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
- Plugin
- WP Statistics
Photo Gallery
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
FiboSearch
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Database Backup for WordPress
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Schedule Settings Update via CSRF
Throws SPAM Away
- Plugin
- Throws SPAM Away
- Vulnerability
- Comment Deletion via CSRF
WP Simple Adsense Insertion
- Plugin
- WP Simple Adsense Insertion
- Vulnerability
- Inject ads and javascript via CSRF
Video Slider – Slider Carousel
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
FormCraft Basic
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
User Meta
WPify Woo Czech
- Plugin
- WPify Woo Czech
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
WordPress Forms by Pie Forms
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Files Download Delay
- Plugin
- Files Download Delay
WooCommerce Green Wallet Gateway
- Vulnerability
- Reflected Cross Site Scripting in checkout page
WPQA
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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
Quotes llama
- Plugin
- Quotes llama
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Easy FAQ with Expanding Text
- Plugin
- Easy FAQ with Expanding Text
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
LiveSync for WordPress
- Plugin
- LiveSync for WordPress
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP Born Babies
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Five Minute Webshop
- Plugin
- Five Minute Webshop
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ SQLi via orderby
- 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.
Discy
- Vulnerability
- Restore Default Settings via CSRF; Settings Update via CSRF
Ask Me
- Vulnerability
- Multiple CSRF in AJAX Actions; Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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