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: Amministrazione Aperta
Vulnerability: Admin+ Local File Inclusion
Patched Version: 3.8
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.8, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy
Vulnerability: Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 2.11.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.11.6, or a newer patched version
Plugin: myCred – Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program.
Vulnerability: Missing Authorization
Patched Version: 2.4.4
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.4.4, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Admin Word Count Column
Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Read
Patched Version: No patched version available
Recommended Action: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability’s details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization’s risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Plugin: Simple Event Planner
Vulnerability: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.5.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.5.5, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store
Vulnerability: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Patched Version: 5.2.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.2.5, or a newer patched version
Plugin: FloLaunch
Vulnerability: Missing Authorization
Patched Version: 2.4.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.4.1, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Donations
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched Version: No patched version available
Recommended Action: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability’s details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization’s risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Plugin: Tatsu
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Patched Version: 3.3.13
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.3.13, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN
Vulnerability: Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 3.3.2
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.3.2, or a newer patched version
Plugin: myCred – Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program.
Vulnerability: Missing Authorization
Patched Version: 2.4.4
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.4.4, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Simple Event Planner
Vulnerability: Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.5.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.5.5, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Caldera Forms – More Than Contact Forms
Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cf-api
Patched Version: 1.9.7
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.9.7, or a newer patched version
Plugin: Safe SVG
Vulnerability: Content-Type Bypass
Patched Version: 1.9.10
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.9.10, or a newer patched version
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