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.
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
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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 Tag Manager for WordPress
- Plugin
- GTM4WP
- Installations
- 600,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.15.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Newsletter
- Installations
- 400,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.4.5
- Severity Score
- Low
Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Multiple Authenticated Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 2.35
- Severity Score
- Low
Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV
- Installations
- 90,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQL Injection
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
JupiterX Core
- Plugin
- Jupiter X Core
- Installations
- 90,000+
- Vulnerability
- Information Disclosure, Modification, and Denial of Service; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation and Settings Update; Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation and Post Deletion
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.7
- Severity Score
- Medium
MailerLite
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.5.4
- Severity Score
- Medium
Simple Membership
- Plugin
- Simple Membership
- Installations
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.1.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Appointment Hour Booking
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.56
- Severity Score
- Low
Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter
- Installations
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.3.8
- Severity Score
- Medium
Like Button Rating
- Installations
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary e-mail Sending
- Patched in Version
- 2.6.45
- Severity Score
- Medium
KiviCare
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- 2.3.9
- Severity Score
- High
Zephyr Project Manager
- Plugin
- Zephyr Project Manager
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.41
- Severity Score
- Medium
Popup Box
- Installations
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ LFI
- Patched in Version
- 2.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Keep Backup Daily
- Plugin
- Keep Backup Daily
- Installations
- 800+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Filr – Secure Document Library
- Installations
- 600+
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ AJAX Calls
- Patched in Version
- 1.2.2.1
- Severity Score
- Critical
Google Places Review
- Plugin
- Google Places Reviews
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.0.0
- Severity Score
- Low
Slideshow CK
- Plugin
- Slideshow CK
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 1.4.10
- Severity Score
- Low
The School Management
- Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
- Patched in Version
- 9.9.7
- Severity Score
- Critical
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.
iQ Block Country
- Plugin
- iQ Block Country
- Vulnerability
- Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Code Snippets Extended
- Plugin
- Code Snippets Extended
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF; Arbitrary Snippet Deletion/Disabling via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Webriti SMTP Mail
- Plugin
- Webriti SMTP Mail
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Change Uploaded File Permissions
- Vulnerability
- File Permission Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
New User Email Set Up
- Plugin
- New User Email Set Up
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
RB Internal Links
- Plugin
- RB Internal Links
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
postTabs
- Plugin
- postTabs
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Private Files
- Plugin
- Private Files
- Vulnerability
- Protection Disabling via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Athletics
- Plugin
- WP Athletics
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
WP-CRM
- Vulnerability
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Advanced Admin Search
- Plugin
- Advanced Admin Search
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP-chgFontSize
- Plugin
- WP-chgFontSize
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Latest Tweets Widget
- Plugin
- Latest Tweets Widget
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Admin Style
- Plugin
- WP Admin Style
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Opal Hotel Room Booking
- Plugin
- Opal Hotel Room Booking
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Genki Pre-Publish Reminder
- Vulnerability
- Stored XSS & RCE via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Enqueue Anything
- Plugin
- Enqueue Anything
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary Asset/Post Deletion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Carousel CK
- Plugin
- Carousel CK
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Auto Delete Posts
- Plugin
- Auto Delete Posts
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
LaTeX for WordPress
- Plugin
- LaTeX for WordPress
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
One Click Plugin Updater
- Plugin
- One Click Plugin Updater
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Member Hero
- Plugin
- Member Hero
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated RCE
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Critical
Log WP_Mail
- Plugin
- Log WP_Mail
- Vulnerability
- Email Logs Publicly Accessible
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Sideblog
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Bestbooks
- Plugin
- Bestbooks
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Static Page eXtended
- Plugin
- Static Page eXtended
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Quick Subscribe
- Plugin
- Quick Subscribe
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Sticky Popup
- Plugin
- Sticky Popup
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Email Users
- Plugin
- Email Users
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP SVG Icons
- Plugin
- WP SVG Icons
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Peter’s Collaboration E-mails
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Useful Banner Manager
- Plugin
- Useful Banner Manager
- Vulnerability
- Modify banners via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
OnePress Social Locker
- Plugin
- OnePress Social Locker
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Core Control
- Plugin
- Core Control
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
HC Custom WP-Admin URL
- Plugin
- HC Custom WP-Admin URL
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Hot Linked Image Cacher
- Plugin
- Hot Linked Image Cacher
- Vulnerability
- Image upload/cache abuse via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
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.
Jupiter & JupiterX
- Theme
- JupiterX
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deletion; Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation and Post Deletion; Subscriber+ Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation and Settings Update
- Patched in Version
- 6.10.2
- Severity Score
- High
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