WordPress Vulnerability Report – September 20, 2023
Since last week, 57 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over five million WordPress sites. There are 37 plugin vulnerabilities with security patches, so run those updates! Additionally, there are 20 plugin vulnerabilities with no patch available yet. If you use an unpatched plugin or theme, check their vendors' intentions and progress on a security release.
Since last week, 57 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over five million WordPress sites. There are 37 plugin vulnerabilities with security patches, so run those updates!
Additionally, there are 20 plugin vulnerabilities with no patch available yet. If you use an unpatched plugin or theme, check their vendors’ intentions and progress on a security release. Suppose no patch is forthcoming or the vulnerable software has been marked “closed” and dropped from the official WordPress theme and plugin repositories. In that case, you should consider deactivation and removal in favor of alternative solutions.
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities — Patched
WordPress core is very secure when it’s properly configured and maintained. Vulnerable plugins not updated by site owners are the most common vector for attacks on WordPress websites. Our weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report, powered by Patchstack, covers new vulnerabilities that have emerged in plugins, themes, and/or WordPress core since last week’s report. Our goal is to spread awareness of emerging security threats and help you decide what to do if you find vulnerable software on your website. For a deeper analysis of recent trends in WordPress vulnerabilities and threat vectors, see our 2022 Annual Vulnerability Report.
These reports are published every Wednesday and include all active vulnerabilities tracked by Patchstack as of Monday since the previous report. This leaves a 48-hour window for the newest emerging vulnerabilities to be patched before full public disclosure. iThemes Security Pro users have access to vulnerability alerts emerging within this window.
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities — Patched
In this section, you’ll find the most recently disclosed WordPress plugin vulnerabilities fixed with a new release from their authors and maintainers. Please apply the updates if you are affected!
These vulnerabilities have been disclosed and scored for their severity, thanks to our friends at Patchstack. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability with its CVE number and CVSS severity rating with links to more technical details. You’ll also see the number of active sites using the plugin and the plugin version release that patches the vulnerability. We start with the most popular plugins, representing the largest target for attackers.
Website Builder by SeedProd
- Plugin Slug:
- coming-soon
- Installations:
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- 6.15.15.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4975
Essential Addons for Elementor
- Plugin Slug:
- essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
- Installations:
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version:
- 5.8.9
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-41955
Enable Media Replace
- Plugin:
- Enable Media Replace
- Plugin Slug:
- enable-media-replace
- Installations:
- 600,000+
- Vulnerability:
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 4.1.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Fluent Forms
- Plugin Slug:
- fluentform
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- 5.0.9
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-41952
ShortPixel Image Optimizer
- Plugin Slug:
- shortpixel-image-optimiser
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 5.4.2
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WPvivid
- Plugin Slug:
- wpvivid-backuprestore
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 0.9.91
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WPvivid Backup Plugin
- Plugin Slug:
- wpvivid-backuprestore
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version:
- 0.9.91
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-41243
PageLayer
- Plugin Slug:
- pagelayer
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.7.7
- Severity Score:
- Medium
ProfilePress
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-user-avatar
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version:
- 4.13.2
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-41954
ProfilePress
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-user-avatar
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- 4.13.2
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-41953
Essential Blocks
- Plugin Slug:
- essential-blocks
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 4.2.1
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4402
Modula
- Plugin Slug:
- modula-best-grid-gallery
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- 2.7.5
- Severity Score:
- Low
Slimstat Analytics
- Plugin:
- Slimstat Analytics
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-slimstat
- Installations:
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability:
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 5.0.10
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4598
wpDiscuz
- Plugin:
- Comments – wpDiscuz
- Plugin Slug:
- wpdiscuz
- Installations:
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability:
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 7.6.6
- Severity Score:
- Critical
wpDiscuz
- Plugin:
- Comments – wpDiscuz
- Plugin Slug:
- wpdiscuz
- Installations:
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- Patched in Version:
- 7.6.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-3869
wpDiscuz
- Plugin:
- Comments – wpDiscuz
- Plugin Slug:
- wpdiscuz
- Installations:
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- Patched in Version:
- 7.6.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-3998
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin:
- Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-jetpack
- Installations:
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 7.1.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4945
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin:
- Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-jetpack
- Installations:
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Sensitive Data Exposure
- Patched in Version:
- 7.1.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4796
Feeds for YouTube
- Plugin Slug:
- feeds-for-youtube
- Installations:
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 2.1.2
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4841
File Manager Pro
- Plugin:
- File Manager Pro – Filester
- Plugin Slug:
- filester
- Installations:
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.8
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4827
MapPress Maps for WordPress
- Plugin:
- MapPress Maps for WordPress
- Plugin Slug:
- mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress
- Installations:
- 50,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 2.88.5
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4840
PowerPress
- Plugin Slug:
- powerpress
- Installations:
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 11.0.11
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WP Customer Reviews
- Plugin:
