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Simple:Press

9 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.

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  • Mar 31, 2025Simple:Press: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2025-31386 · affects up to 6.11.5 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in simplepress Simple:Press simplepress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple:Press: from n/a through <= 6.11.5.

  • Mar 1, 2025Simple:Press Forum: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2024-13518 · affects up to 6.10.12 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

  • Feb 26, 2025Simple:Press Forum: Does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the pageCVE-2024-10483 · fixed in 6.10.11 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.1

    The Simple:Press Forum WordPress plugin before 6.10.11 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

  • Jan 30, 2025Simple:Press Forum: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-12409 · affects up to 6.10.11 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

  • Nov 29, 2022Simple:Press: Arbitrary file modificationsCVE-2022-4031 · affects up to 6.8 · reported by WordfenceLow 3.8

    The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file modifications in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which does not properly restrict files to be edited in the context of the plugin. This makes it possible with attackers, with high-level permissions such as an administrator, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that can be modified outside of the intended scope of the plugin.

  • Nov 29, 2022Simple:Press: Path TraversalCVE-2022-4030 · affects up to 6.8 · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1

    The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.8 via the 'file' parameter which can be manipulated during user avatar deletion. This makes it possible with attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to supply paths to arbitrary files on the server that will subsequently be deleted. This can be used to delete the wp-config.php file that can allow an attacker to configure the site and achieve remote code execution.

  • Nov 29, 2022Simple:Press: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-4029 · affects up to 6.8 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.7

    The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sforum_[md5 hash of the WordPress URL]' cookie value in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This would be highly complex to exploit as it would require the attacker to set the cookie a cookie for the targeted user.

  • Nov 29, 2022Simple:Press: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-4028 · affects up to 6.8 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipulated during the profile-save action when modifying a profile signature in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping that makes injecting object and embed tags possible. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when modifying a profile signature that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

  • Nov 29, 2022Simple:Press: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-4027 · affects up to 6.8 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipulated during a forum response in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping that makes injecting object and embed tags possible. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when responding to forum threads that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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