WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 27, 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!

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.

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.

WP-DBManager

Plugin

WP-DBManager

Installations

90,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Remote Command Execution

Patched in Version

2.80.8

Severity Score

Medium

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Plugin

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Installations

60,000+

Vulnerability

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Title Disclosure

Patched in Version

1.6.2

Severity Score

Medium

Simple Banner

Plugin

Simple Banner

Installations

50,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Patched in Version

2.12.0

Severity Score

Low

WP-UserOnline

Plugin

WP-UserOnline

Installations

20,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Patched in Version

2.88.0

Severity Score

Low

Flipbox

Plugin

Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay

Installations

10,000+

Vulnerability

Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Patched in Version

2.6.1

Severity Score

High

Digital Publications by Supsystic

Plugin

Digital Publications by Supsystic

Installations

2,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Patched in Version

1.7.4

Severity Score

Low

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.

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.

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