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 5.9.3 was released on April 5, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 19 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.3 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.
Call Now Button
- Plugin
- Call Now Button
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.2
- Severity Score
- Low
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder
- Plugin
- Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder – Flexible and Design-Friendly Contact Form builder plugin for WordPress
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated API keys and Secrets Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.4
- Severity Score
- High
BulletProof Security
- Plugin
- BulletProof Security
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 6.1
- Severity Score
- Low
WP Subtitle
- Plugin
- WP Subtitle
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.4.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
ShortPixel Adaptive Images
- Plugin
- ShortPixel Adaptive Images
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 3.4.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPCargo Track & Trace
- Plugin
- WPCargo Track & Trace
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting; Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 6.9.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Gmedia Photo Gallery
- Plugin
- Gmedia Photo Gallery
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.20.0
- Severity Score
- Low
VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
- Plugin
- VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ PHP File Upload; Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF; Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP YouTube Live
- Plugin
- WP YouTube Live
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.3
- Severity Score
- Low
ARPrice Lite
- Plugin
- Pricing Table Plugin
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 3.6.1
- Severity Score
- High
Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles
- Plugin
- Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.14
- Severity Score
- Low
Night Mode
- Plugin
- Night Mode
- Installations
- 100+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Country Selector
- Plugin
- WordPress Country Selector
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPQA
- Plugin
- WPQA Builder
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Profile Picture Deletion via IDOR; Subscriber+ Private Message Disclosure via IDOR; Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields
- Patched in Version
- 5.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Fusion Builder
- Plugin
- Fusion Builder
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SSRF
- Patched in Version
- 3.6.2
- Severity Score
- High
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.
WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
BMI BMR Calculator
- Plugin
- BMI BMR Calculator
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
th23 Social
- Plugin
- th23 Social
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Videos sync PDF
- Plugin
- Videos sync PDF
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Custom TinyMCE Shortcode Button
- Plugin
- Custom TinyMCE Shortcode Button
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Visual Slide Box Builder
- Plugin
- Visual Slide Box Builder
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
ScrollReveal.js Effects
- Plugin
- ScrollReveal.js Effects
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Tracked Tweets
- Plugin
- Tracked Tweets
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
External Media without Import
- Plugin
- External Media without Import
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Blind SSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
3xSocializer
- Plugin
- 3xSocializer
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Image Sitemap
- Plugin
- Advanced Image Sitemap
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
AGIL
- Plugin
- AGIL(Automatic Grid Image Listing)
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Uploader
- Plugin
- Advanced uploader
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
Social Stickers
- Plugin
- Social Stickers
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- 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.
Fusion Builder
- Theme
- Avada
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SSRF
- Patched in Version
- 7.6.2
- Severity Score
- High
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