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Vulnerability database

Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.

1,768exploited flaws on CISA’s list

34added in the last 30 days

342new WordPress flaws this week

393,460entries in the database

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Sep 25, 2023Locatoraid Store Locator: Does not sanitise and escape the lpr-search parameter before outputting it back in the pageCVE-2023-4476 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Locatoraid Store Locator WordPress plugin before 3.9.24 does not sanitise and escape the lpr-search parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Product
Locatoraid Store Locator
Fixed in
3.9.24
What to do
Update Locatoraid Store Locator to 3.9.24 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Sep 23, 2023Contact Form by FormGet: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5125 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Contact Form by FormGet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'formget' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Contact Form by FormGet
Affected
up to 5.5.5
What to do
Affects up to 5.5.5. Update Contact Form by FormGet to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 22, 2023WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik): Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4774 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wp-piwik' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.0.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik)
Affected
up to 1.0.28
What to do
Affects up to 1.0.28. Update WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 22, 2023Media Library Assistant: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4716 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mla_gallery' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Media Library Assistant
Affected
up to 3.10
What to do
Affects up to 3.10. Update Media Library Assistant to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 19, 2023Widget Responsive for Youtube: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5063 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Widget Responsive for Youtube plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'youtube' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Widget Responsive for Youtube
Affected
up to 1.6.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.6.1. Update Widget Responsive for Youtube to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 19, 2023WordPress Charts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5062 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The WordPress Charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wp_charts' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 0.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
WordPress Charts
Affected
up to 0.7.0
What to do
Affects up to 0.7.0. Update WordPress Charts to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 19, 2023Serial Codes Generator and Validator with WooCommerce Support: Does not sanitise and escape some of its settingsCVE-2023-4376 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Serial Codes Generator and Validator with WooCommerce Support WordPress plugin before 2.4.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Product
Serial Codes Generator and Validator with WooCommerce Support
Fixed in
2.4.15
What to do
Update Serial Codes Generator and Validator with WooCommerce Support to 2.4.15 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Sep 19, 2023Super Store Finder: Unauthenticated arbitrary email creation and relayCVE-2023-5054 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.8
The Super Store Finder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary email creation and relay in versions up to, and including, 6.9.3. This is due to insufficient restrictions on the sendMail.php file that allows direct access. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails utilizing the vulnerable site's server, with arbitrary content. Please note that this vulnerability has already been publicly disclosed with an exploit which is why we are publishing the details without a patch available, we are attempting to initiate contact with the developer.
Product
Super Store Finder
Affected
up to 6.9.3
What to do
Affects up to 6.9.3. Update Super Store Finder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record superstorefinder.net superstorefinder.net
Sep 16, 2023Horizontal scrolling announcement: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5001 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'horizontal-scrolling' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Horizontal scrolling announcement
Affected
up to 9.2
What to do
Affects up to 9.2. Update Horizontal scrolling announcement to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 14, 2023WS Facebook Like Box Widget: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4963 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The WS Facebook Like Box Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ws-facebook-likebox' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
WS Facebook Like Box Widget
Affected
up to 5.0
What to do
Affects up to 5.0. Update WS Facebook Like Box Widget to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 13, 2023Booster for WooCommerce: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4945 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 7.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Booster for WooCommerce
Affected
up to 7.1.0
What to do
Affects up to 7.1.0. Update Booster for WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 13, 2023Awesome Weather Widget: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4944 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Awesome Weather Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'awesome-weather' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Awesome Weather Widget
Affected
up to 3.0.2
What to do
Affects up to 3.0.2. Update Awesome Weather Widget to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 13, 2023Feeds for YouTube: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4841 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Feeds for YouTube plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'youtube-feed' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Feeds for YouTube
Affected
up to 2.1
What to do
Affects up to 2.1. Update Feeds for YouTube to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 11, 2023JQuery Accordion Menu Widget: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4890 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The JQuery Accordion Menu Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dcwp-jquery-accordion' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
JQuery Accordion Menu Widget
Affected
up to 3.1.2
What to do
Affects up to 3.1.2. Update JQuery Accordion Menu Widget to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 11, 2023Google Maps Plugin by Intergeo: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4887 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Google Maps Plugin by Intergeo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'intergeo' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Google Maps Plugin by Intergeo
Affected
up to 2.3.2
What to do
Affects up to 2.3.2. Update Google Maps Plugin by Intergeo to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 11, 2023MapPress Maps for: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4840 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'mappress' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.88.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
MapPress Maps for
Affected
up to 2.88.4
What to do
