Watch Out Wednesday – November 10, 2021

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: Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched Version: 2.8.2
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.8.2, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Email Tracker – Email Tracking Plugin to track Emails for Open and Email Links Click (Compatible with WooCommerce)

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 5.2.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.2.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Testimonial – WordPress Testimonial Showcase Plugin Grid Plus Testimonial Slider

Vulnerability: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.6.2
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.6.2, or a newer patched version

Plugin: LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

Vulnerability: Authenticated SQL Injection
Patched Version: 4.1.4
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.1.4, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Tawk.To Live Chat

Vulnerability: Missing Authorization to Visitor Monitoring & Chat Removal
Patched Version: 0.6.0
Recommended Action: Update to version 0.6.0, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Visual Form Builder

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure
Patched Version: 3.0.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.0.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WP Google Fonts

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 3.1.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.1.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Email Log

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 2.4.8
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.4.8, or a newer patched version

Plugin: LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via rul_login_url, rul_logout_url Parameter
Patched Version: 3.0.0.5
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.0.0.5, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WP Data Access – App, Table, Form and Chart Builder plugin

Vulnerability: Admin+ SQL Injection
Patched Version: 5.0.0
Recommended Action: Update to version 5.0.0, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Get Custom Field Values

Vulnerability: Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 4.0.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.0.1, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Get Custom Field Values

Vulnerability: Arbitrary Post Metadata Access
Patched Version: 4.0
Recommended Action: Update to version 4.0, or a newer patched version

Plugin: FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 1.3.7.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 1.3.7.1, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Patched Version: 2.7.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 2.7.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin – Bookly

Vulnerability: Staff Member Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Patched Version: 20.3.1
Recommended Action: Update to version 20.3.1, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Visual Form Builder

Vulnerability: CSV Injection
Patched Version: 3.0.6
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.0.6, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce – WpEvently – WordPress Plugin

Vulnerability: Arbitrary Settings Change
Patched Version: 3.5.3
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.5.3, or a newer patched version

Plugin: Backup and Restore plugin – WordPress

Vulnerability: Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Deletion
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: Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce – WpEvently – WordPress Plugin

Vulnerability: Missing Authorization
Patched Version: 3.5.3
Recommended Action: Update to version 3.5.3, or a newer patched version

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