Watch Out Wednesday – February 16, 2022

Understanding Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins

Every week, we highlight known vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins. This information helps you stay informed about potential risks and take appropriate action to protect your website. By addressing these vulnerabilities, you ensure the safety and integrity of your WordPress site and its data.

Plugin: WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 8.9.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 8.9.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Advanced Product Labels for WooCommerce

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.2.3.7
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.2.3.7, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WordPress File Upload

Vulnerability: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Malicious SVG
Patched Version: 4.16.3
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.16.3, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Comments – wpDiscuz

Vulnerability: wpDiscuz <= 7.3.11 Sensitive Information Disclosure
Patched Version: 7.3.12
Recommended Action: Update to version 7.3.12, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form

Vulnerability: Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Disclosure
Patched Version: 2.6.71
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.6.71, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Relevanssi – A Better Search (Pro)

Vulnerability: Missing Authorization
Patched Version: 2.16.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.16.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WordPress File Upload

Vulnerability: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Patched Version: 4.16.3
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.16.3, or a newer patched version

Plugin: LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via redirect-page Parameter
Patched Version: 1.5.12
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.5.12, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Social Media Feather | social media sharing

Vulnerability: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 2.0.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.0.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce

Vulnerability: Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 3.1.23
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.1.23, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Spiffy Calendar

Vulnerability: Edit/Delete event via IDOR
Patched Version: 4.9.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.9.1, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Email Subscribers by Icegram Express – Affordable, Powerful Email Marketing for WordPress & WooCommerce

Vulnerability: Authenticated (or Cross-Site Request Forgery) Blind SQL Injection
Patched Version: 5.3.2
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.3.2, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Video Conferencing with Zoom

Vulnerability: E-mail Address Disclosure
Patched Version: 3.8.17
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.8.17, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Spiffy Calendar

Vulnerability: Event deletion via Cross-Site Request Forgery
Patched Version: 4.9.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.9.1, or a newer patched version

Plugin: YOP Poll

Vulnerability: Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 6.3.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 6.3.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection
Patched Version: 13.1.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 13.1.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

Vulnerability: SQL Injection
Patched Version: 5.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection via bwg_tag_id_bwg_thumbnails_0 Parameter
Patched Version: 1.6.0
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.6.0, or a newer patched version

Plugin: E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress

Vulnerability: Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.16.45
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.16.45, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 3.0.15
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.0.15, or a newer patched version

Plugin: ووکامرس فارسی

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 5.9.8
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.9.8, or a newer patched version

Plugin: UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP

Vulnerability: Subscriber+ User Avatar Override
Patched Version: 1.2.3.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.2.3.1, or a newer patched version

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