Affects up to 2.88.4. Update MapPress Maps for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 8, 2023Simple Download Counter: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4838 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes like 'before' and 'after'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Simple Download Counter
Affected
up to 1.6
What to do
Affects up to 1.6. Update Simple Download Counter to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 6, 2023Newsletter: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4772 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Newsletter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'newsletter_form' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.8.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Newsletter
Affected
up to 7.8.9
What to do
Affects up to 7.8.9. Update Newsletter to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 6, 2023User Submitted Posts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4779 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [usp_gallery] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 20230811 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes like 'before'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
User Submitted Posts
Affected
up to 20230811
What to do
Affects up to 20230811. Update User Submitted Posts to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 6, 2023WordPress Social Login: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4773 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The WordPress Social Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wordpress_social_login_meta' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
WordPress Social Login
Affected
up to 3.0.4
What to do
Affects up to 3.0.4. Update WordPress Social Login to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 4, 2023WordPress File Sharing: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4636 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
The WordPress File Sharing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Product
WordPress File Sharing
Affected
up to 2.0.3
What to do
Affects up to 2.0.3. Update WordPress File Sharing to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record github.com plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 4, 2023Store Locator: Does not sanitise and escape an invalid nonce before outputting it back in an AJAX responseCVE-2023-4151 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Store Locator WordPress plugin before 1.4.13 does not sanitise and escape an invalid nonce before outputting it back in an AJAX response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Product
Store Locator
Fixed in
1.4.13
What to do
Update Store Locator to 1.4.13 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Sep 2, 2023Font Awesome 4 Menus: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4718 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Font Awesome 4 Menus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'fa' and 'fa-stack' shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 4.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Font Awesome 4 Menus
Affected
up to 4.7.0
What to do
Affects up to 4.7.0. Update Font Awesome 4 Menus to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Sep 1, 2023Liam Gladdy: Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)CVE-2023-25042 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Liam Gladdy (Storm Consultancy) oAuth Twitter Feed for Developers plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
Product
Liam Gladdy
Affected
up to 2.3.0
What to do
Affects up to 2.3.0. Update Liam Gladdy to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Aug 31, 2023Order Tracking Pro: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4500 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.7
The Order Tracking Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the order status parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (admin or higher) 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 only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Product
Order Tracking Pro
Affected
up to 3.3.6
What to do
Affects up to 3.3.6. Update Order Tracking Pro to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Aug 31, 2023WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4160 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
The WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 1.2.90 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Product
WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder
Affected
up to 1.2.90
What to do
Affects up to 1.2.90. Update WooCommerce PDF Invoice Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 31, 2023CHP Ads Block Detector: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2354 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.9
The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings reachable though an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
CHP Ads Block Detector
Affected
up to 3.9.4
What to do
Affects up to 3.9.4. Update CHP Ads Block Detector to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 31, 2023CHP Ads Block Detector: Unauthorized plugin settings update and resetCVE-2023-2353 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update and reset due to a missing capability check on the chp_abd_action function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change or reset plugin settings. CVE-2023-36509 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Product
CHP Ads Block Detector
Affected
up to 3.9.4
What to do
Affects up to 3.9.4. Update CHP Ads Block Detector to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 31, 2023CHP Ads Block Detector: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2023-2352 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the chp_abd_action function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update or reset plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Product
CHP Ads Block Detector
Affected
up to 3.9.4
What to do
Affects up to 3.9.4. Update CHP Ads Block Detector to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 31, 2023WP Directory Kit: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2023-2279 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'admin_page_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, modify or delete Directory Kit related posts and terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Partial patches were made avilable in versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 but the issue was not fully patched until 1.2.2
Product
WP Directory Kit
Affected
up to 1.2.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.2.1. Update WP Directory Kit to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 31, 2023Quick Post Duplicator: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-2229 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Quick Post Duplicator for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘post_id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Product
Quick Post Duplicator
Affected
up to 2.0
What to do
Affects up to 2.0. Update Quick Post Duplicator to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Aug 31, 2023BadgeOS: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2171 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4
The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
BadgeOS
Affected
up to 3.7.1.6
What to do
Affects up to 3.7.1.6. Update BadgeOS to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Aug 31, 2023Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder: Information DisclosureCVE-2023-0689 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure via the 'mf_first_name' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level capabilities or above to obtain sensitive information about arbitrary form submissions, including the submitter's first name.
