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WordPress Vulnerability Report – May 25, 2022

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Last Updated on May 25, 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!

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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 Tag Manager for WordPress

Product image for GTM4WP.
Plugin
GTM4WP
Installations
600,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.15.1
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.15.1.

Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page

Product image for Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page.
Installations
100,000+
Vulnerability
Multiple Authenticated Stored XSS
Patched in Version
2.35
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.35.

Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV

Product image for Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV.
Installations
90,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ SQL Injection
Patched in Version
1.3.5
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.5.

JupiterX 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
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.7.

MailerLite

Product image for MailerLite – Signup forms (official).
Installations
60,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.5.4
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.4.

Simple Membership

Product image for Simple Membership.
Installations
50,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
4.1.1
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.1.1.

Appointment Hour Booking

Product image for Appointment Hour Booking – WordPress Booking Plugin.
Installations
30,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.3.56
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.56.

Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter

Product image for Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter.
Installations
30,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.3.8
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.8.

Like Button Rating

Product image for Like Button Rating ? LikeBtn.
Installations
7,000+
Vulnerability
Arbitrary e-mail Sending
Patched in Version
2.6.45
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.6.45.

Zephyr Project Manager

Product image for Zephyr Project Manager.
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
3.2.41
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.2.41.

Popup Box

Product image for Popup Box – new WordPress popup plugin.
Installations
1,000+
Vulnerability
Admin+ LFI
Patched in Version
2.2
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.2.

Keep Backup Daily

Product image for Keep Backup Daily.
Installations
800+
Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
2.0.3
Severity Score
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.3.

Filr – Secure Document Library

Product image for Filr – Secure document library.
Installations
600+
Vulnerability
Subscriber+ AJAX Calls
Patched in Version
1.2.2.1
Severity Score
Critical
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.2.1.

Google Places Review

Plugin
Google Places Reviews
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Patched in Version
2.0.0
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.0.

Slideshow CK

Plugin
Slideshow CK
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
1.4.10
Severity Score
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.10.

The School Management

Plugin
Vulnerability
Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
Patched in Version
9.9.7
Severity Score
Critical
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 9.9.7.

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

Vulnerability
Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing
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.

Code Snippets Extended

Vulnerability
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF; Arbitrary Snippet Deletion/Disabling 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.

Webriti SMTP Mail

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.

Change Uploaded File Permissions

Vulnerability
File Permission 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.

New User Email Set Up

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.

RB Internal Links

Vulnerability
Stored Cross-Site Scripting 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.

postTabs

Plugin
postTabs
Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

Private Files

Vulnerability
Protection Disabling 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 Athletics

Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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.

Advanced Admin Search

Vulnerability
Reflected 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.

WP-chgFontSize

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

Latest Tweets Widget

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 Admin Style

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.

Opal Hotel Room Booking

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.

Genki Pre-Publish Reminder

Vulnerability
Stored XSS & RCE via CSRF
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.

Enqueue Anything

Vulnerability
Subscriber+ Arbitrary Asset/Post Deletion
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.

Carousel CK

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.

Auto Delete Posts

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.

LaTeX for WordPress

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

One Click Plugin Updater

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.

Member Hero

Vulnerability
Unauthenticated RCE
Patched in Version
No Fix
Severity Score
Critical
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Log WP_Mail

Vulnerability
Email Logs Publicly Accessible
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.

Sideblog

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

Bestbooks

Plugin
Bestbooks
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.

Static Page eXtended

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

Quick Subscribe

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
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.

Sticky Popup

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.

Email Users

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 SVG Icons

Vulnerability
Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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.

Peter’s Collaboration E-mails

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.

Useful Banner Manager

Vulnerability
Modify banners 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.

OnePress Social Locker

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.

Core Control

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.

HC Custom WP-Admin URL

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.

Hot Linked Image Cacher

Vulnerability
Image upload/cache abuse via CSRF
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.

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
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 6.10.2.

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