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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.

1,766exploited flaws on CISA’s list

33added in the last 30 days

542new WordPress flaws this week

391,528entries in the database

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Nov 29, 2021About Author Box: Does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributesCVE-2021-24745 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Product
About Author Box
Fixed in
1.0.2
What to do
Update About Author Box to 1.0.2 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Nov 17, 2021WordPress Popular Posts: Arbitrary file uploadsCVE-2021-42362 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The WordPress Popular Posts WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/src/Image.php file which makes it possible for attackers with contributor level access and above to upload malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions up to and including 5.3.2.
Product
WordPress Popular Posts
Affected
up to 5.3.2
What to do
Affects up to 5.3.2. Update WordPress Popular 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 packetstormsecurity.com blog.nintechnet.com
Nov 17, 2021Shared Files: Does not sanitise and escape the Download Counter Text settingsCVE-2021-24856 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.61 does not sanitise and escape the Download Counter Text settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Product
Shared Files
Fixed in
1.6.61
What to do
Update Shared Files to 1.6.61 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record mikadmin.fr wpscan.com
Nov 8, 2021Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes: Does not properly escape user data before using it in a SQL statement in the wp-json/pie/v1/login REST API endpCVE-2021-24731 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes WordPress plugin before 3.7.1.6 does not properly escape user data before using it in a SQL statement in the wp-json/pie/v1/login REST API endpoint, leading to an SQL injection.
Product
Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes
Fixed in
3.7.1.6
What to do
Update Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes to 3.7.1.6 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Nov 8, 2021Simple Download Monitor: Does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pagesCVE-2021-24693 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9
The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pages, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Given the that XSS is triggered even when the Download is in a review state, contributor could make JavaScript code execute in a context of a reviewer such as admin and make them create a rogue admin account, or install a malicious plugin
Product
Simple Download Monitor
Fixed in
3.9.5
What to do
Update Simple Download Monitor to 3.9.5 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Nov 8, 2021Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes: Has a flaw in the social login implementationCVE-2021-24647 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.1
The Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes WordPress plugin before 3.1.7.6 has a flaw in the social login implementation, allowing unauthenticated attacker to login as any user on the site by only knowing their user ID or username
Product
Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes
Fixed in
3.1.7.6
What to do
Update Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes to 3.1.7.6 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Nov 8, 2021Similar Posts: Allow high privilege users to execute arbitrary PHP code in an hardened environment (ie with DISALLOW_FILE_EDITCVE-2021-24537 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 7.2
The Similar Posts WordPress plugin through 3.1.5 allow high privilege users to execute arbitrary PHP code in an hardened environment (ie with DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT, DISALLOW_FILE_MODS and DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML set to true) via the 'widget_rrm_similar_posts_condition' widget setting of the plugin.
Product
Similar Posts
Affected
up to 3.1.5
What to do
Affects up to 3.1.5. Update Similar 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 wpscan.com wpscan.com
Nov 1, 2021LearnDash LMS: Does not have any authorisation and validation of the file to be uploaded in the learndash_assignment_process_init() functionCVE-2018-25019 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 7.5
The LearnDash LMS WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not have any authorisation and validation of the file to be uploaded in the learndash_assignment_process_init() function, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files to the web server
Product
LearnDash LMS
Fixed in
2.5.4
What to do
Update LearnDash LMS to 2.5.4 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record lists.openwall.net wpscan.com
Oct 21, 2021Catch Themes Demo Import: Arbitrary file uploadsCVE-2021-39352 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
Product
Catch Themes Demo Import
Affected
up to 1.7
What to do
Affects up to 1.7. Update Catch Themes Demo Import 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 packetstormsecurity.com packetstormsecurity.com
Oct 18, 2021Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files: Does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting them in attributesCVE-2021-24736 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.57 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting them in attributes, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Product
Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files
Fixed in
1.6.57
What to do
Update Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files to 1.6.57 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Oct 14, 2021The Brizy Page Builder plugin <= 2.3.11 for WordPress allowed authenticated users to upload executable files to a location of their choice using the brizy_creatCVE-2021-38346 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Brizy Page Builder plugin <= 2.3.11 for WordPress allowed authenticated users to upload executable files to a location of their choice using the brizy_create_block_screenshot AJAX action. The file would be named using the id parameter, which could be prepended with "../" to perform directory traversal, and the file contents were populated via the ibsf parameter, which would be base64-decoded and written to the file. While the plugin added a .jpg extension to all uploaded filenames, a double extension attack was still possible, e.g. a file named shell.php would be saved as shell.php.jpg, and would be executable on a number of common configurations.
