WordPress Vulnerability Report – November 16, 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.

New this week: We’ve added two new data points to the weekly vulnerability report.

First, we’ve added the plugin slug, which is also the name of the directory in which the plugin is installed on your site under wp-content/plugins/. This will help you more easily determine if this plugin is installed on your site(s).

We have also added the CVE unique identifier with a link to the vulnerability report on cve.org. As the iThemes weekly vulnerability report is one of the first to publish notifications of WordPress vulnerabilities, you might notice that upon publication, these links will show that the CVE number is “reserved.” As details of the vulnerability are published, however, you’ll see greater detail about the nature of the specific vulnerability and possibly even a proof of concept of how the vulnerability could have been exploited.

It is our hope that in sharing these data points with you, it makes identifying and understanding the scope of security vulnerabilities much easier.

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 News

WordPress 6.1.1 was released on November 15, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 29 bug fixes in Core and 21 bug fixes for the block editor. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 6.0.1 as soon as possible! As always, with a major release like this, it makes sense to ensure your site is backed up with BackupBuddy before updating.

WordPress Core Dropping Support for WordPress Versions 3.7. – 4.0

In more WordPress core security news, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress core versions 3.7 – 4.0. Please make sure all your WordPress sites are running the latest version.

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.

Broken Link Checker

Plugin

Broken Link Checker

Plugin Slug

broken-link-checker

Installations

700,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting

Patched in Version

1.11.20

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2022-3922

Chaty

Plugin

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty

Plugin Slug

chaty

Installations

100,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

3.0.3

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3858

Feed Them Social

Plugin

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more

Plugin Slug

feed-them-social

Installations

70,000+

Vulnerability

Subscriber+ Stored XSS; Settings Update via CSRF

Patched in Version

3.0.1

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-2940

Blog2Social

Plugin

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler

Plugin Slug

blog2social

Installations

70,000+

Vulnerability

Subscriber+ Settings Update

Patched in Version

6.9.12

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3622

Advanced Import

Plugin

Advanced Import : One Click Import for WordPress or Theme Demo Data

Plugin Slug

advanced-import

Installations

70,000+

Vulnerability

Arbitrary Plugin Installation & Activation via CSRF

Patched in Version

1.3.8

Severity Score

High

CVE

2022-3677

TeraWallet – For WooCommerce

Plugin

TeraWallet – For WooCommerce

Plugin Slug

woo-wallet

Installations

20,000+

Vulnerability

Subscriber+ Arbitrary Wallet Lock/Unlock via IDOR

Patched in Version

1.4.4

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3995

Form Vibes

Plugin

Form Vibes – Database Manager for Forms

Plugin Slug

form-vibes

Installations

20,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

1.4.6

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3764

Theme-Demo-Importer

Plugin

Theme Demo Import

Plugin Slug

theme-demo-import

Installations

10,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload

Patched in Version

1.1.1

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-1538

Seed Social

Plugin

Seed Social

Plugin Slug

seed-social

Installations

10,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

2.0.4

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2022-3836

Salon Booking System

Plugin

Salon booking system

Plugin Slug

salon-booking-system

Installations

8,000+

Vulnerability

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Patched in Version

7.9.4

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-43487

WP OAuth Server

Plugin

WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication)

Plugin Slug

oauth2-provider

Installations

4,000+

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored XSS; Client Secret Regeneration via CSRF

Patched in Version

4.2.2

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2022-3892

Export customers list CSV for WooCommerce

Plugin

Export customers list csv for WooCommerce, WordPress users csv, export Guest customer list

Plugin Slug

export-woocommerce-customer-list

Installations

3,000+

Vulnerability

CSV Injection

Patched in Version

2.0.69

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2022-3603

Comic Book Management System

Plugin

Comic Book Management System

Plugin Slug

comicbookmanagementsystemweeklypicks

Installations

10+

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

2.2.0

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3856

WordPress Countdown Widget

Plugin

WordPress Countdown Widget

Plugin Slug

wordpress-countdown-widget

Vulnerability

Admin+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

3.1.9.3

Severity Score

Low

CVE

2022-2944

WP Affiliate Platform

Plugin Slug

wp-affiliate-platform

Vulnerability

Affiliate Record Deletion via CSRF; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Admin+ Stored XSS

Patched in Version

6.4.0

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3898

Becustom

Plugin Slug

becustom

Vulnerability

Settings Update via CSRF

Patched in Version

1.0.5.3

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3747

WP CSV Exporter

Plugin

WP CSV Exporter

Plugin Slug

wp-csv-exporter

Vulnerability

Admin+ SQLi

Patched in Version

1.3.7

Severity Score

Medium

CVE

2022-3249

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.

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.

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.

Scans Your Website Twice a Day for Vulnerabilities

Your website’s plugins, themes, and WordPress core versions are checked against the WPScan Vulnerability Database for the latest vulnerability disclosures.

Automatically Updates if a Security Fix is Available

Paired with Version Management, iThemes Security will automatically update a plugin, theme, or WordPress core version if it has a vulnerability.

Emails You if Site Scan Detects a Vulnerability

You can receive an email report if your site is running vulnerable versions of a plugin, theme, or WordPress core. Customize the email addresses that receive scan results.

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iThemes Editorial Team

Each week, the team at iThemes team publishes new WordPress tutorials and resources, including the Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report. Since 2008, iThemes has been dedicated to helping you build, maintain, and secure WordPress sites for yourself or for clients. Our mission? Make People’s Lives Awesome.