New WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during the first half of January. This post covers the recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website.
The WordPress Vulnerability Roundup is divided into three different categories: WordPress core, WordPress plugins, and WordPress themes.
Each vulnerability will have a severity rating of Low, Medium, High, or Critical.
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
1. LiteSpeed Cache – Low
LiteSpeed Cache versions below 3.6.1 have an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
2. Newsletter Manager – High
All versions of Newsletter Manager have a Unauthenticated Insecure Deserialization vulnerability.
3. Site Offline – Medium
Site Offline versions below 1.4.4 have Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities.
4. WP Postratings – Medium
WP Postratings versions below 1.86.1 have an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
5. Custom Global Variables – High
All versions of Custom Global Variables have a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
6. Stripe Payments – Medium
Stripe Payments versions below 2.0.40 have an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
7. Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle – Medium
Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle versions below 2.10.3 have an Authenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.
8. WP Paginate – Medium
WP Paginate versions below 2.1.4 have an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
9. WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – Medium
All versions of WP Quick FrontEnd Editor have an Authenticated Content Injection vulnerability.
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
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Source: Security Feed