Product
Brizy Page Builder
Affected
up to 2.3.11
What to do
Affects up to 2.3.11. Update Brizy Page 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 wordfence.com wordfence.com
Oct 11, 2021A WordPress plugin and several WordPress themes developed by AccessPress Themes are vulnerable to malicious file uploads via the plugin_offline_installer AJAX aCVE-2021-39317 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
A WordPress plugin and several WordPress themes developed by AccessPress Themes are vulnerable to malicious file uploads via the plugin_offline_installer AJAX action due to a missing capability check in the plugin_offline_installer_callback function found in the /demo-functions.php file or /welcome.php file of the affected products. The complete list of affected products and their versions are below: WordPress Plugin: AccessPress Demo Importer <=1.0.6 WordPress Themes: accesspress-basic <= 3.2.1 accesspress-lite <= 2.92 accesspress-mag <= 2.6.5 accesspress-parallax <= 4.5 accesspress-root <= 2.5 accesspress-store <= 2.4.9 agency-lite <= 1.1.6 arrival <= 1.4.2 bingle <= 1.0.4 bloger <= 1.2.6 brovy <= 1.3 construction-lite <= 1.2.5 doko <= 1.0.27 edict-lite <= 1.1.4 eightlaw-lite <= 2.1.5 eightmedi-lite <= 2.1.8 eight-sec <= 1.1.4 eightstore-lite <= 1.2.5 enlighten <= 1.3.5 fotography <= 2.4.0 opstore <= 1.4.3 parallaxsome <= 1.3.6 punte <= 1.1.2 revolve <= 1.3.1 ripple <= 1.2.0 sakala <= 1.0.4 scrollme <= 2.1.0 storevilla <= 1.4.1 swing-lite <= 1.1.9 the100 <= 1.1.2 the-launcher <= 1.3.2 the-monday <= 1.4.1 ultra-seven <= 1.2.8 uncode-lite <= 1.3.3 vmag <= 1.2.7 vmagazine-lite <= 1.
Product
affected products. The complete list of affected products and their versions are below:
Affected
up to 1.0.6
What to do
Affects up to 1.0.6. Update affected products. The complete list of affected products and their versions are below: 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 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Oct 11, 2021Frontend Uploader: Does not prevent HTML files from being uploaded via its formCVE-2021-24563 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Frontend Uploader WordPress plugin through 1.3.2 does not prevent HTML files from being uploaded via its form, allowing unauthenticated user to upload a malicious HTML file containing JavaScript for example, which will be triggered when someone access the file directly
Product
Frontend Uploader
Affected
up to 1.3.2
What to do
Affects up to 1.3.2. Update Frontend Uploader 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 packetstormsecurity.com wpscan.com
Oct 4, 2021WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2021-36850 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin (versions <= 5.1.9). Affected parameters "post_title", "filename", "lock". This allows changing the uploaded media title, media file name, and media locking state.
Product
WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename
Affected
up to 5.1.9
What to do
Affects up to 5.1.9. Update WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename 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 wordpress.org
Oct 4, 2021User Registration: Does not properly sanitise the user_registration_profile_pic_url valueCVE-2021-24654 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not properly sanitise the user_registration_profile_pic_url value when submitted directly via the user_registration_update_profile_details AJAX action. This could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber, to perform Stored Cross-Site attacks when their profile is viewed
Product
User Registration
Fixed in
2.0.2
What to do
Update User Registration to 2.0.2 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Sep 20, 2021options.php file of the WP-Board: Beta accepts a postid parameterCVE-2021-24404 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8
The options.php file of the WP-Board WordPress plugin through 1.1 beta accepts a postid parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection. This is a time based SQLI and in the same function vulnerable parameter is passed twice so if we pass time as 5 seconds it takes 10 seconds to return since the query ran twice.
