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WordPress Vulnerability Report – December 21, 2022

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Last Updated on January 3, 2023

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 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.

WP

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.

Table of Contents Plus

Product image for Table of Contents Plus.
Plugin Slug
table-of-contents-plus
Installations
300,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
2212
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2212.

Download Manager

Product image for Download Manager.
Plugin Slug
download-manager
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
3.2.62
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.2.62.

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed

Product image for Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.
Plugin Slug
custom-facebook-feed
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
4.1.6
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.1.6.

Mesmerize Companion

Plugin Slug
mesmerize-companion
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
1.6.135
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.6.135.

Starter Templates by Kadence WP

Product image for Starter Templates by Kadence WP.
Plugin Slug
kadence-starter-templates
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version
1.2.17
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.17.

Slimstat Analytics

Product image for Slimstat Analytics.
Plugin Slug
wp-slimstat
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Patched in Version
4.9.3
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.9.3.

WPtouch

Product image for WPtouch.
Plugin
WPtouch
Plugin Slug
wptouch
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ PHP Object Injection; Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version
4.3.45
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.3.45.

Permalink Manager Lite

Product image for Permalink Manager Lite.
Plugin Slug
permalink-manager
Installations
70,000+
Vulnerability
Authenticated Stored XSS
Patched in Version
2.3.0
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.3.0.

WP Recipe Maker

Product image for WP Recipe Maker.
Plugin Slug
wp-recipe-maker
Installations
50,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
8.6.1
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 8.6.1.

Metricool

Product image for Metricool.
Plugin
Metricool
Plugin Slug
metricool
Installations
40,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
1.18
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.18.

WP Custom Admin Interface

Product image for 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.

Multi Step Form

Product image for Multi Step Form.
Plugin Slug
multi-step-form
Installations
10,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
1.7.8
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.7.8.

ActiveCampaign for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug
activecampaign-for-woocommerce
Installations
8,000+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Error Log Cleanup
Patched in Version
1.9.8
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.9.8.

Vision Interactive For WordPress

Product image for Vision Interactive For WordPress.
Plugin Slug
vision
Installations
3,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
1.5.4
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.4.

Sunshine Photo Cart

Product image for Sunshine Photo Cart.
Plugin Slug
sunshine-photo-cart
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected XSS
Patched in Version
2.9.15
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.9.15.

Post Status Notifier Lite

Product image for Post Status Notifier Lite.
Plugin Slug
post-status-notifier-lite
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected XSS
Patched in Version
1.10.1
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.10.1.

WordPress Events Calendar Plugin

Product image for WordPress Events Calendar Plugin – connectDaily.
Plugin Slug
connect-daily-web-calendar
Installations
200+
Vulnerability
Multiple Reflected XSS
Patched in Version
1.4.5
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.5.

WPQA

Plugin
WPQA Builder
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.

Mautic Integration For WooCommerce

Plugin
Mautic Integration for WooCommerce
Plugin Slug
mautic-integration-for-woocommerce
Vulnerability
Arbitrary Options Update via CSRF
Patched in Version
1.0.3
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.3.

iPages Flipbook For WordPress

Plugin Slug
ipages-flipbook
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
1.4.7
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.7.

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.

Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder

Product image for Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder.
Plugin Slug
mega-addons-for-visual-composer
Installations
60,000+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Settings Update
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

iPanorama 360 WordPress Virtual Tour Builder

Product image for iPanorama 360 WordPress Virtual Tour Builder.
Plugin Slug
ipanorama-360-virtual-tour-builder-lite
Installations
7,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

ImageLinks Interactive Image Builder for WordPress

Product image for ImageLinks Interactive Image Builder for WordPress.
Plugin Slug
imagelinks-interactive-image-builder-lite
Installations
3,000+
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

WP CSV

Plugin
WP CSV
Plugin Slug
wp-csv
Vulnerability
Reflected XSS via CSV Import
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 Table Reloaded

Plugin Slug
wp-table-reloaded
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored 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.

Bg Bible References

Plugin Slug
bg-biblie-references
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.

404 to Start

Plugin Slug
404-to-start
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.

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.

WPQA

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.

Never worry about running a vulnerable plugin or theme again.

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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