WordPress Vulnerability Report – October 19, 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.
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 Vulnerabilities
WordPress 6.0.3 was released on October 17, 2022. This security release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Even if you have your sites set to auto-update, doublecheck that you’re protected.
WP
- Vulnerability:
- Stored XSS via wp-mail.php
- Patched in Version:
- 6.0.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
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.
Complianz – Free
- Installations:
- 400,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Translator SQLi
- Patched in Version:
- 6.3.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Gutenberg
- Plugin:
- Gutenberg
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Multiple Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 14.3.1
- Severity Score:
- Low
FluentForm
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 4.3.13
- Severity Score:
- Low
WP All Import
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Directory traversal via file upload; Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
- Patched in Version:
- 3.6.9
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Import and export users and customers
- Installations:
- 70,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ CSV Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 1.20.5
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Easy Digital Downloads
- Installations:
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Arbitrary Post Deletion via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- 3.0
- Severity Score:
- Medium
eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Reflected XSS; Reflected XSS via AJAX
- Patched in Version:
- 3.0.72
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WP Attachments
- Plugin:
- WP Attachments
- Installations:
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 5.0.5
- Severity Score:
- Low
Chat Bubble
- Plugin:
- Chat Bubble – Floating Chat with Contact Chat Icons, Messages, Telegram, Email, SMS, Call me back
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- 2.3
- Severity Score:
- High
Role Based Pricing for WooCommerce
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload; Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialization
- Patched in Version:
- 1.6.2
- Severity Score:
- High
Product Stock Manager
- Plugin:
- Product Stock Manager
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Unauthorised AJAX Calls
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.5
- Severity Score:
- High
AliExpress Dropshipping and Fulfilment for WooCommerce
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version:
- 1.1.1
- Severity Score:
- High
Complianz – Premium
- Plugin:
- Complianz
- Vulnerability:
- Translator SQLi
- Patched in Version:
- 6.3.6
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WooCommerce Dropshipping
- Plugin:
- WooCommerce Dropshipping
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version:
- 4.4
- Severity Score:
- High
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.
AB Press Optimizer
- Plugin:
- AB Press Optimizer
- Installations:
- 10+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Low
Highlight Focus
- Plugin:
- Highlight Focus
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Low
WP Hide
- Plugin:
- Wp-Hide
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Settings Update
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WPB Show Core
- Plugin:
- WPB Show Core
- Vulnerability:
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
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.
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