WordPress Vulnerability Report

WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 20, 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.

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Updated:Aug 4, 2023
Published:Jul 20, 2022

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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 6.0.1 was released on July 12, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 31 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 6.0.1 as soon as possible.

No new WordPress core vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

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.

Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings

Plugin:
Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more
Installations:
70,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
3.0.8
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.0.8.

Easy Username Updater

Plugin:
Easy Username Updater
Installations:
9,000+
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Username Update via CSRF
Patched in Version:
1.0.5
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.5.

Website File Changes Monitor

Plugin:
Website File Changes Monitor
Installations:
6,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
1.8.3
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.8.3.

Name Directory

Plugin:
Name Directory
Installations:
3,000+
Vulnerability:
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Patched in Version:
1.25.5
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.25.5.

YaySMTP

Plugin:
YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail
Installations:
2,000+
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
2.2.1
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.2.1.

WP Comments Fields

Plugin:
WordPress Comments Fields
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
4.1
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.1.

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.

WP DS Blog Map

Plugin:
WP DS Blog Map
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

WPDating

Plugin:
WPDating
Vulnerability:
Multiple SQL Injection Issues
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

mTouch Quiz

Plugin:
mTouch Quiz
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
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.

Better Tag Cloud

Plugin:
Better Tag Cloud
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Auto More Tag

Plugin:
Auto More Tag
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Rough Chart

Plugin:
Rough Chart
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Google Maps Anywhere

Plugin:
Google Maps Anywhere
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Thinkific Uploader

Plugin:
Thinkific Uploader
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

DW Promobar

Plugin:
DW Promobar
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

WSM Downloader

Plugin:
WSM Downloader
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download; Domain Name Restriction Bypass
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.

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.

Inspiro Pro

Theme:
Inspiro
Downloads:
293,027
Vulnerability:
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
7.2.3
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.2.3.

Discy

Theme:
Discy
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Broken Access Control to change settings
Patched in Version:
5.0
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.0.

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