WordPress Vulnerability Report – November 30, 2022
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.
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 News
WordPress 6.1.1 was released on November 15, 2022, as a short-cycle maintenance release with 29 bug fixes in Core and 21 bug fixes for the block editor. Because this is a core update, be sure to update to WordPress 6.1.1 as soon as possible! As always, with a major release like this, it makes sense to ensure your site is backed up with BackupBuddy before updating.
WordPress Core Dropping Support for WordPress Versions 3.7. – 4.0
In more WordPress core security news, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress core versions 3.7 – 4.0. Please make sure all your WordPress sites are running the latest version.
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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.
All-In-One Security
- Plugin Slug:
- all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall
- Installations:
- 1,000,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Bulk Actions via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- 5.1.1
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-44737
Photo Gallery
- Plugin Slug:
- photo-gallery
- Installations:
- 300,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Stored XSS via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- 1.8.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-4058
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
- Plugin:
- SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
- Plugin Slug:
- squirrly-seo
- Installations:
- 200,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version:
- 12.1.11
- Severity Score:
- Critical
- CVE:
- 2022-38140
Manage Notification E-mails
- Plugin:
- Manage Notification E-mails
- Plugin Slug:
- manage-notification-emails
- Installations:
- 80,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Settings Reset via CSRF
- Patched in Version:
- 1.8.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-34654
Easy Video Player
- Plugin:
- Easy Video Player
- Plugin Slug:
- easy-video-player
- Installations:
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.2.2.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3937
Quiz and Survey Master
- Plugin Slug:
- quiz-master-next
- Installations:
- 40,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated iFrame Injection; Improper Input Validation
- Patched in Version:
- 8.0.5
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-4032
Appointment Hour Booking
- Plugin Slug:
- appointment-hour-booking
- Installations:
- 30,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated iFrame Injection; CSV Injection; CAPTCHA Bypass
- Patched in Version:
- 1.3.73
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-4035
wpForo Forum
- Plugin:
- wpForo Forum
- Plugin Slug:
- wpforo
- Installations:
- 20,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Forum Post Set as Private/Public via IDOR
- Patched in Version:
- 2.0.6
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-40206
Directorist
- Plugin Slug:
- directorist
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Sensitive Information Disclosure
- Patched in Version:
- 7.4.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3961
Videojs HTML5 Player
- Plugin:
- Videojs HTML5 Player
- Plugin Slug:
- videojs-html5-player
- Installations:
- 10,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.1.9
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3985
External Media
- Plugin:
- External Media
- Plugin Slug:
- external-media
- Installations:
- 7,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.36
- Severity Score:
- Low
- CVE:
- 2022-3832
WP Stripe Checkout
- Plugin:
- WP Stripe Checkout
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-stripe-checkout
- Installations:
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.2.2.21
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3986
Pie Register
- Plugin Slug:
- pie-register
- Installations:
- 4,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Deletion
- Patched in Version:
- 3.8.1.3
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-4024
Flowplayer Video Player
- Plugin:
- Flowplayer Video Player
- Plugin Slug:
- flowplayer6-video-player
- Installations:
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.5
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3984
JoomSport
- Plugin Slug:
- joomsport-sports-league-results-management
- Installations:
- 2,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated SQLi
- Patched in Version:
- 5.2.8
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-4050
Checkout for PayPal
- Plugin:
- Checkout for PayPal
- Plugin Slug:
- checkout-for-paypal
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.14
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3983
JobBoardWP
- Plugin Slug:
- jobboardwp
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- Patched in Version:
- 1.2.2
- Severity Score:
- Critical
- CVE:
- 2022-4061
InPost Gallery
- Plugin:
- InPost Gallery
- Plugin Slug:
- inpost-gallery
- Installations:
- 1,000+
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated LFI to RCE
- Patched in Version:
- 2.1.4.1
- Severity Score:
- Critical
- CVE:
- 2022-4063
Syncee – Global Dropshipping
- Plugin:
- Syncee – Global Dropshipping
- Plugin Slug:
- syncee-global-dropshipping
- Installations:
- 700+
- Vulnerability:
- Authentication Token Disclosure
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.10
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-3694
Simple:Press
- Plugin Slug:
- simplepress
- Installations:
- 600+
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Update; FILE DELETION; Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Forum Replies; Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Profile Signatures
- Patched in Version:
- 6.8.1
- Severity Score:
- Low
- CVE:
- 2022-4031
Responsive Lightbox2
- Plugin:
- Responsive Lightbox2
- Plugin Slug:
- responsive-lightbox2
- Installations:
- 300+
- Vulnerability:
- Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.4
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-3987
FlyingPress
- Plugin Slug:
- flying-press
- Vulnerability:
- Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 3.9.7
- Severity Score:
- High
SMSA Shipping for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug:
- smsa-shipping-for-woocommerce
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Download
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.5
- Severity Score:
- High
- CVE:
- 2022-4107
WP CSV Exporter
- Plugin:
- WP CSV Exporter
- Plugin Slug:
- wp-csv-exporter
- Vulnerability:
- CSV Injection
- Patched in Version:
- 1.3.7
- Severity Score:
- Low
- CVE:
- 2022-3605
Wholesale Market for WooCommerce
- Plugin Slug:
- wholesale-market-for-woocommerce
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Arbitrary File Download; Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
- Patched in Version:
- 1.0.8
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-4108
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.
Popup Manager
- Plugin:
- Popup Manager
- Plugin Slug:
- popup-manager
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Popup Deletion; Unauthenticated Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-4124
Menu Item Visibility Control
- Plugin:
- Menu Item Visibility Control
- Plugin Slug:
- menu-items-visibility-control
- Vulnerability:
- Admin+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
- Patched in Version:
- No Fix
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2021-24942
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.
Theme and plugin translation for Polylang
- Theme Slug:
- theme-translation-for-polylang
- Vulnerability:
- Unauthenticated Translation Settings Update
- Patched in Version:
- 3.2.17
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-4169
BeTheme
- Theme:
- Betheme
- Theme Slug:
- betheme
- Vulnerability:
- Subscriber+ Stored XSS
- Patched in Version:
- 26.6.3
- Severity Score:
- Medium
- CVE:
- 2022-45363
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