Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 2, 2023 to October 8, 2023)

Last week, there were 92 vulnerabilities disclosed in 88 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 37 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:

• Dropshipping & Affiliation with Amazon <= 2.1.2 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

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	57
Patched	35

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Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating	Number of Vulnerabilities
Low Severity	1
Medium Severity	80
High Severity	11
Critical Severity	0

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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’)	37
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)	30
Missing Authorization	11
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)	7
Information Exposure	3
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (‘Open Redirect’)	1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	1
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (‘Injection’)	1
Guessable CAPTCHA	1

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Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name	Number of Vulnerabilities
Mika	19
Rio Darmawan	7
yuyudhn	5
Lana Codes (Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)	5
Abdi Pranata	5
Rafie Muhammad	3
Vladislav Pokrovsky	2
Taihei Shimamine	2
minhtuanact	2
spacecroupier	2
Prasanna V Balaji	2
Le Ngoc Anh	2
deokhunKim	2
Alex Thomas (Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)	2
LEE SE HYOUNG	2
BuShiYue	1
Phd	1
TomS	1
OZ1NG (TOOR, LISA)	1
thiennv	1
konagash	1
Robert DeVore	1
qilin_99	1
Jonas Höbenreich	1
NeginNrb	1
emad	1
Joshua Chan	1
An Đặng	1
Emili Castells	1
resecured.io	1
Marco Wotschka (Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)	1
Nguyen Anh Tien	1
n0paew	1
Ravi Dharmawan	1
Truoc Phan	1
Yebin Lee	1
Nithissh S	1

 

