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
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- 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.
Google Tag Manager for WordPress
- Plugin
- GTM4WP
Newsletter
Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page
- Vulnerability
- Multiple Authenticated Stored XSS
Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV
JupiterX Core
- Plugin
- Jupiter X Core
- Vulnerability
- Information Disclosure, Modification, and Denial of Service; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation and Settings Update; Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation and Post Deletion
MailerLite
Simple Membership
- Plugin
- Simple Membership
Appointment Hour Booking
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter
Like Button Rating
- Plugin
- Like Button Rating ? LikeBtn
KiviCare
Zephyr Project Manager
- Plugin
- Zephyr Project Manager
Popup Box
Keep Backup Daily
- Plugin
- Keep Backup Daily
Filr – Secure Document Library
Google Places Review
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Slideshow CK
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The School Management
- Vulnerability
- Unauthenticated RCE via REST api
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.
iQ Block Country
- Plugin
- iQ Block Country
- Vulnerability
- Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Code Snippets Extended
- Plugin
- Code Snippets Extended
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF; Arbitrary Snippet Deletion/Disabling via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Webriti SMTP Mail
- Plugin
- Webriti SMTP Mail
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Change Uploaded File Permissions
- Vulnerability
- File Permission Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
New User Email Set Up
- Plugin
- New User Email Set Up
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
RB Internal Links
- Plugin
- RB Internal Links
- Vulnerability
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
postTabs
- Plugin
- postTabs
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Private Files
- Plugin
- Private Files
- Vulnerability
- Protection Disabling via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP Athletics
- Plugin
- WP Athletics
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP-CRM
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Advanced Admin Search
- Plugin
- Advanced Admin Search
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP-chgFontSize
- Plugin
- WP-chgFontSize
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Latest Tweets Widget
- Plugin
- Latest Tweets Widget
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP Admin Style
- Plugin
- WP Admin Style
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Opal Hotel Room Booking
- Plugin
- Opal Hotel Room Booking
- Vulnerability
- Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Genki Pre-Publish Reminder
- Plugin
- Genki Pre-Publish Reminder
- Vulnerability
- Stored XSS & RCE via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Enqueue Anything
- Plugin
- Enqueue Anything
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Carousel CK
- Plugin
- Carousel CK
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Auto Delete Posts
- Plugin
- Auto Delete Posts
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
LaTeX for WordPress
- Plugin
- LaTeX for WordPress
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
One Click Plugin Updater
- Plugin
- One Click Plugin Updater
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Member Hero
- Plugin
- Member Hero
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Log WP_Mail
- Plugin
- Log WP_Mail
- Vulnerability
- Email Logs Publicly Accessible
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Sideblog
- Plugin
- Sideblog WordPress Plugin
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Bestbooks
- Plugin
- Bestbooks
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Static Page eXtended
- Plugin
- Static Page eXtended
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Sticky Popup
- Plugin
- Sticky Popup
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Email Users
- Plugin
- Email Users
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
WP SVG Icons
- Plugin
- WP SVG Icons
- Vulnerability
- Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE)
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Peter’s Collaboration E-mails
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Useful Banner Manager
- Plugin
- Useful Banner Manager
- Vulnerability
- Modify banners via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
OnePress Social Locker
- Plugin
- OnePress Social Locker
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Core Control
- Plugin
- Core Control
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
HC Custom WP-Admin URL
- Plugin
- HC Custom WP-Admin URL
- Vulnerability
- Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
- Patched in Version
- No Fix
Hot Linked Image Cacher
- Plugin
- Hot Linked Image Cacher
- Vulnerability
- Image upload/cache abuse 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.
Jupiter & JupiterX
- Vulnerability
- Subscriber+ Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deletion; Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation and Post Deletion; Subscriber+ Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion; Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation and Settings Update
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