WordPress Vulnerability Report

WordPress Vulnerability Report – June 1, 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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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 “Arturo” is out! This major version release of WordPress was “built to help you unlock your creative aspirations and make your site-building experience more intuitive,” including almost 1,000 enhancements and bug fixes. See what’s new in WordPress 6.0.

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.

Google XML Sitemaps

Installations:
1,000,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
4.1.3
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.1.3.

Ocean Extra

Installations:
800,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.9.5
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.9.5.

WP Statistic

Installations:
600,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
13.2.2
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 13.2.2.

Newsletter

Installations:
400,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
7.4.6
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.4.6.

underConstruction

Installations:
80,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Construction Mode Deactivation via CSRF
Patched in Version:
1.21
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.21.

Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly

Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
5.2.3
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.2.3.

Better Find and Replace

Installations:
20,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
1.3.6
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.6.

Very Simple Contact Form

Installations:
10,000+
Vulnerability:
Captcha bypass
Patched in Version:
11.6
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 11.6.

Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar

Installations:
10,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
4.2
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.2.

Coming Soon and Maintenance by Colorlib

Installations:
9,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.0.99
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.99.

Mail Subscribe List

Installations:
7,000+
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Subscribed User Deletion via CSRF
Patched in Version:
2.1.4
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.1.4.

Events Made Easy

Installations:
6,000+
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
2.2.81
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.2.81.

WP-Email

Plugin:
WP-EMail
Installations:
5,000+
Vulnerability:
Log Deletion via CSRF; Anti-Spam Protection Bypass via IP Spoofing
Patched in Version:
2.69.0
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.69.0.

Plausible Analytics

Installations:
3,000+
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update
Patched in Version:
1.2.4
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.4.

Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate

Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
1.5.0
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.0.

WP Zillow Review Slider

Installations:
700+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
2.4
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.4.

Allow SVG Files

Installations:
70+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version:
1.1
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.1.

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.

Rating by BestWebSoft

Installations:
300+
Vulnerability:
Rating Denial of Service
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Inline Google Maps

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

CaPa Protect

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

WPlite

Plugin:
WPlite
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Multi-page Toolkit

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

PDF24 Article To PDF

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Cross-Linker

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Cross-Link Creation via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
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.

No new WordPress theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

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