Product
options.php file of the WP-Board
Affected
up to 1.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.1. Update options.php file of the WP-Board 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 codevigilant.com wpscan.com
Sep 13, 2021The shopp_upload_file AJAX action of the Shopp WordPress plugin through 1.4, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated user does not have any securityCVE-2021-24493 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The shopp_upload_file AJAX action of the Shopp WordPress plugin through 1.4, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated user does not have any security measure in place to prevent upload of malicious files, such as PHP, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files and leading to RCE
Product
Shopp
Affected
up to 1.4
What to do
Affects up to 1.4. Update Shopp 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
Sep 13, 2021Fileviewer: Does not have CSRF checks in placeCVE-2021-24491 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8
The Fileviewer WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not have CSRF checks in place when performing actions such as upload and delete files. As a result, attackers could make a logged in administrator delete and upload arbitrary files via a CSRF attack
Product
Fileviewer
Affected
up to 2.2
What to do
Affects up to 2.2. Update Fileviewer 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
Sep 13, 2021Email Artillery (MASS EMAIL): Does not properly check the uploaded files from the Import Emails featureCVE-2021-24490 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8
The Email Artillery (MASS EMAIL) WordPress plugin through 4.1 does not properly check the uploaded files from the Import Emails feature, allowing arbitrary files to be uploaded. Furthermore, the plugin is also lacking any CSRF check, allowing such issue to be exploited via a CSRF attack as well. However, due to the presence of a .htaccess, denying access to everything in the folder the file is uploaded to, the malicious uploaded file will only be accessible on Web Servers such as Nginx/IIS
Product
Email Artillery (MASS EMAIL)
Affected
up to 4.1
What to do
Affects up to 4.1. Update Email Artillery (MASS EMAIL) 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
Sep 10, 2021wp-publications: Restrictive local file inclusionCVE-2021-38360 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.3
The wp-publications WordPress plugin is vulnerable to restrictive local file inclusion via the Q_FILE parameter found in the ~/bibtexbrowser.php file which allows attackers to include local zip files and achieve remote code execution, in versions up to and including 0.0.
Product
wp-publications
Affected
up to 0.0
What to do
Affects up to 0.0. Update wp-publications 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, 2021The iframe-font-preview.php file of the titan-framework does not properly escape the font-weight and font-family GET parameters before outputting them back in aCVE-2021-24435 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The iframe-font-preview.php file of the titan-framework does not properly escape the font-weight and font-family GET parameters before outputting them back in an href attribute, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
Affected
up to 1.12.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.12.1. 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.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
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.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpvulndb.com wordfence.com
Sep 1, 2021The underConstruction plugin <= 1.18 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$GLOBALS['PHP_SELF']` in the ucOptions.php file.CVE-2021-39320 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
The underConstruction plugin <= 1.18 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$GLOBALS['PHP_SELF']` in the ucOptions.php 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
underConstruction
Affected
up to 1.18
What to do
Affects up to 1.18. Update underConstruction 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 wordfence.com
Aug 31, 2021The Zoomsounds plugin <= 6.45 for WordPress allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be downloaded via the `dzsCVE-2021-39316 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.5
The Zoomsounds plugin <= 6.45 for WordPress allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be downloaded via the `dzsap_download` action using directory traversal in the `link` parameter.
Product
Zoomsounds
Affected
up to 6.45
What to do
Affects up to 6.45. Update Zoomsounds 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 packetstormsecurity.com wordfence.com
Aug 16, 2021User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder: Has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blogCVE-2021-24527 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.
Product
User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder
Fixed in
3.4.9
What to do
Update User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder to 3.4.9 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 16, 2021Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery: Did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folderCVE-2021-24363 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.9
The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.5.75 did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folder, allowing high privilege users to put images/SVG anywhere in the filesystem via a path traversal vector
Product
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Fixed in
1.5.75
What to do
Update Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery to 1.5.75 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 16, 2021Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery: Did not ensure that uploaded SVG files added to a gallery do not contain malicious contentCVE-2021-24362 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.5.75 did not ensure that uploaded SVG files added to a gallery do not contain malicious content. As a result, users allowed to add images to gallery can upload an SVG file containing JavaScript code, which will be executed when accessing the image directly (ie in the /wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/ folder), leading to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue
Product
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Fixed in
1.5.75
What to do
Update Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery to 1.5.75 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 9, 2021The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/registCVE-2021-24522 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
Product
User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar)
Fixed in
3.1.11
What to do
Update User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) to 3.1.11 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 9, 2021Workreap: AJAX actions workreap_award_temp_file_uploader and workreap_temp_file_uploader did not perform nonce checksCVE-2021-24499 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 AJAX actions workreap_award_temp_file_uploader and workreap_temp_file_uploader did not perform nonce checks, or validate that the request is from a valid user in any other way. The endpoints allowed for uploading arbitrary files to the uploads/workreap-temp directory. Uploaded files were neither sanitized nor validated, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to upload executable code such as php scripts.
