WordPress Vulnerability Report

WordPress Vulnerability Report – December 14, 2022

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.

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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 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.

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Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated Blind SSRF via DNS Rebinding
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched.

This vulnerability was reported by Thomas Chauchefoin, and at this time, it affects all versions of WordPress. However, probable exploitation of this vulnerability is very low, and to fully protect yourself, all you’ll need to do is turn off XML-RPC or pingbacks on your WordPress site.

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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.

White Label CMS

Plugin Slug:
white-label-cms
Installations:
200,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version:
2.5
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.5.

Custom Field Template

Plugin Slug:
custom-field-template
Installations:
50,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version:
2.5.8
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.5.8.

Team Members

Plugin Slug:
team-members
Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Editor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
5.2.1
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.2.1.

WP Custom Admin Interface

Plugin Slug:
wp-custom-admin-interface
Installations:
30,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version:
7.29
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.29.

WP-Ban

Plugin:
WP-Ban
Plugin Slug:
wp-ban
Installations:
10,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
1.69.1
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.69.1.

All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit

Plugin Slug:
widgetkit-for-elementor
Installations:
10,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
2.4.4
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.4.4.

Authenticator

Plugin Slug:
authenticator
Installations:
3,000+
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Denial of Service via Feed Token Disclosure
Patched in Version:
1.3.1
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.1.

Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN

Plugin Slug:
sirv
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
6.8.1
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 6.8.1.
Plugin Slug:
filter-gallery
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
0.1.6
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 0.1.6.

WP-Lister Lite for Amazon

Plugin Slug:
wp-lister-for-amazon
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected XSS
Patched in Version:
2.4.4
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.4.4.

Build App Online

Plugin Slug:
build-app-online
Installations:
900+
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched in Version:
1.0.19
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.19.

Wholesale Market

Plugin Slug:
wholesale-market
Installations:
600+
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
Patched in Version:
2.2.1
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.2.1.

Visual Email Designer for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug:
email-customizer-woocommerce
Installations:
100+
Vulnerability:
Multiple Author+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
1.7.2
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.7.2.

Login with Cognito

Plugin Slug:
login-with-cognito
Installations:
60+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
1.4.9
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.9.

YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards

Plugin Slug:
yith-woocommerce-gift-cards-premium
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version:
3.20.0
Severity Score:
Critical
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.20.0.

WPQA

Plugin Slug:
wpqa
Vulnerability:
Missing validation lead to functionality abuse
Patched in Version:
5.9.3
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.9.3.

Wholesale Market for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug:
wholesale-market-for-woocommerce
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Arbitrary Log Download
Patched in Version:
2.0.0
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.0.

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.

Quote-O-Matic

Plugin Slug:
quote-o-matic
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Qe SEO Handyman

Plugin Slug:
qe-seo-handyman
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.
Plugin Slug:
wp-autosearch
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Product list Widget for Woocommerce

Plugin Slug:
gm-woo-product-list-widget
Vulnerability:
Reflected XSS
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Web Invoice

Plugin Slug:
web-invoice
Vulnerability:
Authenticated SQLi; Authenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack

Plugin Slug:
cryptocurrency-widgets-pack
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

LetsRecover

Plugin Slug:
letsrecover-woocommerce-abandoned-cart
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi; Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

WP Social Sharing

Plugin Slug:
wp-social-sharing
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Multimedial Images

Plugin Slug:
multimedial-images
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

WP RSS By Publishers

Plugin Slug:
wp-rss-by-publishers
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

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.

Superio – Job Board

Theme:
Superio
Theme Slug:
superio
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.2.33
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.33.

WPQA – Himer

Theme:
Himer
Theme Slug:
himer
Vulnerability:
Missing validation lead to functionality abuse
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should switch themes.

WPQA – Discy

Theme:
Discy
Theme Slug:
discy
Vulnerability:
Missing validation lead to functionality abuse
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should switch themes.

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