Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 1, 2023 to May 7, 2023)

Last week, there were 58 vulnerabilities disclosed in 43 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 27 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.

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New Firewall Rules Deployed Last Week

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team reviews each vulnerability to determine impact and severity, along with assessing the likelihood of exploitation, to verify that the Wordfence Firewall provides sufficient protection.

The team rolled out enhanced protection via firewall rules for the following vulnerabilities in real-time to our Premium, Care, and Response customers last week:

• Easy Digital Downloads 3.1 – 3.1.1.4.1 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset to Privilege Escalation

Wordfence Premium, Care, and Response customers received this protection immediately, while users still running the free version of Wordfence will receive this enhanced protection after a 30 day delay.

Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Vulnerability Details

Easy Digital Downloads 3.1 – 3.1.1.4.1 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset to Privilege Escalation

Otter – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.2.5 – Authenticated (Author+) PHAR Deserialization

CM Pop-Up banners <= 1.5.10 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via getStatistics

AnyWhere Elementor <= 1.2.7 – Sensitive Information Exposure

JupiterX Theme <= 3.0.0 – Authenticated Local File Inclusion via print_pane

TK Google Fonts GDPR Compliant <= 2.2.7 – Authorization Bypass

Newsletter Popup <= 1.2 – Unauthenticted Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘nl_data’

Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations <= 2.2.5 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

Contact Form 7 extension for Google Map fields <= 1.8.3 – Stored Cross-Site Scripting

HollerBox <= 2.1.3 – Authenticated (edit_popups+) SQL Injection

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.3.0 – Missing Authorization

WP Directory Kit <= 1.2.2 – Missing Authorization to Plugin Installation, Settings Change/Delete, Demo Import, Directory Kit Deletion via wdk_public_action

WP Fastest Cache <= 1.1.4 – Authenticated(Administrator+) Blind Server Side Request Forgery via check_url

WOLF <= 1.0.6 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpbe_update_page_field

OSM – OpenStreetMap <= 6.1 – Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode

Library Viewer <= 2.0.6 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Manager for Icomoon <= 2.0 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

TP Education <= 4.4 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes

TheGem < 5.8.1.1 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

TheGem < 5.8.1.1 – Missing Authorization

TheGem < 5.8.1.1 – Improper Authentication

Easy Appointments <= 3.11.9 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via multiple AJAX actions

Editorialmag <= 1.1.9 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated Plugin Activation

WPO365 | Mail Integration for Office 365 / Outlook <= 1.9.0 – reflected Cross-Site Scripting via error_description

WPPizza <= 3.17.1 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Loginizer <= 1.7.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘limit_session[count]’

Custom 404 Pro <= 3.7.2 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘s’

WP Docs <= 1.9.9 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

FV Flowplayer Video Player <= 7.5.32.7212 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via id

Albo Pretorio Online <= 4.6.3 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Advanced Custom Fields PRO <= 6.1.5 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘post_status’

PPOM for WooCommerce <= 32.0.6 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Photo Gallery by Ays <= 5.1.3 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ays_gpg_settings_tab

Albo Pretorio Online <= 4.6.3 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Advanced Custom Fields <= 6.1.5 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘post_status’

WP EasyPay <= 4.0.4 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

TheGem < 5.8.1.1 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Participants Database <= 2.4.9 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via _process_general

Library Viewer <= 2.0.6 – Open Redirect via ‘redirect_to’

Community by PeepSo <= 6.0.9.0 – Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure

WP Job Portal <= 1.1.9 – Missing Authorization to Settings Modification

Multi Rating <= 5.0.6 – Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Ratings Value Change

WP-FormAssembly <= 2.0.8 – Limited Server Side Request Forgery via ‘formassembly’ shortcode

Spiffy Calendar <= 4.9.3 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via page parameter

Add to Feedly <= 1.2.11 – Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

Advanced Woo Search <= 2.77 – Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

UserAgent-Spy <= 1.3.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

Multi Rating <= 5.0.6 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

Login rebuilder <= 2.8.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

PPOM for WooCommerce <= 32.0.5 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

Participants Database <= 2.4.9 – Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

Hostel <= 1.1.5.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Manage Bookings

Newsletter Popup <= 1.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Record Deletion

DX Delete Attached Media <= 2.0.2 – Missing Authorization to Settings Update

Multi Rating <= 5.0.6 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Ratings Value Change

WP Job Portal <= 1.1.9 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Modification

WOLF <= 1.0.6 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via wpbe_update_page_field

Image Optimizer by 10web <= 1.0.26 – Authenticated(Administator+) Directory Traversal

As a reminder, Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence.

This database is continuously updated, maintained, and populated by Wordfence’s highly credentialed and experienced vulnerability researchers through in-house vulnerability research, vulnerability researchers submitting directly to us using our CVE Request form, and by monitoring varying sources to capture all publicly available WordPress vulnerability information and adding additional context where we can.

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