WordPress Vulnerability Report

WordPress Vulnerability Report – May 4, 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.

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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 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.

All-in-One WP Migration

Installations:
4,000,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ File Deletion on Windows Hosts via Path Traversal
Patched in Version:
7.59
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.59.

Breeze

Installations:
200,000+
Vulnerability:
Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
2.0.3
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.3.

Check & Log email

Installations:
100,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.0.6
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.6.

Google XML Sitemap Generator

Installations:
80,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
2.0.4
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.4.

Booking Calendar

Installations:
60,000+
Vulnerability:
PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version:
9.1.1
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 9.1.1.

Sliderby10Web

Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.2.52
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.2.52.

Tabs Responsive

Plugin:
Tabs
Installations:
30,000+
Vulnerability:
Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
2.2.8
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.2.8.

Subscribe To Comments Reloaded

Installations:
20,000+
Vulnerability:
Multiple CSRF
Patched in Version:
220502
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 220502.

WP Meta SEO

Installations:
20,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via breadcrumbs
Patched in Version:
4.4.7
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.4.7.

Nirweb support

Installations:
900+
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
2.8.2
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.8.2.

RSVPMaker

Plugin:
RSVPMaker
Installations:
600+
Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
Patched in Version:
9.2.7
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 9.2.7.

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.

WP Subscribe

Installations:
20,000+
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.

Psychological tests & quizzes

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.

WP-Invoice

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Settings Update 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.

Ravpage

Plugin:
ravpage
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.

Gwyn's Imagemap Selector

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.

Coru LFMember

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Game Deletion/Activation via CSRF; 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.

Vertical scroll recent post

Installations:
2,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.
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.

Turn off all comments

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.

Curtain

Plugin:
Curtain
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 Contacts Manager

Vulnerability:
Unauthenticated SQLi
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.

Donate Extra

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.

Domain Replace

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.

Hermit

Plugin:
Hermit
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Cache/Source Deletion & Source Creation via CSRF; Unauthenticated SQLi; Subscriber+ SQLi; 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.

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.

No new WordPress theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

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