Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2023)

Last week, there were 80 vulnerabilities disclosed in 69 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 31 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.

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New Firewall Rules Deployed Last Week

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team reviews each vulnerability to determine impact and severity, along with assessing the likelihood of exploitation, to verify that the Wordfence Firewall provides sufficient protection.

The team rolled out enhanced protection via firewall rules for the following vulnerabilities in real-time to our Premium, Care, and Response customers last week:

• WooCommerce Payments <= 5.6.1 -Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation 
  • The Wordfence Firewall has blocked 57,136 exploit attempts targeting this vulnerability since its release to premium, care, and response customers on March 23, 2023.
• WAF-RULE-569 – Data redacted while we work with the developer to ensure the vulnerability protected by this WAF rule gets patched.
• SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 – Missing Authorization

Wordfence Premium, Care, and Response customers received this protection immediately, while users still running the free version of Wordfence will receive this enhanced protection after a 30 day delay.

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Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week

Patch Status	Number of Vulnerabilities
Unpatched	27
Patched	53

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Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating	Number of Vulnerabilities
Low Severity	0
Medium Severity	70
High Severity	9
Critical Severity	1

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Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week

Vulnerability Type by CWE	Number of Vulnerabilities
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)	39
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)	18
Missing Authorization	10
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)	4
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)	3
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File	2
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel	1
Deserialization of Untrusted Data	1
Information Exposure	1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	1

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Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name	Number of Vulnerabilities
Lana Codes	10
Mika	7
yuyudhn	6
Joshua Martinelle	5
Erwan LR	4
Yuki Haruma	3
Cat	3
Varun	2
Rafshanzani Suhada	2
Rio Darmawan	2
thiennv	2
Shreya Pohekar	2
minhtuanact	2
Vaibhav Rajput	1
Abdi Pranata	1
Nguyen Anh Tien	1
Michael Mazzolini	1
Fariq Fadillah Gusti Insani	1
Rafie Muhammad	1
Flaviu Popescu	1
rSolutions Security Team	1
ipatelsumit	1
Nithissh S	1
Bartłomiej Marek	1
NeginNrb	1
Pavitra Tiwari	1
Muhammad Daffa	1
Cyxow	1
Dave Jong	1
R3zk0n	1
Karol Mazurek	1

 

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Advance WordPress Search Plugin	th-advance-product-search
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall	all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall
BigContact Contact Page	bigcontact
Branded Social Images – Open Graph Images with logo and extra text layer	branded-social-images
CBX Currency Converter	cbcurrencyconverter
Contact Form Email	contact-form-to-email
Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms	fluentform
ConvertBox Auto Embed WordPress plugin	convertbox-auto-embed
Custom Field Template	custom-field-template
Cyberus Key	cyberus-key
Disqus Conditional Load	disqus-conditional-load
Easy Table of Contents	easy-table-of-contents
Enhanced Plugin Admin	enhanced-plugin-admin
Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce	mage-eventpress
Events Made Easy	events-made-easy
Export Users Data Distinct	export-users-data-distinct
Floating Cart and Menu Cart for WooCommerce	th-all-in-one-woo-cart
Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress	gallery-plugin
GamiPress – Youtube integration	gamipress-youtube-integration
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform	give
Google XML Sitemap for Mobile	google-mobile-sitemap
Hummingbird – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache, Minify CSS & Defer Critical JS	hummingbird-performance
I Recommend This	i-recommend-this
If Menu – Visibility control for Menus	if-menu
InPost Gallery	inpost-gallery
JS Job Manager	js-jobs
JetEngine	jet-engine
Kanban Boards for WordPress	kanban
Klaviyo	klaviyo
Lazy Social Comments	lazy-facebook-comments
MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter	wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter
Open Graphite	open-graphite
Owl Carousel	owl-carousel
Pagination by BestWebSoft – Customizable WordPress Content Splitter and Navigation Plugin	pagination
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery	photo-gallery
Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer)	pricing-tables-for-wpbakery-page-builder
Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce	woo-product-feed-pro
Safe SVG	safe-svg
Scheduled Announcements Widget	scheduled-announcements-widget
Simple Custom Author Profiles	simple-custom-author-profiles
Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests	giveasap
Simple Mobile URL Redirect	simple-mobile-url-redirect
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows	ml-slider
Stock Sync for WooCommerce	stock-sync-for-woocommerce
Store Locator WordPress	agile-store-locator
Stylish Cost Calculator	stylish-cost-calculator-premium
Team Member – Team with Slider	team-showcase-supreme
Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce – Increase Your Sales	woo-thank-you-page-customizer
Time Sheets	time-sheets
TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles	treepress
User Registration – Custom Registration Form, Login Form And User Profile For WordPress	user-registration
Userlike – WordPress Live Chat plugin	userlike
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce	th-variation-swatches
Vertical scroll recent post	vertical-scroll-recent-post
VigilanTor	vigilantor
W4 Post List	w4-post-list
WP Content Filter – Censor All Offensive Content From Your Site	wp-content-filter
WP Popup Banners	wp-popup-banners
WP VR – 360 Panorama and Virtual Tour Builder For WordPress	wpvr
Waiting: One-click countdowns	waiting
Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Activity Social Share	bp-activity-social-share
Weather Station	live-weather-station
WooCommerce JazzCash Gateway Plugin	jazzcash-woocommerce-gateway
WooCommerce Payments – Fully Integrated Solution Built and Supported by Woo	woocommerce-payments
WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin	wp-s3
WordPress CRM, Email & Marketing Automation for WordPress | Award Winner — Groundhogg	groundhogg
WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout	gs-pinterest-portfolio
amr users	amr-users
eRoom – Zoom Meetings & Webinars	eroom-zoom-meetings-webinar

