WordPress Vulnerability Report – February 8, 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.

In the past, we’ve listed vulnerabilities on a per-plugin or per-theme basis. To better describe the vulnerabilities listed, we’re now adding additional listings when a plugin has patched multiple vulnerabilities. While this makes the report somewhat longer, we feel that more information will help you understand the full scope of the vulnerabilities that have been patched so that you can more effectively make good decisions about your site’s security. We welcome your feedback!

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 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.

WordPress 6.2 Beta 1

WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! The current target for the final release is March 28, 2023.

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.

Ocean Extra

Plugin

Ocean Extra

Plugin Slug

ocean-extra

Installations

700,000+

Vulnerability

Contributor+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

2.1.2

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-23891

VK All in One Expansion Unit

Plugin

VK All in One Expansion Unit

Plugin Slug

vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit

Installations

100,000+

Vulnerability

Contributor+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

9.86.0.0

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0230

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder

Plugin

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder – Flexible and Design-Friendly Contact Form builder plugin for WordPress

Plugin Slug

metform

Installations

100,000+

Vulnerability

Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Patched in Version

3.2.0

Severity Score

High

CVE

2023-0084

My Sticky Elements

Plugin

All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements

Plugin Slug

mystickyelements

Installations

40,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

2.0.9

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0487

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce

Plugin

Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug

woocommerce-delivery-notes

Installations

40,000+

Vulnerability

Reflected XSS

Patched in Version

4.7.2

Severity Score

High

CVE

2023-0479

Wufoo Shortcode

Plugin

Wufoo Shortcode

Plugin Slug

wufoo-shortcode

Installations

20,000+

Vulnerability

Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Patched in Version

1.52

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-4679

ShortPixel Adaptive Images

Plugin

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization

Plugin Slug

shortpixel-adaptive-images

Installations

20,000+

Vulnerability

Reflected XSS

Patched in Version

3.6.3

Severity Score

High

CVE

2023-0334

GeoDirectory

Plugin

GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads Listings

Plugin Slug

geodirectory

Installations

10,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

2.2.24

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0278

Pie Register

Plugin

Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction

Plugin Slug

pie-register

Installations

4,000+

Vulnerability

Open Redirect

Patched in Version

3.8.2.3

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0552

Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter

Plugin

Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter

Plugin Slug

bft-autoresponder

Installations

1,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

2.1.7.2

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2023-0543

Donation Block For PayPal

Plugin

Donation Block For PayPal

Plugin Slug

donations-block

Installations

800+

Vulnerability

Contributor+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

2.1.0

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0535

Namaste! LMS

Plugin

Namaste! LMS

Plugin Slug

namaste-lms

Installations

700+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

2.5.9.4

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2023-0548

GS Insever Portfolio

Plugin

GS Insever Portfolio

Plugin Slug

gs-instagram-portfolio

Installations

100+

Vulnerability

Contributor+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

1.4.5

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2023-0539

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.

User Activity

Plugin

User Activity

Plugin Slug

user-activity

Installations

300+

Vulnerability

IP Spoofing

Patched in Version

No Fix

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-4550

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.

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Each week, the team at iThemes team publishes new WordPress tutorials and resources, including the Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report. Since 2008, iThemes has been dedicated to helping you build, maintain, and secure WordPress sites for yourself or for clients. Our mission? Make People’s Lives Awesome.