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
AI ChatBot	chatbot
AI Content Writing Assistant (Content Writer, GPT 3 & 4, ChatGPT, Image Generator) All in One	ai-content-writing-assistant
Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce	woocommerce-abandoned-cart
Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin for WordPress	advanced-page-visit-counter
AmpedSense – AdSense Split Tester	ampedsense-adsense-split-tester
Automated Editor	automated-editor
Blog Filter – Advanced Post Filtering with Categories Or Tags, Post Portfolio Gallery, Blog Design Template, Post Layout	blog-filter
Blog Manager Light	blog-manager-light
Bold Timeline Lite	bold-timeline-lite
Booster for WooCommerce	woocommerce-jetpack
Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit	bulk-noindex-nofollow-toolkit-by-mad-fish
Captcha/Honeypot (CF7, Avada, Elementor, Comments, WPForms) – GDPR ready	captcha-for-contact-form-7
Category Meta plugin	wp-category-meta
Comment Reply Email	comment-reply-email
Complete Open Graph	complete-open-graph
Connect to external APIs – WPGetAPI	wpgetapi
Contact Form by Supsystic	contact-form-by-supsystic
Contact form Form For All – Easy to use, fast, 37 languages.	formforall
Copy or Move Comments	copy-or-move-comments
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce	customer-reviews-woocommerce
Dropshipping & Affiliation with Amazon	wp-amazon-shop
Export All Posts, Products, Orders, Refunds & Users	wp-ultimate-exporter
Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder	form-maker
Fotomoto	fotomoto
Geo Controller	cf-geoplugin
GoodBarber	goodbarber
Gumroad	gumroad
Hitsteps Web Analytics	hitsteps-visitor-manager
Hotjar	hotjar
IRivYou – Add reviews from AliExpress and Amazon to woocommerce	wooreviews-importer
Image vertical reel scroll slideshow	image-vertical-reel-scroll-slideshow
Instagram for WordPress	instagram-for-wordpress
Interactive World Map	interactive-world-map
LeadSquared Suite	leadsquared-suite
MStore API	mstore-api
Mailrelay	mailrelay
Marker.io – Visual Website Feedback	marker-io
Media Library Assistant	media-library-assistant
Mendeley Plugin	mendeleyplugin
OPcache Dashboard	opcache
Open User Map	open-user-map
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions	rvg-optimize-database
Order auto complete for WooCommerce	order-auto-complete-for-woocommerce
POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress	post-smtp
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress	wp-user-avatar
Permalinks Customizer	permalinks-customizer
Pinpoint Booking System – #1 WordPress Booking Plugin	booking-system
Podcast Subscribe Buttons	podcast-subscribe-buttons
Post View Count	wp-simple-post-view
Pressference Exporter	pressference-exporter
Product Category Tree	product-category-tree
Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft	profile-extra-fields
Publish Confirm Message	publish-confirm-message
Redirection for Contact Form 7	wpcf7-redirect
RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login	custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager
SendPulse Free Web Push	sendpulse-web-push
Seriously Simple Stats	seriously-simple-stats
Sharkdropship for AliExpress Dropship and Affiliate	wooshark-aliexpress-importer
Short URL	shorten-url
ShortCodes UI	shortcodes-ui
Simple SEO	cds-simple-seo
Smart Cookie Kit	smart-cookie-kit
Social Feed | Custom Feed for Social Media Networks	wp-social-feed
Social Metrics	social-metrics
Social proof testimonials and reviews by Repuso	social-testimonials-and-reviews-widget
Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress	spotify-play-button-for-wordpress
Stout Google Calendar	stout-google-calendar
Timely Booking Button	timely-booking-button
Urvanov Syntax Highlighter	urvanov-syntax-highlighter
User Location and IP	user-location-and-ip
Video Gallery – Best WordPress YouTube Gallery Plugin	gallery-videos
WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional	bulk-editor
WP Bing Map Pro	api-bing-map-2018
WP Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Plugin	wp-content-pilot
WP Custom Widget area	wp-custom-widget-area
WP Forms Puzzle Captcha	wp-forms-puzzle-captcha
WP Mail SMTP Pro	wp-mail-smtp-pro
WP Power Stats	wp-power-stats
WP Responsive header image slider	responsive-header-image-slider
WP User Frontend – Registration, User Profile, Membership, Content Restriction, User Directory, and Frontend Post Submission Plugin	wp-user-frontend
WhitePage	white-page-publication
WooCommerce Login Redirect	woo-login-redirect
WooODT Lite – WooCommerce Order Delivery or Pickup with Date Time Location	byconsole-woo-order-delivery-time
WordPress Popular Posts	wordpress-popular-posts
WordPress Simple HTML Sitemap	wp-simple-html-sitemap
YouTube Playlist Player	youtube-playlist-player
affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin	affiliate-toolkit-starter
canvasio3D Light	canvasio3d-light

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Vulnerability Details

Please note that if you run the Wordfence plugin on your WordPress site, with the scanner enabled, you should’ve already been notified if your site was affected by any of these vulnerabilities. If you’d like to receive real-time notifications whenever a vulnerability is added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, check out our Slack and HTTP Webhook Integration, which is completely free to utilize.

Dropshipping & Affiliation with Amazon <= 2.1.2 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

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Advanced Page Visit Counter <= 7.1.1 – Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection

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MStore API <= 4.0.6 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

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Copy Or Move Comments <= 5.0.4 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

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Sharkdropship for AliExpress Dropship and Affiliate <= 2.2.3 – Missing Authorization

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Form Maker by 10Web <= 1.15.18 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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AmpedSense – AdSense Split Tester <= 4.68 – Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting

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Post SMTP <= 2.6.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

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Seriously Simple Stats <= 1.5.0 – Authenticated (Podcast manager+) SQL Injection via order_by

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Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery <= 2.0.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

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Pressference Exporter <= 1.0.3 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

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YouTube Playlist Player <= 4.6.7 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Podcast Subscribe Buttons <= 1.4.8 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Instagram for WordPress <= 2.1.6 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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WP Responsive header image slider <= 3.2.1 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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User Location and IP <= 1.6 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Smart Cookie Kit <= 2.3.1 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Media Library Assistant <= 3.11 – Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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WordPress Popular Posts <= 6.3.2 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Contact form Form For All <= 1.2 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Blog Filter <= 1.5.3 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Gumroad <= 3.1.0 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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WP Simple HTML Sitemap <= 2.1 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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WPGetAPI 2.1.0 – 2.2.1 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update

