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.
There is a known unpatched vulnerability in WordPress core affecting all versions of WordPress. If you’re using iThemes Security, you’ve probably been alerted to this. As we are unsure when this very low-severity vulnerability will be patched, emails from iThemes Security will no longer alert for this specific vulnerability. Read our blog post about this vulnerability.
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.
MonsterInsights

- Plugin Slug
- google-analytics-for-wordpress
- Installations
- 3,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 8.12.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0081
SiteGround Security

- Plugin
- SiteGround Security
- Plugin Slug
- sg-security
- Installations
- 700,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0234
ExactMetrics

- Plugin Slug
- google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp
- Installations
- 700,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 7.12.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0082
Enable Media Replace

- Plugin
- Enable Media Replace
- Plugin Slug
- enable-media-replace
- Installations
- 600,000+
- Vulnerability
- Author+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 4.0.2
- Severity Score
- Critical
- CVE
- 2023-0255
Royal Elementor Addons

- Plugin Slug
- royal-elementor-addons
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Menu Template Creation via CSRF; ubscriber+ Arbitrary Template Import; Subscriber+ Template Kit Import; Reflected XSS; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation; Subscriber+ Mega Menu Settings Update; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Import Deletion; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Activation; Subscriber+ Template Condition Update; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Template Activation; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Theme Activation
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.60
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4707
Strong Testimonials

- Plugin
- Strong Testimonials
- Plugin Slug
- strong-testimonials
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4717
WOOF – Products Filter for WooCommerce

- Plugin Slug
- woocommerce-products-filter
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.2
- Severity Score
- Low
- CVE
- 2022-4489
WP Show Posts

- Plugin
- WP Show Posts
- Plugin Slug
- wp-show-posts
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4459
Contextual Related Posts

- Plugin
- Contextual Related Posts
- Plugin Slug
- contextual-related-posts
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.3.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0252
Stream

Tutor LMS

- Plugin Slug
- tutor
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.10
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2023-0236
Happyforms

- Plugin
- Form builder to get in touch with visitors, grow your email list and collect payments — Happyforms
- Plugin Slug
- happyforms
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.22.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0096
Meks Flexible Shortcodes

- Plugin
- Meks Flexible Shortcodes
- Plugin Slug
- meks-flexible-shortcodes
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4562
Easy Testimonials

- Plugin
- Easy Testimonials
- Plugin Slug
- easy-testimonials
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.9.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4577
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

- Plugin Slug
- wp-stats-manager
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 6.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4656
Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps)

- Plugin Slug
- leaflet-maps-marker
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 3.12.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4677
PPWP – WordPress Password Protect Page

- Plugin Slug
- password-protect-page
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4626
Page View Count

- Plugin
- Page View Count
- Plugin Slug
- page-views-count
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0095
PDF.js Viewer

- Plugin
- PDF.js Viewer
- Plugin Slug
- pdfjs-viewer-shortcode
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4670
Annual Archive

- Plugin
- Annual Archive
- Plugin Slug
- anual-archive
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.6.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0178
TemplatesNext ToolKit

- Plugin
- TemplatesNext ToolKit
- Plugin Slug
- templatesnext-toolkit
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4678
Html5 Audio Player

- Plugin Slug
- html5-audio-player
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.12
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0170
WP Customer Area

- Plugin
- WP Customer Area
- Plugin Slug
- customer-area
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- RCE via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 8.1.4
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2022-4745
Clean Login

- Plugin
- Clean Login
- Plugin Slug
- clean-login
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.13.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4838
Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress

- Plugin Slug
- rafflepress
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.11.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0176
Materialis Companion
- Plugin
- Materialis Companion
- Plugin Slug
- materialis-companion
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.40
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4762
Send PDF for Contact Form 7

- Plugin Slug
- send-pdf-for-contact-form-7
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 0.9.9.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0143
Restaurant Menu

- Plugin Slug
- menu-ordering-reservations
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4657
YaMaps for WordPress Plugin

