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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.

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  • Jan 15, 2025WP User Profile Avatar: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2024-10789 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The WP User Profile Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wpupa_user_admin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins setting which controls access to the functionality via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

    Product
    WP User Profile Avatar
    Affected
    up to 1.0.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0.5. Update WP User Profile Avatar to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jan 9, 2025BP Profile Shortcodes Extra: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-22817 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Venutius BP Profile Shortcodes Extra bp-profile-shortcodes-extra allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BP Profile Shortcodes Extra: from n/a through <= 2.6.0.

    Product
    BP Profile Shortcodes Extra
    Affected
    up to 2.6.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.6.0. Update BP Profile Shortcodes Extra to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jan 7, 2025User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-12738 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several user meta parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.9 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 clicks a link to show user meta.

    Product
    User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
    Affected
    up to 3.12.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.12.9. Update User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 16, 20243D Avatar User Profile: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-54358 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Enrico Cantori 3D Avatar User Profile 3d-avatar-user-profile allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects 3D Avatar User Profile: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

    Product
    3D Avatar User Profile
    Affected
    up to 1.0.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0.0. Update 3D Avatar User Profile to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 13, 2024Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile): Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-41689 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Koen Reus Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile) allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile): from n/a through 3.1.14.

    Product
    Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile)
    Affected
    up to 3.1.14
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.1.14. Update Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 12, 2024Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content: Does not sanitise and escape some of its Membership Plan settingsCVE-2024-10518 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8

    The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.15.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its Membership Plan 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
    Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content
    Fixed in
    4.15.15
    What to do
    Update Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content to 4.15.15 or newer.
  • Dec 12, 2024Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content: Does not sanitise and escape some of its Drag & Drop Builder fieldsCVE-2024-10517 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8

    The Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content WordPress plugin before 4.15.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its Drag & Drop Builder fields, 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
    Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content
    Fixed in
    4.15.15
    What to do
    Update Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content to 4.15.15 or newer.
  • Dec 9, 2024ProfilePress: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-41953 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.

    Product
    ProfilePress
    Affected
    up to 4.13.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.13.1. Update ProfilePress to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 9, 2024ProfilePress: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-50882 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through <= 4.13.2.

    Product
    ProfilePress
    Affected
    up to 4.13.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.13.2. Update ProfilePress to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 9, 2024Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-31073 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jose Vega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields: from n/a through 1.2.0.

    Product
    Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields
    Affected
    up to 1.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.0. Update Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 6, 2024The ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup: Arbitrary shortcode executionCVE-2024-10681 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.3

    The The ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.51. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

    Product
    The ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
    Affected
    up to 4.0.51
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.0.51. Update The ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 4, 2024The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction Social Sites Login pCVE-2024-11293 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1

    The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction Social Sites Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.9. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.

    Affected
    up to 1.7.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.7.9. 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.
  • Dec 4, 2024WP Job Manager – Company Profiles: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-6978 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The WP Job Manager – Company Profiles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'company' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 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.

    Product
    WP Job Manager – Company Profiles
    Affected
    up to 1.7
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.7. Update WP Job Manager – Company Profiles to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 3, 2024BP Profile Shortcodes Extra: Time-based SQL InjectionCVE-2024-11732 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The BP Profile Shortcodes Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘tab’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 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 access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

    Product
    BP Profile Shortcodes Extra
    Affected
    up to 2.6.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.6.0. Update BP Profile Shortcodes Extra to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Dec 3, 2024WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-11453 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gs_pin_widget' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout
    Affected
    up to 1.8.8
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.8.8. Update WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 27, 2024ProfilePress: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2024-11083 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.18 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to higher-level roles such as administrator.

    Product
    ProfilePress
    Affected
    up to 4.15.18
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.15.18. Update ProfilePress to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 22, 2024WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership: Unauthorized access of dataCVE-2024-10537 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the validate_user_meta_key() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate user meta keys.

