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 “Arturo” was released on May 24, 2022. This major version release of WordPress was “built to help you unlock your creative aspirations and make your site-building experience more intuitive,” including almost 1,000 enhancements and bug fixes. See what’s new in WordPress 6.0.
- No new WordPress core vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.
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.
Header Footer Code Manager
- Plugin
- Header Footer Code Manager
Unyson
- Plugin
- Unyson
WordPress Popular Posts
- Plugin
- WordPress Popular Posts
Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Toggle Content Setting Update
WP All Import
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Ivory Search
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster
Booster for WooCommerce
- Plugin
- Booster for WooCommerce
WP Video Lightbox
- Plugin
- WP Video Lightbox
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Popup Anything
Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress
Shareaholic
Advanced WordPress Reset
- Plugin
- Advanced WordPress Reset
Name Directory
- Plugin
- Name Directory
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting; Arbitrary Directory/Name Deletion via CSRF; Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Exports and Reports
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.
SP Project & Document Manager
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Login with phone number
- Plugin
- Login with phone number
- Vulnerability
- multiple Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Request a Quote
- Plugin
- Request a Quote
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting; CSV Injection
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Image Slider
- Plugin
- Image Slider
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Post Duplication via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
FreeMind WP Browser
- Plugin
- FreeMind WP Browser
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Gallery for Social Photo
- Plugin
- Gallery for Social Photo
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Post Duplication via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Allow SVG Files
- Plugin
- Allow svg files
- Vulnerability
- Author+ Stored Cross Site Scripting via SVG
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WordPress Popup
- Plugin
- Popups – WordPress Popup
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Invitation Based Registrations
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
AnyMind Widget
- Plugin
- AnyMind Widget
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
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.
- Good news! No new WordPress theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.
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