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35added in the last 30 days
479new WordPress flaws this week
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  • Nov 26, 2021Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin (versions <= 4.3.5) Social Media ConfiguCVE-2021-36843 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.8

    Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Floating Social Media Icon plugin (versions <= 4.3.5) Social Media Configuration form. Requires high role user like admin.

    Affected
    up to 4.3.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.3.5. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 8, 2021Genie WP Favicon: Does not have CSRF in placeCVE-2021-24674 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.5

    The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack

    Product
    Genie WP Favicon
    Affected
    up to 0.5.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 0.5.2. Update Genie WP Favicon to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 2, 2021The Easy Social Icons plugin <= 3.0.8 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` in its main file.CVE-2021-39322 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The Easy Social Icons plugin <= 3.0.8 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` in its main file. On certain configurations including Apache+modPHP this makes it possible to use it to perform a reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack by injecting malicious code in the request path.

    Product
    Easy Social Icons
    Affected
    up to 3.0.8
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.0.8. Update Easy Social Icons to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 30, 2021Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator: Does not sanitise or escape one of its parameter before outputting it back in the responseCVE-2021-24437 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1

    The Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator WordPress plugin through 1.3.20 does not sanitise or escape one of its parameter before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) which is executed in the context of a logged administrator.

    Product
    Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator
    Affected
    up to 1.3.20
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.3.20. Update Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 16, 2021VikRentCar Car Rental Management System: Does not sanitise the 'Text Next to Icon' fieldCVE-2021-24519 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8

    The VikRentCar Car Rental Management System WordPress plugin before 1.1.10 does not sanitise the 'Text Next to Icon' field when adding or editing a Characteristic, allowing high privilege users such as admin to use XSS payload in it, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

    Product
    VikRentCar Car Rental Management System
    Fixed in
    1.1.10
    What to do
    Update VikRentCar Car Rental Management System to 1.1.10 or newer.
  • Aug 2, 2021Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons: Does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parametersCVE-2021-24503 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4

    The Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parameters, such as "color", "size" or "class", allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to set Cross-Site payload in them. A post made by a contributor would still have to be approved by an admin to have the XSS triggered in the frontend, however, higher privilege users, such as editor could exploit this without the need of approval, and even when the blog disallows the unfiltered_html capability.

    Product
    Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons
    Fixed in
    2.7.8
    What to do
    Update Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons to 2.7.8 or newer.
  • May 14, 2021Kaswara Modern VC Addons: Allows unauthenticated arbitrary file upload via the 'uploadFontIcon' AJAX actionCVE-2021-24284 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8

    The Kaswara Modern VC Addons WordPress plugin through 3.0.1 allows unauthenticated arbitrary file upload via the 'uploadFontIcon' AJAX action. The supplied zipfile being unzipped in the wp-content/uploads/kaswara/fonts_icon directory with no checks for malicious files such as PHP.

    Product
    Kaswara Modern VC Addons
    Affected
    up to 3.0.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.0.1. Update Kaswara Modern VC Addons to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Apr 5, 2021In the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.1.4, the icon box widget (includes/widgets/icon-box.php) accepts a ‘title_size’ parameter.CVE-2021-24205 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4

    In the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.1.4, the icon box widget (includes/widgets/icon-box.php) accepts a ‘title_size’ parameter. Although the element control lists a fixed set of possible html tags, it is possible for a user with Contributor or above permissions to send a modified ‘save_builder’ request containing JavaScript in the ‘title_size’ parameter, which is not filtered and is output without escaping. This JavaScript will then be executed when the saved page is viewed or previewed.

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder
    Fixed in
    3.1.4
    What to do
    Update Elementor Website Builder to 3.1.4 or newer.
  • Mar 18, 2021Unvalidated input in the AccessPress Social Icons plugin, versions before 1.8.1, did not sanitise its widget attribute, allowing accounts with post permission, CVE-2021-24143 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8

    Unvalidated input in the AccessPress Social Icons plugin, versions before 1.8.1, did not sanitise its widget attribute, allowing accounts with post permission, such as author, to perform SQL injections.

    Fixed in
    1.8.1
    What to do
    Update the plugin to 1.8.1 or newer.
  • Oct 23, 2019The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.CVE-2015-9503 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.

    Product
    Modern
    Fixed in
    1.4.2
    What to do
    Update Modern to 1.4.2 or newer.
  • Oct 23, 2019The Auberge theme before 1.4.5 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.CVE-2015-9502 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The Auberge theme before 1.4.5 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.

