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WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 20, 2022

Written by iThemes Editorial Team on July 20, 2022

Last Updated on 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. 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!

Contents of the July 20, 2022 Report
  • WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
    • Slide Anything
    • Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings
    • weForms
    • Directorist – Business Directory Plugin
    • Easy Username Updater
    • Website File Changes Monitor
    • Name Directory
    • YaySMTP
    • WP Comments Fields
    • User Private Files
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
    • WP DS Blog Map
    • WPDating
    • mTouch Quiz
    • Better Tag Cloud
    • Auto More Tag
    • Rough Chart
    • Google Maps Anywhere
    • Thinkific Uploader
    • DW Promobar
    • WSM Downloader
  • WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
    • Inspiro Pro
    • Discy
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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.

Slide Anything

Product image for Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel.
Plugin
Slide Anything – Responsive Content / HTML Slider and Carousel
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Author+ Cross Site Scripting in slide title
Patched in Version
2.3.47
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.3.47.

Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings

Product image for Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more.
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.

weForms

Product image for weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress.
Plugin
weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress
Installations
30,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.6.14
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.6.14.

Directorist – Business Directory Plugin

Product image for Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings.
Plugin
Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings
Installations
10,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version
7.2.3
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.2.3.

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

Product image for 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

Product image for 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

Product image for YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail.
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

Product image for WordPress 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.

User Private Files

Product image for Frontend File Manager & Sharing – User Private Files.
Plugin
Frontend File Manager & Sharing – User Private Files
Installations
400+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version
1.1.3
Severity Score
Critical
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.1.3.

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

Product image for Inspiro.
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.

Never worry about running a vulnerable plugin or theme again.

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