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Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit <= 1.42 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘s’

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Form Maker by 10Web <= 1.15.18 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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RegistrationMagic <= 5.2.4.1 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via section_id

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Fotomoto <= 1.2.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Download canvasio3D Light <= 2.4.6 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Product Category Tree <= 2.5 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Seriously Simple Stats <= 1.5.1 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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OPcache Dashboard <= 0.3.1 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘page’

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WooODT Lite <= 2.4.6 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Social Feed <= 2.2.0 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Simple SEO <= 2.0.23 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via multiple admin_post functions

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Post View Count <= 1.8.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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WP Forms Puzzle Captcha <= 4.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Urvanov Syntax Highlighter <= 2.8.33 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via init_ajax

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Social proof testimonials and reviews by Repuso <= 5.00 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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LeadSquared Suite <= 0.7.4 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Customer Reviews for WooCommerce <= 5.36.0 – Missing Authorization in Reviews Exporter

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Pinpoint Booking System <= 2.9.9.4.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via initBackEndAJAX

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Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions <= 5.0.110 – Missing Authorization via ‘odb_csv_download’

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Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 <= 1.11.3 – Captcha Bypass

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WP Ultimate Exporter <= 2.2 – Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

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ProfilePress <= 4.13.2 – Information Disclosure via Debug Log

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Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft <= 1.2.7 – Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure

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Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 2.9.2 – Missing Authorization

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WP Mail SMTP Pro <= 3.8.0 – Missing Authorization to Information Dislcosure via is_print_page

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ChatBot <= 4.7.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via qc_wp_latest_update_check

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Open User Map | Everybody can add locations <= 1.3.26 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Complete Open Graph <= 3.4.5 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Timely Booking Button <= 2.0.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 5.15.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Geo Controller <= 8.5.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Mendeley <= 1.3.2 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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WOLF <= 1.0.7.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Image vertical reel scroll slideshow <= 9.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Order auto complete for WooCommerce <= 1.2.0 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Hotjar <= 1.0.15 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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

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Comment Reply Email <= 1.0.3 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Hitsteps Web Analytics <= 5.86 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Publish Confirm Message <= 1.3.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.10 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Contact Form by Supsystic <= 1.7.27 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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WhitePage <= 1.1.5 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via params_api_form.php

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Automated Editor <= 1.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin menu pages

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Stout Google Calendar <= 1.2.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via sgc_plugin_options

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WP Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Plugin <= 1.3.3 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Content Injection

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Blog Manager Light <= 1.20 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via bml_settings

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Mailrelay <= 2.1.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via render_admin_page

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AI Content Writing Assistant (Content Writer, ChatGPT, Image Generator) All in One <= 1.1.5 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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IRivYou <= 2.2.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via saveOptionsReviewsPlugin

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GoodBarber <= 1.0.22 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_options

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WP Bing Map Pro <= 4.1.4 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX actions

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Interactive World Map <= 3.2.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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WP Custom Widget area <= 1.2.5 – Missing Authorization

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SendPulse Free Web Push <= 1.3.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via sendpulse_config

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Hitsteps Web Analytics <= 5.86 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via hst_optionpage

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WP User Frontend <= 3.6.8 – Missing Authorization via AJAX actions

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ShortCodes UI <= 1.9.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Short URL <= 1.6.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.1.9 – Missing Authorization to Admin Notice Dismissal

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Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.1 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

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WP Power Stats <= 2.2.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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WooCommerce Login Redirect <= 2.2.4 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Permalinks Customizer <= 2.8.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via post_settings

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Category Meta <= 1.2.8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Marker.io <= 1.1.6 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

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Customer Reviews for WooCommerce <= 5.36.0 – Missing Authorization

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affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin <= 3.3.9 – Open Redirect via atkpout.php

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