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WordPress Vulnerability Report – May 18, 2022

Written by iThemes Editorial Team on May 18, 2022

Last Updated on May 18, 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 May 18, 2022 Report
  • WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
    • WP Statistics
    • Photo Gallery
    • FiboSearch
    • Database Backup for WordPress
    • Throws SPAM Away
    • WP Simple Adsense Insertion
    • Video Slider – Slider Carousel
    • FormCraft Basic
    • User Meta
    • WPify Woo Czech
    • WordPress Forms by Pie Forms
    • Files Download Delay
    • WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway
    • WPQA
  • WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
    • Donations
    • Quotes llama
    • Easy FAQ with Expanding Text
    • WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
    • LiveSync for WordPress
    • WP Born Babies
    • Five Minute Webshop
  • WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
    • Discy
    • Ask Me
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

WordPress 5.9.3 was released on April 5, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 19 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.3 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.

WP Statistics

Product image for WP Statistics.
Plugin
WP Statistics
Installations
600,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected 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.

Photo Gallery

Product image for Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery.
Plugin
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Installations
300,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.6.4
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.6.4.

FiboSearch

Product image for FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce.
Plugin
FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.18.0
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.18.0.

Database Backup for WordPress

Product image for Database Backup for WordPress.
Plugin
Database Backup for WordPress
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Arbitrary Schedule Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version
2.5.2
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.5.2.

Throws SPAM Away

Product image for Throws SPAM Away.
Plugin
Throws SPAM Away
Installations
20,000+
Vulnerability
Comment Deletion via CSRF
Patched in Version
3.3.1
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.3.1.

WP Simple Adsense Insertion

Product image for WP Simple Adsense Insertion.
Plugin
WP Simple Adsense Insertion
Installations
9,000+
Vulnerability
Inject ads and javascript via CSRF
Patched in Version
2.1
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.1.

Video Slider – Slider Carousel

Product image for Video Slider – Slider Carousel.
Plugin
Video Slider – Slider Carousel
Installations
7,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.4.8
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.8.

FormCraft Basic

Product image for FormCraft – Contact Form Builder for WordPress.
Plugin
FormCraft – Contact Form Builder for WordPress
Installations
5,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.2.6
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.6.

User Meta

Product image for User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin.
Plugin
User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin
Installations
3,000+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Local File Enumeration via Path Traversal
Patched in Version
2.4.4
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.4.4.

WPify Woo Czech

Plugin
WPify Woo Czech
Installations
3,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Patched in Version
3.5.7
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.5.7.

WordPress Forms by Pie Forms

Product image for Drag & Drop Builder, Human Face Detector, Pre-built Templates, Spam Protection, User Email Notifications & more!.
Plugin
Drag & Drop Builder, Human Face Detector, Pre-built Templates, Spam Protection, User Email Notifications & more!
Installations
100+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.4.9.4
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.9.4.

Files Download Delay

Plugin
Files Download Delay
Installations
10+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Settings Reset
Patched in Version
1.0.7
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.7.

WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway

Product image for WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway.
Plugin
WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross Site Scripting in checkout page
Patched in Version
1.0.2
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.2.

WPQA

Plugin
WPQA Builder
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
5.5
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.5.

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.

Donations

Plugin
Donations
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Quotes llama

Plugin
Quotes llama
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Easy FAQ with Expanding Text

Plugin
Easy FAQ with Expanding Text
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform

Plugin
WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

LiveSync for WordPress

Plugin
LiveSync for WordPress
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.

WP Born Babies

Plugin
//// WP BORN BABIES PLUGIN //
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Five Minute Webshop

Plugin
Five Minute Webshop
Vulnerability
Admin+ SQLi via orderby
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.

Discy

Theme
Discy
Vulnerability
Restore Default Settings via CSRF; Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version
5.2
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.2.

Ask Me

Theme
Ask me
Vulnerability
Multiple CSRF in AJAX Actions; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
6.8.2
Severity Score
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 6.8.2.

Never worry about running a vulnerable plugin or theme again.

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.

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