Product
Workreap
Fixed in
2.2.2
What to do
Update Workreap to 2.2.2 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record packetstormsecurity.com jetpack.com
Aug 5, 2021Authenticated File Upload in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Author+) users to upload files with a double extension, e.g.CVE-2021-34639 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.5
Authenticated File Upload in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Author+) users to upload files with a double extension, e.g. "payload.php.png" which is executable in some configurations. This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior versions.
Affected
up to 3.1.24
What to do
Affects up to 3.1.24. 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.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wordfence.com wordfence.com
Aug 5, 2021Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file inforCVE-2021-34638 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5
Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager <= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file information, as well as allowing Author+ users to perform XSS attacks, by setting Download template to a file containing configuration information or an uploaded JavaScript with an image extension This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior versions.
Affected
up to 3.1.24
What to do
Affects up to 3.1.24. 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.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wordfence.com wordfence.com
Aug 2, 2021User Profile Picture: Was affected by an IDOR issueCVE-2021-24473 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing users with the upload_image capability (by default author and above) to change and delete the profile pictures of other users (including those with higher roles).
Product
User Profile Picture
Fixed in
2.6.0
What to do
Update User Profile Picture to 2.6.0 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 2, 2021User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar): Did not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving them and outputting them back in the pageCVE-2021-24450 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.8 did not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving them and outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set JavaScript payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Product
User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar)
Fixed in
3.1.8
What to do
Update User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) to 3.1.8 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 2, 2021User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder: Does not sanitise or escape its 'Modify default Redirect Delay timer' settingCVE-2021-24448 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 does not sanitise or escape its 'Modify default Redirect Delay timer' setting, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript code in it, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Product
User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder
Fixed in
3.4.8
What to do
Update User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder to 3.4.8 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 2, 2021About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership: Does not properly sanitise its Biography fieldCVE-2021-24443 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenticated user to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in it, which will be executed when viewing the affected user profile. This could allow a low privilege user to gain unauthorised access to the admin side of the blog by targeting an admin, inducing them to view their profile with a malicious payload adding a rogue account for example.
Product
About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership
Fixed in
1.0.7
What to do
Update About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership to 1.0.7 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Aug 2, 2021Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite: Did not validate its caching_exclude_urls and caching_include_query_strings settings before outputting them in a PHP fileCVE-2021-24430 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 7.2
The Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 did not validate its caching_exclude_urls and caching_include_query_strings settings before outputting them in a PHP file, which could lead to RCE
Product
Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite
Fixed in
4.2.0
What to do
Update Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite to 4.2.0 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record m0ze.ru wpscan.com
Jul 21, 2021WooCommerce Stock Manager: Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Arbitrary File UploadCVE-2021-34619 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The WooCommerce Stock Manager WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 2.5.7 due to missing nonce and file validation in the /woocommerce-stock-manager/trunk/admin/views/import-export.php file.
Product
WooCommerce Stock Manager
Affected
up to 2.5.7
What to do
Affects up to 2.5.7. Update WooCommerce Stock Manager 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
Jul 19, 2021Include Me: Is vulnerable to path traversal / local file inclusionCVE-2021-24453 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8
The Include Me WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 is vulnerable to path traversal / local file inclusion, which can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) of the system due to log poisoning and therefore potentially a full compromise of the underlying structure
Product
Include Me
Affected
up to 1.2.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.2.1. Update Include Me 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
Jul 12, 2021The Filebird Plugin 4.7.3 introduced a SQL injection vulnerability as it is making SQL queries without escaping user input data from a HTTP post request.CVE-2021-24385 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The Filebird Plugin 4.7.3 introduced a SQL injection vulnerability as it is making SQL queries without escaping user input data from a HTTP post request. This is a major vulnerability as the user input is not escaped and passed directly to the get_col function and it allows SQL injection. The Rest API endpoint which invokes this function also does not have any required permissions/authentication and can be accessed by an anonymous user.
Affected
4.7.3 to 4.7.3
What to do
Affects 4.7.3 to 4.7.3. 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.
Full record and what to do →NVD record 10up.com wpscan.com
Jul 7, 2021Server-side request forgery (SSR) vulnerability in the WP Smart Import (wp-smart-import) plugin 1.0.0 for WordPress via the file field.CVE-2020-24147 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITRECritical 9.1
Server-side request forgery (SSR) vulnerability in the WP Smart Import (wp-smart-import) plugin 1.0.0 for WordPress via the file field.