    Product
    WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership
    Affected
    up to 2.9.11
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.9.11. Update WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 22, 2024WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2024-10216 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'add_sidebar' and 'remove_sidebar' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add or remove a Carbon Fields custom sidebar if the Carbon Fields (carbon-fields) plugin is installed.

    Product
    WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership
    Affected
    up to 2.9.11
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.9.11. Update WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 21, 2024Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership: Unauthorized profile picture updatesCVE-2024-10528 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized profile picture updates due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_um_resize_image() and ajax_resize_image() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the profile pictures of other users.

    Product
    Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership
    Affected
    up to 2.8.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.9. Update Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 20, 2024ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2024-10900 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pm_remove_file_attachment() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary user meta which can do things like deny an administrator's access to their site. .

    Product
    ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
    Affected
    up to 5.9.3.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.9.3.6. Update ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 8, 2024User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2024-9262 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1 via the getUser() due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to obtain user meta values from form fields. Please note that this requires a site administrator to create a form that displays potentially sensitive information like password hashes. This may also be exploited by unauthenticated users if the 'user-meta-public-profile' shortcode is used insecurely.

    Product
    User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management
    Affected
    up to 3.1.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.1.1. Update User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Nov 1, 2024ProfileGrid: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-37453 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in ProfileGrid User Profiles ProfileGrid allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfileGrid: from n/a through 5.8.7.

    Product
    ProfileGrid
    Affected
    up to 5.8.7
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.8.7. Update ProfileGrid to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 29, 2024Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for: Unauthorized user profile modificationCVE-2024-10008 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8

    The Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user profile modification due to missing authorization checks on the /wp-json/masteriyo/v1/users/$id REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with student-level access and above, to modify the roles of arbitrary users. As a result, attackers can escalate their privileges to the Administrator and demote existing administrators to students.

    Product
    Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for
    Affected
    up to 1.13.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.13.3. Update Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 23, 2024Woocommerce Custom Profile Picture: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVE-2024-49658 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.9

    Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in ecomerciar Woocommerce Custom Profile Picture woo-custom-profile-picture allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Woocommerce Custom Profile Picture: from n/a through <= 1.0.

    Product
    Woocommerce Custom Profile Picture
    Affected
    up to 1.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0. Update Woocommerce Custom Profile Picture to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 23, 2024ProfilePress Pro: Authentication bypassCVE-2024-9947 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1

    The ProfilePress Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.

    Product
    ProfilePress Pro
    Affected
    up to 4.11.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.11.1. Update ProfilePress Pro to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 21, 2024ProfileGrid: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-49273 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.3.

    Product
    ProfileGrid
    Affected
    up to 5.9.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.9.3. Update ProfileGrid to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2024Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles, Premium – Mobile App: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-9873 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4

    The Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles, Premium – Mobile App plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via URLs in posts, comments, and profiles when Markdown support is enabled in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles, Premium – Mobile App
    Affected
    up to 6.4.6.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.4.6.1. Update Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles, Premium – Mobile App to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 9, 2024Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2024-9067 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_attachment' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachments.

    Product
    Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for
    Affected
    up to 1.3.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.3.0. Update Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 9, 2024Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-8987 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's youzify_media shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for
    Affected
    up to 1.3.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.3.0. Update Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 4, 2024Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2024-8520 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_init or user_action_hook function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a users membership status via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

    Product
    Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership
    Affected
    up to 2.8.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.6. Update Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 4, 2024Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-8519 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'um_loggedin' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership
    Affected
    up to 2.8.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.6. Update Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 30, 2024Starbox: Does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contextsCVE-2024-8239 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4

    The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

    Product
    Starbox
    Fixed in
    3.5.3
    What to do
    Update Starbox to 3.5.3 or newer.
  • Sep 26, 2024ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-8861 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.3.2 due to incorrect use of the wp_kses_allowed_html function, which allows the 'onclick' attribute for certain HTML elements without sufficient restriction or context validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
    Affected
    up to 5.9.3.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.9.3.2. Update ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 24, 2024Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles: Full Path DisclosureCVE-2024-7426 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.6.0. This is due to the plugin displaying errors and allowing direct access to the sse.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.