    Product
    Auberge
    Fixed in
    1.4.5
    What to do
    Update Auberge to 1.4.5 or newer.
  • Oct 22, 2019The Artificial Intelligence theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has XSS because Genericons HTML files are unnecessarily placed under the web root.CVE-2015-9501 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The Artificial Intelligence theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has XSS because Genericons HTML files are unnecessarily placed under the web root.

    Product
    Artificial Intelligence
    Fixed in
    1.2.4
    What to do
    Update Artificial Intelligence to 1.2.4 or newer.
  • Oct 22, 2019The syndication-links plugin before 1.0.3 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.CVE-2015-9495 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The syndication-links plugin before 1.0.3 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.

    Product
    syndication-links
    Fixed in
    1.0.3
    What to do
    Update syndication-links to 1.0.3 or newer.
  • Oct 22, 2019The indieweb-post-kinds plugin before 1.3.1.1 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.CVE-2015-9494 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The indieweb-post-kinds plugin before 1.3.1.1 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.

    Product
    indieweb-post-kinds
    Fixed in
    1.3.1.1
    What to do
    Update indieweb-post-kinds to 1.3.1.1 or newer.
  • Sep 25, 2019The multicons plugin before 3.0 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via the wp-admin/options-general.php?page=multicons%2Fmulticons.php global_url or admiCVE-2015-9424 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.5

    The multicons plugin before 3.0 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via the wp-admin/options-general.php?page=multicons%2Fmulticons.php global_url or admin_url parameter.

    Product
    multicons
    Fixed in
    3.0
    What to do
    Update multicons to 3.0 or newer.
  • Aug 14, 2019An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons) plugin through 3.2.1 for WordPress.CVE-2019-14216 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 8.8

    An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons) plugin through 3.2.1 for WordPress. wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-svg-icons-custom-set mishandles Custom Icon uploads. CSRF leads to upload of a ZIP archive containing a .php file.

    Product
    An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons)
    Affected
    up to 3.2.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.2.1. Update An issue was discovered in the svg-vector-icon-plugin (aka WP SVG Icons) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Feb 15, 2019Vulnerability in Easy2map-photos WordPress Plugin v1.09 MapPinImageUpload.php and MapPinIconSave.php allows path traversal when specifying file names creating fCVE-2015-4617 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by larry0@me.comHigh 7.5

    Vulnerability in Easy2map-photos WordPress Plugin v1.09 MapPinImageUpload.php and MapPinIconSave.php allows path traversal when specifying file names creating files outside of the upload directory.

    Affected
    1.09 to 1.09
    What to do
    Affects 1.09 to 1.09. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 16, 2018Multiple Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) issues in the Techotronic all-in-one-favicon (aka All In One Favicon) plugin 4.6 for WordPress allow remote attacCVE-2018-13832 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 4.8

    Multiple Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) issues in the Techotronic all-in-one-favicon (aka All In One Favicon) plugin 4.6 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Apple-Text, GIF-Text, ICO-Text, PNG-Text, or JPG-Text.

    Product
    Techotronic all-in-one-favicon (aka All In One Favicon)
    Fixed in
    4.6
    What to do
    Update Techotronic all-in-one-favicon (aka All In One Favicon) to 4.6 or newer.
  • Jun 17, 2015example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2,: Cross-site scripting (XSS)CVE-2015-3429 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 4.3

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a fragment identifier.

    Product
    example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2,
    Fixed in
    3.3.1
    What to do
    Update example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, to 3.3.1 or newer.
  • Feb 25, 2015Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Easy Social Icons plugin before 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication CVE-2015-2084 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.8

    Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Easy Social Icons plugin before 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the image_file parameter in an edit action in the cnss_social_icon_add page to wp-admin/admin.php.

    Product
    Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Easy Social Icons
    Fixed in
    1.2.3
    What to do
    Update Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Easy Social Icons to 1.2.3 or newer.
  • Jan 2, 2015Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Sliding Social Icons plugin 1.61 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authenticaCVE-2014-9437 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.8

    Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Sliding Social Icons plugin 1.61 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the sc_social_slider_margin parameter in a wpbs_save_settings action in the wpbs_panel page to wp-admin/admin.php.

    Product
    Sliding Social Icons
    Affected
    1.61 to 1.61
    What to do
    Affects 1.61 to 1.61. Update Sliding Social Icons to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 2, 2014Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in asset-studio/icons-launcher.php in the WP App Maker plugin 1.0.16.4 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackerCVE-2014-4578 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 4.3

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in asset-studio/icons-launcher.php in the WP App Maker plugin 1.0.16.4 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uid parameter.

    Product
    WP App Maker
    Affected
    up to 1.0.16.4
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0.16.4. Update WP App Maker to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.

Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.

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