Product
WP Smart Import (wp-smart-import)
Affected
1.0.0 to 1.0.0
What to do
Affects 1.0.0 to 1.0.0. Update WP Smart Import (wp-smart-import) 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 wordpress.org
Jul 7, 2021Directory traversal in the CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager) plugin 2.7.0 for WordPress allows authorized users to delete arbitrary files and possibCVE-2020-24146 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 8.1
Directory traversal in the CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager) plugin 2.7.0 for WordPress allows authorized users to delete arbitrary files and possibly cause a denial of service via the fileName parameter in a deletescreenshot action.
Product
CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager)
Affected
2.7.0 to 2.7.0
What to do
Affects 2.7.0 to 2.7.0. Update CM Download Manager (aka cm-download-manager) 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 wordpress.org
Jul 7, 2021Directory traversal in the Media File Organizer (aka media-file-organizer) plugin 1.0.1 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outsiCVE-2020-24144 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 8.6
Directory traversal in the Media File Organizer (aka media-file-organizer) plugin 1.0.1 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outside the web root folder via the items[] parameter in a move operation.
Product
Media File Organizer (aka media-file-organizer)
Affected
1.0.1 to 1.0.1
What to do
Affects 1.0.1 to 1.0.1. Update Media File Organizer (aka media-file-organizer) 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 ru.wordpress.org
Jul 7, 2021Directory traversal in the Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok) plugin 1.3 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outCVE-2020-24143 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 7.5
Directory traversal in the Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok) plugin 1.3 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outside the web root folder via the njt-tk-download-video parameter.
Product
Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok)
Affected
1.3 to 1.3
What to do
Affects 1.3 to 1.3. Update Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok) 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 github.com
Jul 7, 2021A vulnerability in the file uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/FileUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users CVE-2021-34624 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
A vulnerability in the file uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/FileUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Product
ProfilePress
Affected
3.0.0 to 3.1.3
What to do
Affects 3.0.0 to 3.1.3. Update ProfilePress 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 wordfence.com wordfence.com
Jul 7, 2021A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for userCVE-2021-34623 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Product
ProfilePress
Affected
3.0.0 to 3.1.3
What to do
Affects 3.0.0 to 3.1.3. Update ProfilePress 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 wordfence.com wordfence.com
Jul 7, 2021A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible fCVE-2021-34622 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Product
ProfilePress
Affected
3.0.0 to 3.1.3
What to do
Affects 3.0.0 to 3.1.3. Update ProfilePress 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 wordfence.com wordfence.com
Jul 7, 2021A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible foCVE-2021-34621 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to register on sites as an administrator. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Product
ProfilePress
Affected
3.0.0 to 3.1.3
What to do
Affects 3.0.0 to 3.1.3. Update ProfilePress 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 packetstormsecurity.com wordfence.com
Jul 6, 2021In the VikRentCar Car Rental Management System WordPress plugin before 1.1.7, there is a custom filed option by which we can manage all the fields that the userCVE-2021-24388 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
In the VikRentCar Car Rental Management System WordPress plugin before 1.1.7, there is a custom filed option by which we can manage all the fields that the users will have to fill in before saving the order. However, the field name is not sanitised or escaped before being output back in the page, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. There is also no CSRF check done before saving the setting, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin set arbitrary Custom Fields, including one with XSS payload in it.
Product
VikRentCar Car Rental Management System
Fixed in
1.1.7
What to do
Update VikRentCar Car Rental Management System to 1.1.7 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Jul 6, 2021WP SVG images: Did not sanitise the SVG files uploadedCVE-2021-24386 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The WP SVG images WordPress plugin before 3.4 did not sanitise the SVG files uploaded, which could allow low privilege users such as author+ to upload a malicious SVG and then perform XSS attacks by inducing another user to access the file directly. In v3.4, the plugin restricted such upload to editors and admin, with an option to also allow author to do so. The description of the plugin has also been updated with a security warning as upload of such content is intended.
Product
WP SVG images
Fixed in
3.4
What to do
Update WP SVG images to 3.4 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
Jun 21, 2021Autoptimize: Does not check for malicious files suchCVE-2021-24378 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not check for malicious files such as .html in the archive uploaded via the 'Import Settings' feature. As a result, it is possible for a high privilege user to upload a malicious file containing JavaScript code inside an archive which will execute when a victim visits index.html inside the plugin directory.
Product
Autoptimize
Fixed in
2.7.8
What to do
Update Autoptimize to 2.7.8 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com

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