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Category: Vulnerabilities
Critical Vulnerability Patched in 301 Redirects – Easy Redirect Manager
Description: Authenticated Arbitrary Redirect Injection and Modification Affected Plugin: 301 Redirects – Easy Redirect Manager CVSS Score: 9.0 (Critical) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE ID: CVE-2019-19915 Affected Versions: <= 2.40 Patched Version: 2.45 On Friday December 13th, our Threat Intelligence team discovered vulnerabilities present in 301 Redirects – Easy Redirect Manager, a WordPress plugin installed on ...
High Severity Vulnerability Patched in WP Maintenance Plugin
Description: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE ID: CVE-2019-19979 CVSS v3.0 Score: 8.8 (High) CVSS Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H Affected Plugin: WP Maintenance Plugin Slug: wp-maintenance Affected Versions: <= 5.0.5 Patched Version: 5.0.6 On November 15th, 2019, our Threat Intelligence team identified a vulnerability present in WP Maintenance, a WordPress plugin with approximately 30,000+ active installs.
Multiple Vulnerabilities Patched in Email Subscribers & Newsletters Plugin
A few weeks ago, our Threat Intelligence team identified several vulnerabilities present in Email Subscribers & Newsletters, a WordPress plugin with approximately 100,000+ active installs.
Stored XSS Patched in SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Plugin
Description: Stored XSS CVSS Severity Score: 6.1 (Medium) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Affected Software: SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Plugin Slug: syntaxhighlighter Affected Version: 3.5.0 Patched Version: 3.5.1 While doing a security audit of the plugins and themes we run on wordfence.com, I discovered a stored XSS vulnerability in SyntaxHighlighter Evolved.
Open Redirect Vulnerability Patched In Bridge Theme
Description: Open Redirect CVSS v3.0 Score: 7.1 (High) CVSS Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Affected Software: Two built-in plugins packaged with the Bridge theme – Qode Instagram Widget and Qode Twitter Feed Plugin Slugs: qode-instagram-widget, qode-twitter-feed Affected Versions: Bridge Theme: 18.2 / Plugins: 2.0 (Twitter plugin) 2.0.1 (Instagram plugin) Patched Version: Bridge Theme: 18.2.1 / Plugins: 2.0.1 (Twitter ...
Medium Severity Vulnerability Patched in Fast Velocity Minify Plugin
Description: Full Path Disclosure CVE ID: CVE-2019-19983 CVSS v3.0 Score: 4.3 (Medium) CVSS Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Affected Plugin: Fast Velocity Minify Plugin Slug: fast-velocity-minify Affected Versions: <= 2.7.6 Patched Version: 2.7.7 A few days ago, our Threat Intelligence team identified a vulnerability present in Fast Velocity Minify, a WordPress plugin with approximately 80,000+ active installs.
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in GiveWP Plugin
Description: Authentication Bypass with Information Disclosure CVSS v3.0 Score: 7.5 (High) CVSS Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Affected Plugin: GiveWP Plugin Slug: give Affected Versions: <= 2.5.4 Patched Version: 2.5.5 A few weeks ago, our Threat Intelligence team discovered a vulnerability present in GiveWP, a WordPress plugin installed on over 70,000 websites.
Zero Day Vulnerability in Rich Reviews Plugin Exploited In The Wild
Description: XSS Via Unauthenticated Plugin Options Update Affected Plugin: Rich Reviews Affected Versions: <= 1.7.4 CVSS Score: 8.3 (High) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team is tracking a series of attacks against an unpatched vulnerability in the Rich Reviews plugin for WordPress.
The WordPress 5.2.3 Security Release Unpacked
WordPress core version 5.2.3 has just been released. This is a security release which contains several fixes.
Critical Vulnerability Patched in Ad Inserter Plugin
Description: Authenticated Remote Code Execution Affected Plugin: Ad Inserter Affected Versions: <= 2.4.21 CVSS Score: 9.9 (Critical) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H On Friday, July 12th, our Threat Intelligence team discovered a vulnerability present in Ad Inserter, a WordPress plugin installed on over 200,000 websites.
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