Since last week, 80 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over 5 million WordPress sites. There are 55 plugin vulnerabilities with security patches available, so run those updates!
Additionally, there are 23 plugin vulnerabilities and two theme vulnerabilities with no patch available yet. If you discover you are using an unpatched plugin or theme, check their vendors’ intentions and progress on a security release. If no patch is forthcoming or the vulnerable software has been marked “closed” and dropped from the official WordPress theme and plugin repositories, you should consider deactivation and removal in favor of alternative solutions.
Solid Security: The Next Chapter in WordPress Protection
As you know, we’re rebranding publicly, and iThemes is becoming SolidWP. This transition includes new and enhanced features plus a complete interface redesign for our products. In this webinar, our lead developer, Timothy Jacobs, demonstrates the new features coming to Solid Security — formerly known as iThemes Security.
In the video, you’ll get a tour of:
- the improved dashboard
- passkeys and the passwordless login experience
- the all-new firewall
- virtual patches that protect you when you need them most
Nathan Ingram hosted this sneak preview of the all-new Solid Security. He fielded many terrific questions from the live audience for Timothy and Matt Cromwell, our Senior Director of Customer Experience at StellarWP, so check out that discussion in the last 30 minutes.
News From WordPress
WordPress 6.3 RC1 is ready for download and testing. Because this version is under development, do not install, run, or test this version on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, evaluate RC1 on a test server and site.
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities — Patched
WordPress core is very secure when it’s properly configured and maintained. Vulnerable plugins that have not been updated by site owners are the most common vector for attacks on WordPress websites. Our weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report, powered by Patchstack, covers new WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities that have emerged since last week’s report. Our goal is to spread awareness of emerging security threats and help you decide what to do if you are using 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.
Get the weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report delivered to your inbox each Wednesday.
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities — Patched
In this section, you’ll find the most recently disclosed WordPress plugin vulnerabilities that have been 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, which represent the largest target for attackers.
Rank Math SEO
- Plugin Slug
- seo-by-rank-math
- Installations
- 2,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.119.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
All In One WP Security
- Plugin Slug
- all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall
- Installations
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Exposure of Plaintext Credentials
- Patched in Version
- 5.2.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Spectra
- Plugin Slug
- ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg
- Installations
- 500,000+
- Vulnerability
- Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.7
- Severity Score
- High
Spectra
- Plugin Slug
- ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg
- Installations
- 500,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
FluentForm
- Plugin Slug
- fluentform
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 5.0.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Post SMTP
- Plugin Slug
- post-smtp
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email
- Patched in Version
- 2.5.8
- Severity Score
- High
HT Mega Absolute Addons for Elementor
- Plugin Slug
- ht-mega-for-elementor
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.1
- Severity Score
- Critical
ARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- yet-another-related-posts-plugin
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 5.30.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
kk Star Ratings
- Plugin Slug
- kk-star-ratings
- Installations
- 90,000+
- Vulnerability
- Rate Manipulation due to IP Spoofing
- Patched in Version
- 5.4.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Media Library Assistant
- Plugin Slug
- media-library-assistant
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced AJAX Product Filters
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-ajax-filters
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.3.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
HTTP Headers
- Plugin Slug
- http-headers
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.19.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
HTTP Headers
- Plugin Slug
- http-headers
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.19.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Quiz And Survey Master
- Plugin Slug
- quiz-master-next
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 8.1.11
- Severity Score
- Medium
Super Socializer
- Plugin Slug
- super-socializer
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 7.13.54
- Severity Score
- Medium
JetFormBuilder
- Plugin Slug
- jetformbuilder
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.9
- Severity Score
- High
IP2Location Country Blocker
- Plugin Slug
- ip2location-country-blocker
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- IP Bypass Vulnerability
- Patched in Version
- 2.29.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating
- Plugin Slug
- yet-another-stars-rating
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Race Condition
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.9
- Severity Score
- Low
Booking Package SAASPROJECT
- Plugin Slug
- booking-package
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unathenticated Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.99
- Severity Score
- High
User Activity Log
- Plugin Slug
- user-activity-log
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.3
- Severity Score
- High
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-product-variation-swatches
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.8
- Severity Score
- High
Zippy
- Plugin Slug
- zippy
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering by Five Star
- Plugin Slug
- food-and-drink-menu
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-product-variation-gallery
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.4
- Severity Score
- High
BookingPress
- Plugin Slug
- bookingpress-appointment-booking
- Installations
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauth. Server Information Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.65
- Severity Score
- Medium
Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- buymeacoffee
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 3.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- buymeacoffee
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce Product Stock Alert
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-product-stock-alert
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce Product Stock Alert
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-product-stock-alert
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Settings Change
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
AnsPress – Question and answer
- Plugin Slug
- anspress-question-answer
