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WordPress Vulnerability Report – March 30, 2022

Written by Michael Moore on March 30, 2022

Last Updated on March 30, 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 March 30, 2022 Report
  • WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
    • Ninja Forms
    • Loco Translate
    • Safe SVG
    • Caldera Forms
    • WP Downgrade
    • Hummingbird
    • Easy Digital Downloads
    • Woo Product Table
    • Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store
    • RSVP and Event Management
    • Text Hover
    • SearchIQ
    • Simple Event Planner
    • Daily Prayer Time
    • GS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
    • EXMAGE
    • Good & Bad Comments
    • Thank Me Later
    • Page Security & Membership
    • Autolinks
    • Amministrazione Aperta
    • Ad Injection
  • WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
  • How to Protect Your WordPress Website From Vulnerable Plugins and Themes
  • Get iThemes Security Pro with 24/7 Website Security Monitoring
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

WordPress 5.9.2 was released on March 11, 2022, as a security and maintenance release with 1 bug fix and 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.2 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.

Ninja Forms

Product image for Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress.
Plugin
Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress
Installations
1,000,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Email Address Disclosure
Patched in Version
3.6.8-wp
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.6.8-wp.

Loco Translate

Product image for Loco Translate.
Plugin
Loco Translate
Installations
1,000,000+
Vulnerability
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
2.6.1
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.6.1.

Safe SVG

Product image for Safe SVG.
Plugin
Safe SVG
Installations
600,000+
Vulnerability
SVG Sanitization Bypass
Patched in Version
1.9.10
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.9.10.

Caldera Forms

Product image for Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms.
Plugin
Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms
Installations
200,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.9.7
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.9.7.

WP Downgrade

Plugin
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.2.3
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.3.

Hummingbird

Product image for Hummingbird – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache, Minify CSS & Defer Critical JS.
Plugin
Hummingbird – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache, Minify CSS & Defer Critical JS
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
3.3.2
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.3.2.

Easy Digital Downloads

Product image for Easy Digital Downloads – Simple eCommerce for Selling Digital Files.
Plugin
Easy Digital Downloads – Simple eCommerce for Selling Digital Files
Installations
50,000+
Vulnerability
Arbitrary Payment Note Insertion via CSRF; Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
2.11.6
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.11.6.

Woo Product Table

Product image for Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable.com).
Plugin
Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable.com)
Installations
8,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Arbitrary Function Call
Patched in Version
3.1.2
Severity Score
Critical
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.1.2.

Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store

Product image for Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store.
Plugin
Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store
Installations
6,000+
Vulnerability
Arbitrary Design Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version
5.2.5
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.2.5.

RSVP and Event Management

Product image for RSVP and Event Management Plugin.
Plugin
RSVP and Event Management Plugin
Installations
5,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Entries Export
Patched in Version
2.7.8
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.7.8.

Text Hover

Product image for Text Hover.
Plugin
Text Hover
Installations
3,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
4.2
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.2.

SearchIQ

Product image for SearchIQ – The Search Solution.
Plugin
SearchIQ – The Search Solution
Installations
2,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Patched in Version
3.9
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.9.

Simple Event Planner

Product image for Simple Event Planner.
Plugin
Simple Event Planner
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.5.5
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.5.

Daily Prayer Time

Product image for Daily Prayer Time.
Plugin
Daily Prayer Time
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version
2022.03.01
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2022.03.01.

GS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

Product image for GS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
Plugin
GS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Installations
200+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.6.0
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.6.0.

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.

EXMAGE

Product image for EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links.
Plugin
EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links
Installations
2,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Blind SSRF
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Good & Bad Comments

Plugin
Good & Bad comments
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Thank Me Later

Plugin
Thank Me Later
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Page Security & Membership

Plugin
Page Security & Membership
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Autolinks

Plugin
Autolinks
Vulnerability
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Amministrazione Aperta

Plugin
Amministrazione Aperta
Vulnerability
Admin+ LFI
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Ad Injection

Plugin
Ad Injection
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting & RCE
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate 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.

  • Good news! No new WordPress theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

How to Protect Your WordPress Website From Vulnerable Plugins and Themes

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