- Plugin Slug
- yamaps
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 0.6.26
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0270
Easy Accept Payments for PayPal

- Plugin Slug
- wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 4.9.10
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0275
Breadcrumb

- Plugin
- Breadcrumb
- Plugin Slug
- breadcrumb
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.33
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4836
WP Blog and Widget

- Plugin
- WP Blog and Widgets
- Plugin Slug
- wp-blog-and-widgets
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4824
WP VR

- Plugin Slug
- wpvr
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 8.2.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0174
YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin

- Plugin Slug
- yourchannel
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode; Subscriber+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4833
WP-ShowHide

- Plugin
- WP-ShowHide
- Plugin Slug
- wp-showhide
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.05
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4825
Simple Tooltips

- Plugin
- Simple Tooltips
- Plugin Slug
- simple-tooltips
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4826
jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget

- Plugin Slug
- jquery-t-countdown-widget
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.24
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0171
Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce

- Plugin Slug
- mage-eventpress
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 3.8.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0144
YouTube Channel

- Plugin
- My YouTube Channel
- Plugin Slug
- youtube-channel
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 3.23.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4756
EAN for WooCommerce

- Plugin
- EAN for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug
- ean-for-woocommerce
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 4.4.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0062
WC Vendors Marketplace

- Plugin Slug
- wc-vendors
- Installations
- 9,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.4.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0072
Judge.me Product Reviews for WooCommerce

- Plugin Slug
- judgeme-product-reviews-woocommerce
- Installations
- 8,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.21
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0061
Responsive Gallery Grid

- Plugin
- Responsive Gallery Grid
- Plugin Slug
- responsive-gallery-grid
- Installations
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0060
Simple URLs

- Plugin Slug
- simple-urls
- Installations
- 6,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ SQLi; Multiple Reflected XSS
- Patched in Version
- 115
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2023-0098
Simple Membership WP
- Plugin Slug
- simple-membership-wp-user-import
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 1.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0254
WPFunnels

- Plugin Slug
- wpfunnels
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0173
Post Category Image With Grid and Slider

- Plugin Slug
- post-category-image-with-grid-and-slider
- Installations
- 3,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4747
PDF Generator for WordPress

- Plugin Slug
- pdf-generator-for-wp
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.2
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2022-4321
uTubeVideo Gallery
- Plugin
- uTubeVideo Gallery
- Plugin Slug
- utubevideo-gallery
- Installations
- 500+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0151
GamiPress – Vimeo integration

- Plugin Slug
- gamipress-vimeo-integration
- Installations
- 400+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.9
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0154
WP FullCalendar
- Plugin
- WP FullCalendar
- Plugin Slug
- wp-fullcalendar
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Access
- Patched in Version
- 1.5
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2022-3891
Hide My WP
- Plugin
- Hide My WP
- Plugin Slug
- hide_my_wp
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 6.2.9
- Severity Score
- High
- CVE
- 2022-4681
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.
Widget Shortcode
- Plugin
- Widget Shortcode
- Plugin Slug
- widget-shortcode
- Installations
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4473
Widgets on Pages

- Plugin
- Widgets on Pages
- Plugin Slug
- widgets-on-pages
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4488
Rich Table of Contents

- Plugin
- Rich Table of Contents
- Plugin Slug
- rich-table-of-content
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2022-4551
WordPrezi
Naver Map
Gallery Factory Lite
- Plugin
- Gallery Factory Lite
- Plugin Slug
- gallery-factory-lite
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0148
ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech
- Plugin Slug
- responsivevoice-text-to-speech
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0070
Vimeo Video Autoplay Automute
- Plugin Slug
- vimeo-video-autoplay-automute
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0153
Flexible Captcha
- Plugin
- Flexible Captcha
- Plugin Slug
- flexible-captcha
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0147
Cloak Front End Email
- Plugin
- Cloak Front End Email
- Plugin Slug
- cloak-front-end-email
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
- CVE
- 2023-0150
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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