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 4.3.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPFunnels
- Plugin Slug
- wpfunnels
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.7.17
- Severity Score
- High
WPFunnels
- Plugin Slug
- wpfunnels
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- Patched in Version
- 2.7.16
- Severity Score
- Medium
Integrate Google Drive
- Plugin Slug
- integrate-google-drive
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.0
- Severity Score
- Critical
ARMember
- Plugin Slug
- armember-membership
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
Authors List
- Plugin Slug
- authors-list
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.3
- Severity Score
- High
Integration for Contact Form 7 and Salesforce
- Plugin Slug
- cf7-salesforce
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Open Redirection
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Gift Cards
- Plugin Slug
- gift-voucher
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross-Site Request Forgery in new_voucher_template.php
- Patched in Version
- 4.3.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
KB Support – WordPress Help Desk
- Plugin Slug
- kb-support
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.89
- Severity Score
- Medium
Short URL
- Plugin Slug
- shorten-url
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
BuddyBuilder BuddyPress Builder for Elementor
- Plugin Slug
- stax-buddy-builder
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.7.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Checkout with Zelle on Woocommerce
- Plugin Slug
- wc-zelle
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Custom Field For WP Job Manager
- Plugin Slug
- custom-field-for-wp-job-manager
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
DirectoryPress
- Plugin Slug
- directorypress
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.6.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Falang multilanguage
- Plugin Slug
- falang
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.40
- Severity Score
- Medium
MF Gig Calendar
- Plugin Slug
- mf-gig-calendar
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Social AutoConnect
- Plugin Slug
- wp-fb-autoconnect
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- 4.6.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
MailArchiver
- Plugin Slug
- mailarchiver
- Installations
- 100+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Subject
- Patched in Version
- 2.11.0
- Severity Score
- High
CartFlows Pro
- Plugin
- CartFlows Pro
- Plugin Slug
- cartflows-pro
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 1.11.12
- Severity Score
- High
Grid Kit Premium
- Plugin
- Grid Kit Premium
- Plugin Slug
- grid-kit-premium
- Vulnerability
- Multiple Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.0
- Severity Score
- High
Premium Addons PRO
- Plugin
- Premium Addons PRO
- Plugin Slug
- premium-addons-pro
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 2.9.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Premium Addons PRO
- Plugin
- Premium Addons PRO
- Plugin Slug
- premium-addons-pro
- Vulnerability
- Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version
- 2.9.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce GoCardless Gateway
- Plugin
- WooCommerce GoCardless Gateway
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-gateway-gocardless
- Vulnerability
- Unauth. Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- Patched in Version
- 2.5.7
- Severity Score
- High
WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses
- Plugin
- WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 3.8.6
- Severity Score
- High
WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses
- Plugin
- WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 3.8.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce Warranty Requests
- Plugin
- WooCommerce Warranty Requests
- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-warranty
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.0
- 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.
Chat Button
- Plugin Slug
- whatshelp-chat-button
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Coming Soon Chop Chop
- Plugin Slug
- cc-coming-soon
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Slider a SlidersPack
- Plugin Slug
- sliderspack-all-in-one-image-sliders
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Exit Popups & Onsite Retargeting by OptiMonk
- Plugin Slug
- exit-intent-popups-by-optimonk
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Social Media Icons Widget
- Plugin Slug
- spoontalk-social-media-icons-widget
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easyship WooCommerce Shipping Rates
- Plugin Slug
- easyship-woocommerce-shipping-rates
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPSchoolPress
- Plugin Slug
- wpschoolpress
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPAdmin AWS CDN
- Plugin Slug
- aws-cdn-by-wpadmin
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Contact Form Generator
- Plugin Slug
- contact-form-generator
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Contact Form to Any API
- Plugin Slug
- contact-form-to-any-api
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Shortcode IMDB
- Plugin Slug
- shortcode-imdb
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Radio Forge Muses Player with Skins
- Plugin Slug
- radio-forge
- Installations
- 900+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Replace Word
- Plugin Slug
- replace-word
- Installations
- 900+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Art Direction
- Plugin Slug
- art-direction
- Installations
- 800+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPBulky
- Plugin Slug
- wpbulky-wp-bulk-edit-post-types
- Installations
- 200+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
ShopConstruct
- Plugin Slug
- shopconstruct
- Installations
- 60+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Dovetail
- Plugin Slug
- dovetail
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
YourMembership Single Sign On
- Plugin Slug
- login-with-yourmembership
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
YourMembership Single Sign On
- Plugin Slug
- login-with-yourmembership
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Twittee Text Tweet
- Plugin Slug
- twittee-text-tweet
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Mail Control
- Plugin
- Mail Control
- Plugin Slug
- mail-control
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via Email Subject
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
PDQ CSV
- Plugin Slug
- pdq-csv
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Default Feature Image
- Plugin Slug
- wp-default-feature-image
- Vulnerability
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
In this section, you’ll find the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities to be disclosed. You’ll see the same information 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 will need to find an alternative theme. Deactivate and delete persistently unpatched themes and those that have been “Closed” in the WordPress.org theme repository. If you have a vulnerable theme installed that you are not actively using, simply delete it.
RealHomes
- Theme
- RealHomes
- Theme Slug
- realhomes
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
RealHomes
- Theme
- RealHomes
- Theme Slug
- realhomes
- Vulnerability
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium

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.