WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: June 2020, Part 1

New WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during the first half of June, so we want to keep you aware. In this post, we cover recent WordPress plugin, theme and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you are running one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website.

The WordPress Vulnerability Roundup is divided into three different categories:

1. WordPress core
2. WordPress plugins
3. WordPress themes

Each vulnerability will have a threat rating of Low, Medium, High, or Critical.

WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

1. Update to WordPress 5.4.2 – Critical

WordPress versions 5.4.2 is now available. This is an important security and maintenance release. Earlier versions are affected by multiple security bugs, which are fixed in version 5.4.2. If you haven’t yet updated to 5.4, there are also updated versions of 5.3 and earlier that fix the security issues.

You can download WordPress 5.4.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WP Admin Dashboard > Updates and click Update Now. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, they should have already updated.

WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Several new WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been discovered this month so far. Make sure to follow the suggested action below to update the plugin or completely uninstall it.

1. Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 – Critical

2. Page Builder: PageLayer – Drag and Drop website builder – High

3. MapPress Maps – Critical

4. Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid – Critical

5. bbPress – Critical

6. Multi Scheduler – High

7. JobSearch – High

8. AdRotate – Medium

9. Elementor Page Builder – High

10. SportsPress – High

WordPress Themes

1. Careerfy – High

2. Newspaper – High

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Did you know that 60% of website breaches involve vulnerabilities for which a patch was available but not applied? This means having software with known vulnerabilities installed on your site gives hackers the blueprints they need to take over your site.

Every day, it gets harder and harder to keep track of every disclosed WordPress vulnerability. You have to compare that list to the versions of plugins and themes you have installed on your site… and make sure you’re constantly updating.

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