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 6.0.2 was released on August 30, 2022. This security and maintenance release features 12 bug fixes on Core, 5 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.
WordPress Core
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting; SQLi via Link API; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 6.0.2
- Severity Score
- Low
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.
BackupBuddy
We recently discovered a security vulnerability in our BackupBuddy plugin. The vulnerability could allow a breach of your WordPress site, so we are asking all customers to confirm your sites are running version 8.7.5 or higher of the BackupBuddy plugin. This vulnerability only impacts sites running BackupBuddy versions 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1. Read more here.
BackupBuddy
- Plugin
- BackupBuddy
- Vulnerability
- Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Patched in Version
- 8.7.5
- Severity Score
- High
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.
SVG Support
- Plugin
- SVG Support
- Installations
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability
- Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 2.5
- Severity Score
- Medium
NinjaForms
- Installations
- 900,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ PHP Objection Injection
- Patched in Version
- 3.6.13
- Severity Score
- Medium
Post SMTP
- Installations
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Blind SSRF
- Patched in Version
- 2.1.7
- Severity Score
- Low
Beaver Builder
- Installations
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Stored XSS via Caption On Hover; Authenticated Stored XSS via Caption
- Patched in Version
- 2.5.5.3
- Severity Score
- Medium
Download Manager
- Plugin
- Download Manager
- Installations
- 100,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal
- Patched in Version
- 3.2.55
- Severity Score
- Medium
Booking Calendar
- Plugin
- Booking Calendar
- Installations
- 60,000+
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Translation Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- 9.2.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Restricted Site Access
- Plugin
- Restricted Site Access
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Access Bypass via IP Spoofing
- Patched in Version
- 7.3.2
- Severity Score
- Medium
Image Hover Effects Ultimate
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Authenticated Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- 9.8.0
- Severity Score
- Medium
Simple File List
- Plugin
- Simple File List
- Installations
- 5,000+
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 4.4.12
- Severity Score
- Medium
Slider Hero
- Installations
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 8.4.4
- Severity Score
- Low
Generate PDF using Contact Form 7
- Installations
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.6
- Severity Score
- Low
CM Download Manager
- Plugin
- CM Download Manager
- Installations
- 500+
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 2.8.6
- Severity Score
- Medium
OAuth client Single Sign On for WordPress
- Installations
- 100+
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Settings Update to Authentication Bypass
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.4
- Severity Score
- Critical
WP Cerber Security
- Plugin
- WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
- Vulnerability
- Username Enumeration Bypass
- Patched in Version
- 9.1
- Severity Score
- Medium
Wordlift
- Plugin
- WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.37.2
- Severity Score
- Low
Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration
- Plugin
- Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Settings Update to Auth Bypass; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 3.0.2
- Severity Score
- Critical
WP Socializer
- Plugin
- WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- 7.3
- Severity Score
- Low
Scripts Organizer
- Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version
- 3.0
- Severity Score
- Critical
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.
CallRail Phone Call Tracking
- Installations
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability
- Stored XSS via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
MP3 jPlayer
- Plugin
- MP3-jPlayer
- Vulnerability
- Multiple CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
SEO Smart Links
- Plugin
- SEO Smart Links
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Low
Ketchup Restaurant Reservations
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Stored XSS; Unauthenticated Blind SQLi
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- High
Easy Org Chart
- Plugin
- Easy Org Chart
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
WP Popup Builder
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Popup Deletion
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet
- Plugin
- Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet
- Vulnerability
- Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Login Block IPs
- Plugin
- Login Block IPs
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Setting Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Severity Score
- Medium
Simple Bitcoin Faucets
- Vulnerability
- Unauthorised AJAX Call to Stored XSS
- 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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