Product
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder
Affected
up to 3.3.1
What to do
Affects up to 3.3.1. Update Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 30, 2023XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce: Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)CVE-2023-28415 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax) plugin <= 2.2 versions.
Product
XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce
Affected
up to 2.2
What to do
Affects up to 2.2. Update XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Aug 30, 2023POEditor: Does not have CSRF checks in various placesCVE-2023-4209 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.3
The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.
Product
POEditor
Fixed in
0.9.8
What to do
Update POEditor to 0.9.8 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 30, 2023All Users Messenger: Does not prevent non-administrator users from deleting messages from the all-users messengerCVE-2023-4023 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.3
The All Users Messenger WordPress plugin through 1.24 does not prevent non-administrator users from deleting messages from the all-users messenger.
Product
All Users Messenger
Affected
up to 1.24
What to do
Affects up to 1.24. Update All Users Messenger to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 30, 2023Front Editor: Does not sanitize and escape some of its form settingsCVE-2023-1982 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Front Editor WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not sanitize and escape some of its form settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Product
Front Editor
Affected
up to 4.0.4
What to do
Affects up to 4.0.4. Update Front Editor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 30, 2023User Access Manager: Prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDRCVE-2022-1601 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3
The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.18 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible for attackers to access restricted content in certain situations.
Product
User Access Manager
Fixed in
2.2.18
What to do
Update User Access Manager to 2.2.18 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 30, 2023MailArchiver: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-3136 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The MailArchiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via an email subject in versions up to, and including, 2.10.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
MailArchiver
Affected
up to 2.10.1
What to do
Affects up to 2.10.1. Update MailArchiver to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Aug 29, 2023Email Encoder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4599 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Email Encoder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'eeb_mailto' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. A partial patch was issued in version 2.1.8. The vulnerability was fully patched in 2.1.9.
Product
Email Encoder
Affected
up to 2.1.8
What to do
Affects up to 2.1.8. Update Email Encoder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 29, 2023Slimstat Analytics: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4597 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Slimstat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'slimstat' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Slimstat Analytics
Affected
up to 5.0.9
What to do
Affects up to 5.0.9. Update Slimstat Analytics to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 29, 2023Forminator: Arbitrary file uploadsCVE-2023-4596 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to file type validation occurring after a file has been uploaded to the server in the upload_post_image() function in versions up to, and including, 1.24.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Product
Forminator
Affected
up to 1.24.6
What to do
Affects up to 1.24.6. Update Forminator to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org exploit-db.com
Aug 24, 2023FV Flowplayer Video Player: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4520 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4
The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘_fv_player_user_video’ parameter saved via the 'save' function hooked via init, and the plugin is also vulnerable to Arbitrary Usermeta Update via the 'save' function in versions up to, and including, 7.5.37.7212 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, and makes it possible to update the user metas arbitrarily, but the meta value can only be a string.
Product
FV Flowplayer Video Player
Affected
up to 7.5.37.7212
What to do
Affects up to 7.5.37.7212. Update FV Flowplayer Video Player to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Aug 18, 2023Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in realmag777 WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager ProfesCVE-2023-31218 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in realmag777 WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional plugin <= 1.0.6 versions.
Fixed in
1.0.7
What to do
Update the plugin to 1.0.7 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Aug 17, 2023Steve Curtis, St: Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)CVE-2023-30874 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steve Curtis, St. Pete Design Gps Plotter plugin <= 5.1.4 versions.
Product
Steve Curtis, St
Affected
up to 5.1.4
What to do
Affects up to 5.1.4. Update Steve Curtis, St to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Aug 16, 2023WP Inventory Manager: Does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the pageCVE-2023-2123 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The WP Inventory Manager WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.13 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Product
WP Inventory Manager
Fixed in
2.1.0.13
What to do
Update WP Inventory Manager to 2.1.0.13 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record github.com wpscan.com
Aug 15, 2023User Submitted Posts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4308 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘user-submitted-content’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 20230809 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
User Submitted Posts
Affected
up to 20230809
What to do
Affects up to 20230809. Update User Submitted Posts to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Aug 14, 2023Elementor Website Builder: Does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOMCVE-2022-4953 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.
Product
Elementor Website Builder
Fixed in
3.5.5
What to do
Update Elementor Website Builder to 3.5.5 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record github.com wpscan.com
Aug 10, 2023Sk: Auth. (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)CVE-2023-24393 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Auth. (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sk. Abul Hasan Animated Number Counters plugin <= 1.6 versions.
Product
Sk
Affected
up to 1.6
What to do
Affects up to 1.6. Update Sk to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Aug 10, 2023EmbedPress: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4283 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'embedpress_calendar' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
EmbedPress
Affected
up to 3.8.2
What to do
Affects up to 3.8.2. Update EmbedPress to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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