WordPress Vulnerability Report

WordPress Vulnerability Report – November 9, 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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Updated:Aug 4, 2023
Published:Nov 9, 2022

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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!

WordPress Core News

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, WordPress 6.1 “Misha” was released with several dramatic improvements. The iThemes team has taken a comprehensive look at what this new release means for you. Check out our overview to prepare for what WordPress 6.1 brings to your site. As always, with a major release like this, it makes sense to ensure your site is backed up with BackupBuddy before updating.

No new WordPress core vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

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.

Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 3.7 through 4.0

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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.

Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce

Plugin:
Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
Installations:
400,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Patched in Version:
1.8.0
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.8.0.

WP Admin UI Customize

Plugin:
WP Admin UI Customize
Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
1.5.13
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.13.

Donations via PayPal

Plugin:
Donations via PayPal
Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
1.9.9
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.9.9.

Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner

Plugin:
Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner
Installations:
40,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
2.9.1
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.9.1.

Theme-Demo-Importer

Plugin:
Theme Demo Import
Installations:
10,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Patched in Version:
1.1.1
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.1.1.

Salon Booking System

Plugin:
Salon booking system
Installations:
8,000+
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
7.9.4
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 7.9.4.

HTML Forms

Plugin:
HTML Forms
Installations:
7,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
1.3.25
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.25.

WP OAuth Server

Plugin:
WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication)
Installations:
4,000+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
4.2.2
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 4.2.2.

WPSmartContracts

Plugin:
WPSmartContracts
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Author+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
1.3.12
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.12.

OWM Weather

Plugin:
OWM Weather
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Contributor+ SQLi
Patched in Version:
5.6.9
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.6.9.

VR Calendar

Plugin:
VR Calendar
Installations:
1,000+
Vulnerability:
Calendar Deletion/Update & Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version:
2.3.4
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.3.4.

Salat Times

Plugin:
Salat Times
Installations:
900+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
3.2.2
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.2.2.

WP User Merger

Plugin:
WP User Merger
Installations:
200+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ SQLi via user_id; Admin+ SQLi via wpsu_user_id; Admin+ SQLi via ID
Patched in Version:
1.5.3
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.5.3.

Jeeng Push Notifications

Plugin:
Jeeng Push Notifications
Installations:
10+
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
2.0.4
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.0.4.

Find and Replace All

Plugin:
Find and Replace All by Taraprasad Swain
Vulnerability:
Reflected Cross Site Scripting
Patched in Version:
1.3
Severity Score:
Medium
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.3.

4ECPS Web Forms

Plugin:
4ECPS Web Forms
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
Patched in Version:
0.2.18
Severity Score:
Low
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 0.2.18.

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.

WPGForm

Plugin:
wpgform by Mike Walsh
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Image Hover Effects Css3

Plugin:
Image Hover Effects Css3 by Nasir
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Analytics for WP

Plugin:
Analytics for WP by Aman Verma
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Find and Replace All

Plugin:
Find and Replace All by Taraprasad Swain
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary Replacement 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.

AM-HiLi Affiliate Manager for Publishers

Plugin:
AM-HiLi Affiliate Manager for Publishers by Ayoub Media
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Testimonial Slider

Plugin:
Testimonial Slider by DavidAnderson
Vulnerability:
Stored XSS 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.

Showing URL in QR Code

Plugin:
Showing URL in QR Code by abkorim
Vulnerability:
Stored XSS 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.

Long Form reCAPTCHA

Plugin:
Long Form reCAPTCHA by Ash Matadeen
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

3DPrint

Plugin:
3DPrint
Vulnerability:
Arbitrary File and Directory Deletion via CSRF
Patched in Version:
No Fix
Severity Score:
High
The vulnerability has not been patched. You should deactivate the plugin.

Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup

Plugin:
Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Video Thumbnails

Plugin:
Video Thumbnails by Sutherland Boswell
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

Font Awesome 4 Menus

Plugin:
Font Awesome 4 Menus by New Nine Media
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

AgentEasy Properties

Plugin:
AgentEasy Properties
Vulnerability:
Admin+ Stored XSS
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.

No new WordPress theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

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