    Product
    Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles
    Affected
    up to 6.4.6.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.4.6.0. Update Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 14, 2024Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC): Privilege escalationCVE-2024-8246 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8

    The Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.11. This is due to plugin not properly restricting what users have access to set the default role on registration forms. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to create a registration form with a custom role that allows them to register as administrators.

    Product
    Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
    Affected
    up to 2.8.11
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.11. Update Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 10, 2024Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-7655 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4

    The Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, 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
    Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles
    Affected
    up to 6.4.5.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.4.5.0. Update Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 10, 2024Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-7618 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4

    The Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘content’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, 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
    Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles
    Affected
    up to 6.4.5.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.4.5.0. Update Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 6, 2024WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More: Privilege escalation/account takeoverCVE-2024-8292 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8

    The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 16.26.8. This is due to to plugin not properly verifying a user's identity during new order creation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply any email through the user_email field and update the password for that user during new order creation. This requires the commerce addon to be enabled in order to exploit.

    Product
    WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More
    Affected
    up to 16.26.8
    What to do
    Affects up to 16.26.8. Update WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 19, 2024BP Profile Search: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2024-7850 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The BP Profile Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bps_ajax_field_selector(), bps_ajax_template_options(), and bps_ajax_field_row() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

    Product
    BP Profile Search
    Affected
    up to 5.7.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.7.5. Update BP Profile Search to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 17, 2024ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-7703 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.37 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

    Product
    ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup
    Affected
    up to 4.0.37
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.0.37. Update ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 29, 2024User Profile Builder: Does not have proper authorisationCVE-2024-6366 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.1

    The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.11.8 does not have proper authorisation, allowing unauthenticated users to upload media files via the async upload functionality of WP.

    Product
    User Profile Builder
    Fixed in
    3.11.8
    What to do
    Update User Profile Builder to 3.11.8 or newer.
  • Jul 10, 2024ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: Privilege escalationCVE-2024-6411 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8

    The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.9. This is due to a lack of validation on user-supplied data in the 'pm_upload_image' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their user capabilities to Administrator.

    Product
    ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
    Affected
    up to 5.8.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.8.9. Update ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 10, 2024ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2024-6410 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.9 via the 'pm_upload_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change the profile picture of any user.

    Product
    ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
    Affected
    up to 5.8.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.8.9. Update ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 9, 2024The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress CVE-2024-6069 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8

    The Registration Forms – User Registration Forms, Invitation-Based Registrations, Front-end User Profile, Login Form & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pieregister_install_addon function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins. As a result attackers might achieve code execution on the targeted server

    Affected
    up to 3.8.3.4
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.8.3.4. 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.
  • Jun 29, 2024UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for: Time-based SQL InjectionCVE-2024-6265 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8

    The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘uwp_sort_by’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.10 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

    Product
    UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for
    Affected
    up to 1.2.10
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.10. Update UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 21, 2024User Profile Picture: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2024-5639 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.

    Product
    User Profile Picture
    Affected
    up to 2.6.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.6.1. Update User Profile Picture to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 19, 2024Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for: SQL InjectionCVE-2024-4742 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the order_by shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 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 access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

    Product
    Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for
    Affected
    up to 1.2.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.5. Update Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 12, 2024ProfileGrid: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-52117 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid.This issue affects ProfileGrid: from n/a through 5.6.6.

    Product
    ProfileGrid
    Affected
    up to 5.6.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.6.6. Update ProfileGrid to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 6, 2024WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More: Unauthorized loss of dataCVE-2024-1175 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_payment' function in all versions up to, and including, 16.26.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary payments.

    Product
    WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More
    Affected
    up to 16.26.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 16.26.6. Update WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 5, 2024ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2024-5453 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pm_dismissible_notice and pm_wizard_update_group_icon functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary options to the value '1' or change group icons.

    Product
    ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
    Affected
    up to 5.8.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.8.6. Update ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 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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