WordPress Vulnerability Report: July 2021, Part 2

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.

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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

This section lists recent plugin vulnerabilities. Each plugin in this list includes the plugin name, vulnerability type, patch version info, and a severity rating of the vulnerability.

1. Calendar Event Multi View 

Plugin: Calendar Event Multi View 
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 1.4.01
Severity: Medium

2. Magic Post Thumbnail

Plugin: Magic Post Thumbnail
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.3.7
Severity: High

3. Unlimited Category slider for WooCommerce

Plugin: Unlimited Category slider for WooCommerce
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 2.1.0
Severity: Medium

4. Speed Booster Pack

Plugin: Speed Booster Pack
Vulnerability: Authenticated RCE
Patched in Version: 4.2.0
Severity: Critical

5. Filter Gallery

Plugin: Filter Gallery
Vulnerability: Unauthorized AJAX Calls
Patched in Version: 0.0.7
Severity: High

6. Popular Brand SVG Icons

Plugin: Popular Brand SVG Icons
Vulnerability: Stored XSS
Patched in Version: 2.7.8
Severity: Medium

7. NMI Gateway For WooCommerce

Plugin: NMI Gateway For WooCommerce
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

8. WPHEKA Request for Quote

Plugin: WPHEKA Request For Quote
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

9. WooCommerce Extra Cost

Plugin: WooCommerce Extra Cost
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

10. Woo MerchantX

Plugin: Woo MerchantX
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

11. CRM: Contact Management Simplified – UkuuPeople

Plugin: CRM: Contact Management Simplified – UkuuPeople
Vulnerability: Unauthorized Favourite Addition/Deletion
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

12. Travel Light

Plugin: Travel Light
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

13. Haxcan

Plugin: Haxcan
Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Access
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

14. Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker

Plugin: Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 8.2.1
Severity: Medium

15. Amministrazione Trasparente

Plugin: Amministrazione Trasparente
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 7.1.1
Severity: Medium

16. Vuukle Comments, Reactions, Share Bar, Revenue

Plugin: Vuukle Comments, Reactions, Share Bar, Revenue
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 4.0
Severity: Medium

17. WP EasyPay

Plugin: WP EasyPay
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 3.2.1
Severity: Medium

18. Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce

Plugin: Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 1.0.4.1
Severity: Medium

19. Locations

Plugin: Locations
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: 4.0
Severity: Medium

20. Forms

Plugin: Forms
Vulnerability: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 1.12.3
Severity: Low

21. WP HTML Mail

Plugin: WP HTML Mail
Vulnerability: CSRF to XSS
Patched in Version: 3.0.8
Severity: Medium

22. WPCS

Plugin: WPCS
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Plugin’s Settings Change via CSRF
Patched in Version: 1.1.7
Severity: Medium

23. Leaflet Map

Plugin: Leaflet Map
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF Leading to Stored XSS
Patched in Version: 3.0.0
Severity: Medium

24. WP Upload Restriction

Plugin: WP Upload Restriction
Vulnerability: CSRF Bypass
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

Plugin: WP Upload Restriction
Vulnerability: Missing Access Control in deleteCustomType
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

Plugin: WP Upload Restriction
Vulnerability: Missing Access Control in getSelectedMimeTypesByRole
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

25. WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter

Plugin: WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter Free
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version: 1.2.8
Severity: Medium

Plugin: WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter Pro
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version: 2.2.8
Severity: Medium

26. Astra Pro Addon

Plugin: Astra Pro Addon
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched in Version: 3.5.2
Severity: High

27. Media File Organizer

Plugin: Media File Organizer
Vulnerability: Directory Traversal
Patched in Version: No known fix 
Severity: Medium

28. ProfilePress

Plugin: ProfilePress
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.1.11
Severity: Medium

Plugin: ProfilePress
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version: 3.1.11
Severity: Medium

WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities

1. Workreap

Plugin: Workreap
Vulnerability: Missing Authorization Checks in Ajax Actions
Patched in Version: 2.2.2
Severity: High

Plugin: Workreap
Vulnerability: Multiple CSRF + IDOR Vulnerabilities
Patched in Version: 2.2.2
Severity: High

Plugin: Workreap
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Upload Leading to RCE
Patched in Version: 2.2.2
Severity: High

A Note on Responsible Disclosure

You might be wondering why a vulnerability would be disclosed if it gives hackers an exploit to attack. Well, it is very common for a security researcher to find and privately report the vulnerability to the software developer.

With responsible disclosure, the researcher’s initial report is made privately to the developers of the company that owns the software, but with an agreement that the full details will be published once a patch has been made available. For significant security vulnerabilities, there may be a slight delay in disclosing the vulnerability to give more people time to patch.

The security researcher may provide a deadline for the software developer to respond to the report or to provide a patch. If this deadline is not met, then the researcher may publicly disclose the vulnerability to put pressure on the developer to issue a patch.

Publicly disclosing a vulnerability and seemingly introducing a Zero-Day vulnerability–a type of vulnerability that has no patch and is being exploited in the wild– may seem counterproductive. But, it is the only leverage that a researcher has to pressure the developer to patch the vulnerability.

If a hacker were to discover the vulnerability, they could quietly use the Exploit and cause damage to the end-user(this is you), while the software developer remains content on leaving the vulnerability unpatched. Google’s Project Zero has similar guidelines when it comes to disclosing vulnerabilities. They publish the full details of the vulnerability after 90 days whether or not the vulnerability has been patched.

How to Protect Your WordPress Website From Vulnerable Plugins and Themes

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.

1. Turn on the iThemes Security Pro Site Scanner

The iThemes Security Pro plugin’s Site Scanner scans for the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked: outdated plugins and themes with known vulnerabilities. The Site Scanner checks your site for known vulnerabilities and automatically applies a patch if one is available.

To enable the Site Scan on new installs, navigate to the Site Check tab on the Features menu inside the plugin and click the toggle to enable the Site Scan.

To trigger a manual Site Scan, click the Scan Now button on the Site Scan Security Dashboard card.

If the Site Scan detects a vulnerability, click the vulnerability link to view the details page.

On the Site Scan vulnerability page, you will see if there is a fix available for the vulnerability. If there is a patch available, you can click the Update Plugin button to apply the fix on your website.

2. Turn on Version Management to Auto Update if Fixes Vulnerability

The Version Management feature in iThemes Security Pro integrates with the Site Scan to protect your site when outdated software is not updated quickly enough. Even the strongest security measures will fail if you are running vulnerable software on your website. These settings help protect your site with options to update to new versions automatically if a known vulnerability exists and a patch is available.

From the Settings page in iThemes Security Pro, navigate to the Features screen. Click the Site Check tab. From here, use the toggle to enable Version Management. Using the settings gear, you can configure even more settings, including how you want iThemes Security Pro to handle updates to WordPress, plugins, themes, and additional protection.

3. Get an Email Alert When iThemes Security Pro Finds a Known Vulnerability On Your Site

Once you’ve enabled Site Scan Scheduling, head to the Notification Center settings of the plugin. On this screen, scroll to the Site Scan Results section.

Click the box to enable the notification email and then click the Save Settings button.

Now, during any scheduled site scans, you’ll get an email if iThemes Security Pro discovers any known vulnerabilities. The email will look something like this.

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