WordPress Vulnerability Report: December 2021, Part 1

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.

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In a security disclosure published on November 21, 2021, GoDaddy says that up to 1.2 million active and inactive customers have been exposed after hackers gained access to its managed WordPress hosting platform.

We wrote a post to unpack a few of the details of the recent GoDaddy hack, how it affects customers, and our recommendations for what to do if you’re a WordPress hosting customer at GoDaddy.

The latest version of WordPress core is 5.8.2. As a best practice, always be sure to run the latest version of WordPress core!

In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the version number if patched, and the severity rating.

1. Logo Carousel

Plugin: Logo Carousel
Vulnerability: Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.4.2
Severity Score: Medium

Plugin: Logo Carousel
Vulnerability: Unauthorised Private Post Access
Patched in Version: 3.4.2
Severity Score: Medium

2. Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status

Plugin: Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status
Vulnerability: Subscriber+ SQL Injection
Patched in Version: 1.9.7
Severity Score: High

3. WCFM

Plugin: WCFM
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched in Version: 3.4.12
Severity Score: High

4. Everest Forms

Plugin: Everest Forms
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 1.8.0
Severity Score: Medium

5. WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

Plugin: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
Vulnerability: Subscriber+ SQL Injection
Patched in Version: 4.8
Severity Score: High

6. Kudos Donations

Plugin: Kudos Donations
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Items Deletion via CSRF
Patched in Version: 3.1.2
Severity Score: High

7. Icegram 

Plugin: Icegram 
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 2.0.5
Severity Score: Medium

8. Blog2Social

Plugin: Blog2Social
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 6.8.7
Severity Score: High

9. Paid Memberships Pro

Plugin: Paid Memberships Pro
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 2.6.6
Severity Score: High

10. WPFront User Role Editor

Plugin: WPFront User Role Editor
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.2.1.11184
Severity Score: Medium

11. Tickera 

Plugin: Tickera 
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.4.8.3
Severity Score: High

12. WP Guppy

Plugin: WP Guppy
Vulnerability: Sensitive Information Disclosure
Patched in Version: 1.3
Severity Score: High

13. Simple JWT Login

Plugin: Simple JWT Login
Vulnerability: Insecure Password Creation
Patched in Version: 3.3.0
Severity Score: Low

14. myCRED

Plugin: myCRED
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 1.7.8
Severity Score: High

15. Hide My WP

Plugin: Hide My WP
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation
Patched in Version: 6.2.4
Severity Score: Medium

Plugin: Hide My WP
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched in Version: 6.2.4
Severity Score: High

16. Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin

Plugin: Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 6.0.7
Severity Score: High

17. Display Post Metadata

Plugin: Display Post Metadata
Vulnerability: Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 1.5.0
Severity Score: Medium

18. Floating Social Media Icon

Plugin: Floating Social Media Icon
Vulnerability: Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: No known fix – plugin closed
Severity Score: Low

19. Gwolle Guestbook

Plugin: Gwolle Guestbook
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 4.2.0
Severity Score: Medium

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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