slug
- zoho-forms
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Youzify
- Plugin Slug
- youzify
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Judge.me Product Reviews for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- judgeme-product-reviews-woocommerce
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.21
- Severity Score
- Medium
Timed Content
- Plugin Slug
- timed-content
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.73
- Severity Score
- Medium
Location Weather
- Plugin Slug
- location-weather
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Responsive Gallery Grid
- Plugin Slug
- responsive-gallery-grid
- Installations
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
Watu Quiz
- Plugin Slug
- watu
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS; Reflected XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.8.3
- Severity Score
- Low
Lightweight Accordion
- Plugin Slug
- lightweight-accordion
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.15
- Severity Score
- Medium
Pinpoint Booking System
- Plugin Slug
- booking-system
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 2.9.9.2.9
- Severity Score
- High
Simple URLs
- Plugin Slug
- simple-urls
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi; Multiple Reflected XSS
- Patched in Version
- 115
- Severity Score
- High
WP Helper Lite
- Plugin Slug
- wp-helper-lite
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.3
- Severity Score
- High
GPT3 AI Content Writer
- Plugin Slug
- gpt3-ai-content-generator
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Update
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.38
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Airbnb Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-airbnb-review-slider
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 3.3
- Severity Score
- High
WP Yelp Review Slider
- Plugin Slug
- wp-yelp-review-slider
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 7.1
- Severity Score
- High
Shortcode for Font Awesome
- Plugin Slug
- shortcode-for-font-awesome
- Installations
- 700+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
uTubeVideo Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- utubevideo-gallery
- Installations
- 500+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
GigPress
- Plugin
- GigPress
- Plugin Slug
- gigpress
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.28
- Severity Score
- Medium
Lightbox Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- lightbox-gallery
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 0.9.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Rich Table of Contents
- Plugin Slug
- rich-table-of-content
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.8
- 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.
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- yet-another-related-posts-plugin
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy PayPal Buy Now Button
- Plugin Slug
- wp-ecommerce-paypal
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Markup
- Plugin Slug
- wp-structuring-markup
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Page Builder: Live Composer
- Plugin Slug
- live-composer-page-builder
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
FL3R FeelBox
- Plugin Slug
- fl3r-feelbox
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Oi Yandex.Maps
- Plugin Slug
- oi-yamaps
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Youtube Channel Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- youtube-channel-gallery
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Intuitive Custom Post Order
- Plugin Slug
- intuitive-custom-post-order
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Menu Order Update
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Youtube Shortcode
- Plugin Slug
- youtube-shortcode
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Amazon JS
- Plugin Slug
- amazonjs
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Widget Shortcode
- Plugin Slug
- widget-shortcode
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Amr Shortcode Any Widget
- Plugin Slug
- amr-shortcode-any-widget
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP TopBar
- Plugin Slug
- wp-topbar
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Widgets on Pages
- Plugin Slug
- widgets-on-pages
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Twenty20 Image Before-After
- Plugin Slug
- twenty20
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Mapwiz
- Plugin Slug
- mapwiz
- 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.
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