- WP Customer Reviews
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-customer-reviews
- Installations:
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 3.6.7
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4648
Poptin
- Plugin Slug:
- poptin
- Installations:
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.3.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4961
Welcart e-Commerce
- Plugin:
- Welcart e-Commerce
- Plugin Slug:
- usc-e-shop
- Installations:
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability:
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 2.8.22
- Severity Score:
- High
WordPress File Upload
- Plugin:
- WordPress File Upload
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-file-upload
- Installations:
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 4.23.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Statify
- Plugin Slug:
- extended-evaluation-for-statify
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 2.6.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
MasterStudy LMS
- Plugin Slug:
- masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Privilege Escalation
- Patched in Version:
- 3.0.18
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4278
Herd Effects
- Plugin Slug:
- mwp-herd-effect
- Installations:
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 5.2.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4022
WPSchoolPress
- Plugin Slug:
- wpschoolpress
- Installations:
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- 2.2.5
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Bit Assist
- Plugin Slug:
- bit-assist
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.2
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Funnelforms Free
- Plugin:
- Interactive Contact Form and Multi Step Form Builder with Drag & Drop Editor – Funnelforms Free
- Plugin Slug:
- funnelforms-free
- Installations:
- 800+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 3.4
- Severity Score:
- High
Testimonial Slider Shortcode
- Plugin:
- Testimonial Slider Shortcode
- Plugin Slug:
- testimonial-slider-shortcode
- Installations:
- 400+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.1.9
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Essential Blocks Pro
- Plugin:
- Essential Blocks Pro
- Plugin Slug:
- essential-blocks-pro
- Vulnerability:
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 1.1.1
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4386
Checkout Field Editor
- Plugin:
- Checkout Field Editor
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-checkout-field-editor
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- 1.7.5
- Severity Score:
- Medium
WooCommerce CVR Payment Gateway
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-cvr-payment-gateway
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- 6.1.0
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4948
WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-ean-payment-gateway
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- 6.1.0
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4947
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities — Unpatched
This section contains plugin vulnerabilities with no known fix. Until a patch is available, you are advised to deactivate the plugin, at minimum, immediately. If there is a high risk of active exploits or the plugin remains unpatched for weeks, you are advised to delete the plugin. You should also delete persistently unpatched plugins the WordPress.org repository has locked and marked “Closed” so they can no longer be downloaded and installed.
Quiz And Survey Master
- Plugin Slug:
- quiz-master-next
- Installations:
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
Read More & Accordion
- Plugin:
- Read More & Accordion
- Plugin Slug:
- expand-maker
- Installations:
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability:
- PHP Object Injection
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-3392
Allow PHP in Posts and Pages
- Plugin:
- Allow PHP in Posts and Pages
- Plugin Slug:
- allow-php-in-posts-and-pages
- Vulnerability:
- Remote Code Execution (RCE)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Critical
- CVE:
- 2023-4994
Awesome Weather Widget
- Plugin:
- Awesome Weather Widget
- Plugin Slug:
- awesome-weather
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4944
BAN Users
Crayon Syntax Highlighter
- Plugin:
- Crayon Syntax Highlighter
- Plugin Slug:
- crayon-syntax-highlighter
- Vulnerability:
- Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4893
Dropbox Folder Share
- Plugin:
- Dropbox Folder Share
- Plugin Slug:
- dropbox-folder-share
- Vulnerability:
- Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-3025
Dropbox Folder Share
- Plugin:
- Dropbox Folder Share
- Plugin Slug:
- dropbox-folder-share
- Vulnerability:
- Local File Inclusion
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Critical
- CVE:
- 2023-4488
Horizontal scrolling announcement
- Plugin Slug:
- horizontal-scrolling-announcement
- Vulnerability:
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4999
Horizontal scrolling announcement
- Plugin Slug:
- horizontal-scrolling-announcement
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-5001
Google Maps Plugin by Intergeo
- Plugin Slug:
- intergeo-maps
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4887
JQuery Accordion Menu Widget
- Plugin:
- JQuery Accordion Menu Widget
- Plugin Slug:
- jquery-vertical-accordion-menu
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4890
Leyka
Login with phone number
- Plugin:
- Login with phone number
- Plugin Slug:
- login-with-phone-number
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4916
Photospace Responsive
- Plugin:
- Photospace Responsive
- Plugin Slug:
- photospace-responsive
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4271
Simplr Registration Form Plus+
- Plugin Slug:
- simplr-registration-form
- Vulnerability:
- Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2023-4213
Super Store Finder
- Plugin:
- Super Store Finder
- Plugin Slug:
- superstorefinder-wp
- Vulnerability:
- Broken Access Control
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-5054
WooCommerce Beta Tester
- Plugin:
- WooCommerce Beta Tester
- Plugin Slug:
- woocommerce-beta-tester
- Vulnerability:
- SQL Injection
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- High
WP User Control
- Plugin:
- WP User Control
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-user-control
- Vulnerability:
- Other Vulnerability Type
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4915
WS Facebook Like Box Widget
- Plugin:
- WS Facebook Like Box Widget
- Plugin Slug:
- ws-facebook-likebox
- Vulnerability:
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2023-4963
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
In this section, you’ll find the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities to be disclosed. You’ll see the same information we provided above for vulnerable plugins, and the same advice applies. If a security update exists, install it immediately. If a vulnerability remains unpatched in a theme you are actively using, you must find an alternative theme. Deactivate and delete persistently unpatched themes and those marked “Closed” in the WordPress.org theme repository. If you have a vulnerable theme installed that you are not actively using, delete it.
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