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. New in this report: vulnerabilities are now listed in order by the number of active installs, rather than the date of the disclosure.
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress 5.9.1 was released on February 22, 2022, as a maintenance update with 33 bug fixes. Be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.1 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.
WooCommerce
- Plugin
- WooCommerce
- Installations
- 5,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Path Traversal via Importers; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Comment Deletion
- Patched in Version
- 6.2.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Header Footer Code Manager
- Plugin
- Header Footer Code Manager
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.1.17
- Severity Score
- Medium
Advanced Contact Form 7 DB
- Plugin
- Advanced Contact form 7 DB
- Installations
- 90,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion
- Patched in Version
- 1.8.7
- Severity Score
- High
3D FlipBook
- Plugin
- 3D FlipBook – PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery
- Installations
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.12.1
- Severity Score
- High
BulletProof Security
- Plugin
- BulletProof Security
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version
- 5.8
- Severity Score
- Low
Simple Membership
- Plugin
- Simple Membership
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Transaction Deletion via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 4.1.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Amelia
- Plugin
- Amelia – Events & Appointments Booking Calendar
- Installations
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability
- Manager+ RCE; Arbitrary Customer Deletion via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.0.46
- Severity Score
- Medium
Photoswipe Masonry Gallery
- Plugin
- Photoswipe Masonry Gallery
- Installations
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.15
- Severity Score
- Medium
400+ Plugins, Themes Impacted by Insecure Freemius Version
This week, it was discovered that many plugins and themes are using an insecure version of the Freemius Framework, which is used to power their upsell paths from free to Pro.
As of this report, over 400 plugins and 25 themes are impacted. Because the list is so large, we’re linking directly to the WPScan vulnerability disclosure for the latest information about patches.
Actions to take:
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.
RW Divi Unite Gallery
- Plugin
- RW Divi Unite Gallery
- Vulnerability
- Security Bypass
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
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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