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!
Addressing the SVG XSS Vulnerability in Gutenberg
As reported by Patchstack, an SVG XSS vulnerability was reported in Gutenberg this week. We stand with Patchstack in why you shouldn’t worry about this. Here is a quote from iThemes Security Lead Developer Timothy Jacobs: “The Gutenberg vulnerability is not an issue to worry about. I recommend always keeping in mind that if you’re including content from other people’s websites, that content can change at any time. It’s best to host your images on your own website or a CDN you control.”
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress 6.0.1 was released on July 12, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 31 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 6.0.1 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.
MailChimp for Woocommerce
- Installations
- 700,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SSRF; Admin+ SSRF
- Patched in Version
- 2.7.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.21.83
- Severity Score
- Medium
Download Manager
- Plugin
- Download Manager
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Arbitrary File Deletion; Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.51
- Severity Score
- High
String Locator
- Plugin
- String locator
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated PHAR Deserialization
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Social Slider Feed
- Plugin
- Social Slider Feed
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored XSS via API Key
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.6
- Severity Score
- Low
WP Hide & Security Enhancer
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Export All URLs
- Plugin
- Export All URLs
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary System File Removal
- Patched in Version
- 4.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 6.10.24
- Severity Score
- Medium
WPide
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Local File Inclusion
- Patched in Version
- 3.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Leaflet Maps Marker
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 3.12.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
Sensei LMS
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Private Message Sending via IDOR; Unauthenticated Private Messages Disclosure via Rest API
- Patched in Version
- 4.5.2
- Severity Score
- Low
Simply Schedule Appointments
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Unauthenticated Email Address Disclosure
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.7.7
- Severity Score
- Low
Fluent Support
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Affiliate For WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Affiliate For WooCommerce
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Paypal Email Update via IDOR
- Patched in Version
- 4.8.0
- 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.
uContext for Amazon
- Plugin
- uContext for Amazon
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Banner Cycler
- Plugin
- Banner Cycler
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Link Optimizer Lite
- Plugin
- Link Optimizer Lite
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
uContext for Clickbank
- Plugin
- uContext for Clickbank
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
ActiveDEMAND plugin
- Plugin
- ActiveDEMAND
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Post Creation/Update/Deletion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Stop Spam Comments
- Plugin
- Stop Spam Comments
- Vulnerability
- Access Token Bypass
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
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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As you can see from this report, lots of new WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities are disclosed each week. We know it can be difficult to stay on top of every reported vulnerability disclosure, so the iThemes Security Pro plugin makes it easy to make sure your site isn’t running a theme, plugin, or WordPress core version with a known vulnerability.
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Your website’s plugins, themes, and WordPress core versions are checked against the WPScan Vulnerability Database for the latest vulnerability disclosures.
Automatically Updates if a Security Fix is Available
Paired with Version Management, iThemes Security will automatically update a plugin, theme, or WordPress core version if it has a vulnerability.
Emails You if Site Scan Detects a Vulnerability
You can receive an email report if your site is running vulnerable versions of a plugin, theme, or WordPress core. Customize the email addresses that receive scan results.
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