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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 5.9.3 was released on April 5, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 19 bug fixes. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 5.9.3 as soon as possible.

  • 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.

WP Statistics

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Plugin
WP Statistics
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 13.2.2.

FiboSearch

Product image for FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce.

Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.18.0.

Database Backup for WordPress

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Vulnerability
Arbitrary Schedule Settings Update via CSRF
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.5.2.

Throws SPAM Away

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Vulnerability
Comment Deletion via CSRF
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.3.1.

WP Simple Adsense Insertion

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Vulnerability
Inject ads and javascript via CSRF
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 2.1.

Video Slider – Slider Carousel

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Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.4.8.

WPify Woo Czech

Vulnerability
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 3.5.7.

Files Download Delay

The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.7.

WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway

Product image for WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway.

Vulnerability
Reflected Cross Site Scripting in checkout page
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 1.0.2.

WPQA

Vulnerability
Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.5.

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.

Donations

Plugin
Donations
Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Quotes llama

Plugin
Quotes llama
Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Easy FAQ with Expanding Text

Vulnerability
Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

LiveSync for WordPress

Vulnerability
Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

WP Born Babies

Vulnerability
Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

Five Minute Webshop

Vulnerability
Admin+ SQLi via orderby
Patched in Version
No Fix
The vulnerability has not been patched and the plugin is closed. You should uninstall and delete the plugin.

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.

Discy

Vulnerability
Restore Default Settings via CSRF; Settings Update via CSRF
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 5.2.

Ask Me

Vulnerability
Multiple CSRF in AJAX Actions; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The vulnerability has been patched, so you should update to version 6.8.2.

Never worry about running a vulnerable plugin or theme again.

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