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WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Resoto	resoto

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Vulnerability Details

WooCommerce Payments 4.8.0 – 5.6.1 Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation

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Waiting: One-click countdowns <= 0.6.2 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via ‘pbc_down[meta][id]’

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WP Popup Banners <= 1.2.5 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via ‘value’

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Events Made Easy <= 2.3.14 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via ‘search_name’

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Crocoblock JetEngine <= 3.1.3 – Authenticated(Author+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution

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Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) <= 2.0 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode

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User Registration <= 2.3.2.1 – PHP Object Injection

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Stylish Cost Calculator < 7.9.0 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.3 – Authenticated (Administrator)+ SQL Injection

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SVG Sanitizer library <= 0.15.4 – Cross-Site Scripting Bypass

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JS Job Manager <= 2.0.0 – Missing Authorization

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TH Advance WordPress Search <= 1.1.4 – Missing Authorization via settings_init

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FluentForms <= 4.3.24 – Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vertical scroll recent post <= 14.0 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes

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WordPress Pinterest Plugin <= 1.6.1 – Stored (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Team Member <= 4.4 – Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via new_style_name

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W4 Post List <= 2.4.5 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Options

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Scheduled Announcements Widget <= 0.2 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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GamiPress – Youtube integration <= 1.0.7 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) <= 2.0 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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ConvertBox Auto Embed WordPress plugin <= 1.0.19 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider <= 3.29.0 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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InPost Gallery <= 2.1.4.1 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘imgurl’

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MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.0.1 – Relected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘tax_name’

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WP VR <= 8.2.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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W4 Post List <= 2.4.5 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin <= 1.5 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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WooCommerce JazzCash Gateway Plugin <= 2.0 – Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting

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Open Graphite <= 1.6.0 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via topic parameter

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Export Users Data Distinct <= 1.3 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) CSV Injection

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amr users <= 4.59.4 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) CSV Injection

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Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 – Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form, Prize, and Sharing Method Fields

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Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Activity Social Share <= 3.5.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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TH Variation Swatches <= 1.2.7 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via delete_settings

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CBX Currency Converter <= 3.0.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Leakage/Changes

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Enhanced Plugin Admin <= 1.16 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via epa_options_page

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Easy Table of Contents <= 2.0.45.2 – Missing Authorization via eztoc_reset_options_to_default

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TH Side Cart and Menu Cart for Woocommerce <= 1.1.1 – Missing Authorization

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Branded Social Images <= 1.1.0 – Missing Authorization leading to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Updates

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Owl Carousel <= 0.5.3 – Missing Authorization via save_paramter.php

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If Menu <= 0.16.3 – Missing Authorization to Admin Settings Modification

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eRoom – Zoom Meetings & Webinar <= 1.4.6 – Missing Authorization via add_feedback

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GiveWP <= 2.25.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via give_ajax_delete_payment_note

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GiveWP <= 2.25.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via give_ajax_store_payment_note

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Hummingbird <= 3.4.1 – Unauthenticated Path Traversal

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Resoto <= 1.0.8 – Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Activation

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Photo Gallery by 10Web <= 1.8.14 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

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Kanban Boards for WordPress <= 2.5.20 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Userlike <= 2.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Store Locator WordPress <= 1.4.9 – Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘category_name’, ‘description’, ‘description_2’ parameters

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Klaviyo <= 3.0.9 – Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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VigilanTor <= 1.3.10 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress <= 4.6.9 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Lazy Social Comments <= 2.0.4 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Options

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Disqus Conditional Load <= 11.0.6 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings.

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Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 – Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings

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Simple Giveaways <= 2.45.0 – Authenticated(Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via form fields

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WP Content Filter – Censor All Offensive Content From Your Site <= 3.0.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Simple Custom Author Profiles <= 1.0.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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All-In-One Security (AIOS) <= 5.1.4 – Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Pagination by BestWebSoft < 1.2.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Cyberus Key <= 1.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘uid’ in ‘cyberkey_settings’ Plugin Setting

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Event Manager for WooCommerce <= 3.8.6 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘mep_get_option’ function

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Time Sheets <= 1.29.2 – Authenticated(Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Cyberus Key <= 1.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles <= 2.0.22 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘post_title’ parameter

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TH Side Cart and Menu Cart for Woocommerce <= 1.1.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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W4 Post List <= 2.4.5 – Information Disclosure via post_excerpt

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GiveWP <= 2.25.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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I Recommend This <= 3.8.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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BigContact <= 1.5.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Updates

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Download Weather Station <= 3.8.11 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Google XML Sitemap for Mobile <= 1.6.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via mobile_sitemap_generate

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Custom Field Template <= 2.5.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via Plugin Options Update

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Stock Sync for WooCommerce <= 2.3.2 – Missing Authorization

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Simple Mobile URL Redirect <= 1.7.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Mobile Redirect Updates

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Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce <= 12.4.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via update_project

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Contact Form Email <= 1.3.31 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Feedback Submission

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Stock Sync for WooCommerce <= 2.3.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce – Increase Your Sales <= 1.0.13 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via send_email

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