WordPress Vulnerability Report – August 31, 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.
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!
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress 6.0.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 12 bug fixes on Core, 5 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.
WordPress Core
- Vulnerability:
- Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting; SQLi via Link API; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 6.0.2
- Severity Score:
- Low
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.
All-in-One WP Migration
- Plugin:
- All-in-One WP Migration
- Installations:
- 4,000,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Reflected XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 7.63
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Beaver Builder
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Authenticated Stored XSS via Text Editor; Authenticated Stored XSS via Caption On Hover; Authenticated Stored XSS via Caption; Authenticated Stored XSS via Image URL
- Patched in Version:
- 2.5.5.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WPvivid Backup
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion
- Patched in Version:
- 0.9.77
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WPtouch
- Plugin:
- WPtouch
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 4.3.44
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Visual Composer Website Builder
- Installations:
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Authenticated Stored XSS via Title; Authenticated Stored XSS via Text Block
- Patched in Version:
- 45.0.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WordPress Ping Optimizer
- Plugin:
- WordPress Ping Optimizer
- Installations:
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- 2.35.1.3.0
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Ajax Load More
- Installations:
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Read
- Patched in Version:
- 5.5.4.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Site Offline
- Installations:
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Access Bypass
- Patched in Version:
- 1.5.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Scroll To Top
- Plugin:
- Scroll To Top
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 1.4.1
- Severity Score:
- Low
Simple File List
- Plugin:
- Simple File List
- Installations:
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 4.4.12
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Zephyr Project Manager
- Plugin:
- Zephyr Project Manager
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Multiple Unauthenticated SQLi; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Unauthorised REST Calls to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 3.2.5
- Severity Score:
- Critical
Alphabetic Pagination
- Plugin:
- Alphabetic Pagination
- Installations:
- 900+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Option Update
- Patched in Version:
- 3.0.8
- Severity Score:
- Critical
Form Builder CP
- Plugin:
- Form Builder CP
- Installations:
- 900+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 1.2.32
- Severity Score:
- Low
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.
Better Font Awesome
- Plugin:
- Better Font Awesome
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
BadgeOS
- Plugin:
- BadgeOS
- Installations:
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ SQLi
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
Float to Top Button
- Plugin:
- Float to Top Button
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Low
Gettext override translations
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Low
Slickr Flickr
- Plugin:
- Slickr Flickr
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Low
SEO Scout
- Vulnerability:
- Settings Update 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.
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