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. Please share this post with your friends to help get the word out and make WordPress safer for everyone!
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress 5.9.2 was released on March 11, 2022, as a security and maintenance release with 1 bug fix and 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.2 as soon as possible!
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.
One Click Demo Import
- Plugin
- One Click Demo Import
- Installations
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator
- Plugin
- Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.23
- Severity Score
- Medium
Download Manager
- Plugin
- Download Manager
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated brute force of files master key
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.39
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPvivid Backup and Migration Plugin
- Plugin
- Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 0.9.70
- Severity Score
- Medium
Responsive Menu
- Plugin
- Responsive Menu – Create Mobile-Friendly Menu
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload / Theme Deletion / Plugin Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 4.1.8
- Severity Score
- High
LearnPress
- Plugin
- LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.1.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
Image optimization & Lazy Load
- Plugin
- Image optimization & Lazy Load by Optimole
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.2
- Severity Score
- Low
Post Grid
- Plugin
- Post Grid
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via keyword; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via post_types
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.16
- Severity Score
- Medium
Super Socializer
- Plugin
- Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.13.30
- Severity Score
- Medium
Easy Smooth Scroll Links
- Plugin
- Easy Smooth Scroll Links – Smooth Scrolling Anchor
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.23.1
- Severity Score
- Low
FV Flowplayer Video Player
- Plugin
- FV Flowplayer Video Player
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Author+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 7.5.18.727
- Severity Score
- High
Easy Social Icons
- Plugin
- Easy Social Icons
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting in add icon; Unauthenticated Arbitrary Icon Deletion
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.1
- Severity Score
- Low
Export All URLs
- Plugin
- Export All URLs
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Private/Draft Post/Page Title Disclosure via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
iQ Block Country
- Plugin
- iQ Block Country
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Zip Slip
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.13
- Severity Score
- Medium
GridKit Portfolio
- Plugin
- Portfolio Gallery, Product Catalog – Grid KIT Portfolio
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Block and Stop Bad Bots
- Plugin
- Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 6.930
- Severity Score
- High
Salon booking system
- Plugin
- Salon booking system
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Customer+ Bookings/Customers Data Disclosure; Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 7.6.3
- Severity Score
- High
Podcast Importer SecondLine
- Plugin
- Podcast Importer SecondLine
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Booking Calendar
- Plugin
- Advanced Booking Calendar
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.7.1
- 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.
Sassy Social Share
- Plugin
- Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
NS WooCommerce Watermark
- Plugin
- NS WooCommerce Watermark
- Vulnerability
- Abuse of Functionality
- 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, and the severity rating.
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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.
