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.
New this week: We’ve added two new data points to the weekly vulnerability report.
First, we’ve added the plugin slug, which is also the name of the directory in which the plugin is installed on your site under wp-content/plugins/. This will help you more easily determine if this plugin is installed on your site(s).
We have also added the CVE unique identifier with a link to the vulnerability report on cve.org. As the iThemes weekly vulnerability report is one of the first to publish notifications of WordPress vulnerabilities, you might notice that upon publication, these links will show that the CVE number is “reserved.” As details of the vulnerability are published, however, you’ll see greater detail about the nature of the specific vulnerability and possibly even a proof of concept of how the vulnerability could have been exploited.
It is our hope that in sharing these data points with you, it makes identifying and understanding the scope of security vulnerabilities much easier.
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!
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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 6.0.1 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.
WordPress Core Dropping Support for WordPress Versions 3.7. – 4.0
In more WordPress core security news, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress core versions 3.7 – 4.0. Please make sure all your WordPress sites are running the latest version.
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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, and the severity rating.
Broken Link Checker
- Plugin Slug
- broken-link-checker
- Installations
- 700,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.11.20
- Severity Score
- Low
Chaty
- Plugin Slug
- chaty
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Feed Them Social
- Plugin Slug
- feed-them-social
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored XSS; Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Blog2Social
- Plugin Slug
- blog2social
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 6.9.12
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Import
- Plugin Slug
- advanced-import
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Plugin Installation & Activation via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.8
- Severity Score
- High
TeraWallet – For WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- woo-wallet
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Wallet Lock/Unlock via IDOR
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Form Vibes
- Plugin Slug
- form-vibes
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
Theme-Demo-Importer
- Plugin Slug
- theme-demo-import
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Seed Social
- Plugin Slug
- seed-social
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.4
- Severity Score
- Low
Salon Booking System
- Plugin Slug
- salon-booking-system
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.9.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP OAuth Server
- Plugin Slug
- oauth2-provider
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS; Client Secret Regeneration via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 4.2.2
- Severity Score
- Low
Export customers list CSV for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- export-woocommerce-customer-list
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.69
- Severity Score
- Low
Comic Book Management System
- Plugin Slug
- comicbookmanagementsystemweeklypicks
- Installations
- 10+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 2.2.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
WordPress Countdown Widget
- Plugin Slug
- wordpress-countdown-widget
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.1.9.3
- Severity Score
- Low
WP Affiliate Platform
- Plugin Slug
- wp-affiliate-platform
- Vulnerability
- Affiliate Record Deletion via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 6.4.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Becustom
- Plugin Slug
- becustom
- Vulnerability
- Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.5.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP CSV Exporter
- Plugin
- WP CSV Exporter
- Plugin Slug
- wp-csv-exporter
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.7
- 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.
WPUpper Share Buttons
- Plugin Slug
- wpupper-share-buttons
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Helloprint
- Plugin Slug
- helloprint
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced WP Columns
- Plugin Slug
- advanced-wp-columns
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Follow Me Plugin
- Plugin Slug
- follow-me
- Vulnerability
- Stored XSS via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Simple Video Embedder
- Plugin Slug
- simple-video-embedder
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Transposh WordPress Translation
- Plugin Slug
- transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress
- Vulnerability
- Settings Update via Authorization Bypass
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Page Builder
- Plugin Slug
- wp-pagebuilder
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Uji Countdown
- Plugin Slug
- uji-countdown
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Add Comments
- Plugin Slug
- add-comments
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
3DPrint
- Plugin Slug
- 3dprint
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary File and Directory Deletion via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Clerk
- Plugin Slug
- clerkio
- Vulnerability
- Authentication Bypass and API Keys Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Photospace Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- photospace
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
PostmagThemes Demo
- Plugin Slug
- postmagthemes-demo-import
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- 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.
Workreap – Freelance Marketplace and Directory
- Theme
- Workreap
- Theme Slug
- workreap
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Private Message Disclosure via IDOR
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
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