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.
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Aug 30, 2021Side Menu Lite: Does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statementCVE-2021-24580 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8
The Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue
- Product
- Side Menu Lite
- Fixed in
- 2.2.6
- What to do
- Update Side Menu Lite to 2.2.6 or newer.
Aug 30, 2021ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics: Does not sanitise or escape the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view before outputting it back in an attributeCVE-2021-24438 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view before outputting it back in an attribute when the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator
- Product
- ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- What to do
- Update ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics to 2.5.2 or newer.
Aug 23, 2021Erident Custom Login and Dashboard: Did not properly sanitise its settingsCVE-2021-24658 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Erident Custom Login and Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.5.9 did not properly sanitise its settings, allowing high privilege users to use XSS payloads in them (even when the unfileted_html is disabled)
- Product
- Erident Custom Login and Dashboard
- Fixed in
- 3.5.9
- What to do
- Update Erident Custom Login and Dashboard to 3.5.9 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordplugins.trac.wordpress.orgwpscan.com
Aug 2, 2021RSS for Yandex Turbo: Does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving and outputing them in the admin dashboardCVE-2021-24428 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The RSS for Yandex Turbo WordPress plugin through 1.30 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving and outputing them in the admin dashboard, leading to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
- Product
- RSS for Yandex Turbo
- Affected
- up to 1.30
- What to do
- Affects up to 1.30. Update RSS for Yandex Turbo to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Jul 19, 2021W3 Total Cache: Was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboardCVE-2021-24452 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
- Product
- W3 Total Cache
- Fixed in
- 2.1.5
- What to do
- Update W3 Total Cache to 2.1.5 or newer.
Jul 19, 2021W3 Total Cache: Was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboardCVE-2021-24436 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, which is output in an attribute without being escaped first. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
- Product
- W3 Total Cache
- Fixed in
- 2.1.4
- What to do
- Update W3 Total Cache to 2.1.4 or newer.
Jul 6, 2021WP Offload SES Lite: Did not escape some of the fields in the Activity page of the admin dashboardCVE-2021-24494 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The WP Offload SES Lite WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 did not escape some of the fields in the Activity page of the admin dashboard, such as the email's id, subject and recipient, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an attacker can control any of these fields, like the subject when filling a contact form for example. The XSS will be executed in the context of a logged in admin viewing the Activity tab of the plugin.
- Product
- WP Offload SES Lite
- Fixed in
- 1.4.5
- What to do
- Update WP Offload SES Lite to 1.4.5 or newer.
May 24, 2021dsgvoaio_write_log AJAX action of the DSGVO All in one for WP: Did not sanitise or escape some POST parameter submitted before outputting them in the Log page in the administrator dashboard (wp-admin/adminCVE-2021-24294 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The dsgvoaio_write_log AJAX action of the DSGVO All in one for WP WordPress plugin before 4.0 did not sanitise or escape some POST parameter submitted before outputting them in the Log page in the administrator dashboard (wp-admin/admin.php?page=dsgvoaiofree-show-log). This could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorised access by using an XSS payload to create a rogue administrator account, which will be trigged when an administrator will view the logs.
- Product
- dsgvoaio_write_log AJAX action of the DSGVO All in one for WP
- Fixed in
- 4.0
- What to do
- Update dsgvoaio_write_log AJAX action of the DSGVO All in one for WP to 4.0 or newer.
May 17, 2021When taxes are enabled, the "Additional tax classes" field was not properly sanitised or escaped before being output back in the admin dashboard, allowing high CVE-2021-24323 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
When taxes are enabled, the "Additional tax classes" field was not properly sanitised or escaped before being output back in the admin dashboard, allowing high privilege users such as admin to use XSS payloads even when the unfiltered_html is disabled
- Fixed in
- 5.2.0
- What to do
- Update the plugin to 5.2.0 or newer.
May 6, 2021Contact Form Check Tester: Settings are visible to all registered users in the dashboard and are lacking any sanitisationCVE-2021-24247 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The Contact Form Check Tester WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 settings are visible to all registered users in the dashboard and are lacking any sanitisation. As a result, any registered user, such as subscriber, can leave an XSS payload in the plugin settings, which will be triggered by any user visiting them, and could allow for privilege escalation. The vendor decided to close the plugin.
- Product
- Contact Form Check Tester
- Affected
- up to 1.0.2
- What to do
- Affects up to 1.0.2. Update Contact Form Check Tester to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Aug 31, 2020The Chamber Dashboard Business Directory plugin 3.2.8 for WordPress allows XSS.CVE-2020-24699 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The Chamber Dashboard Business Directory plugin 3.2.8 for WordPress allows XSS.
- Affected
- 3.2.8 to 3.2.8
- What to do
- Affects 3.2.8 to 3.2.8. 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.
Jun 15, 2020The wpForo plugin 1.6.5 for WordPress allows XSS involving the wpf-dw-td-value class of dashboard.php.CVE-2019-19112 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The wpForo plugin 1.6.5 for WordPress allows XSS involving the wpf-dw-td-value class of dashboard.php.
- Affected
- 1.6.5 to 1.6.5
- What to do
- Affects 1.6.5 to 1.6.5. 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 recordtwitter.comtwitter.com
Mar 17, 2020The Hustle (aka wordpress-popup) plugin through 6.0.5 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal to obtain a directory listing via the views/admin/dashboard/ URI.CVE-2018-18576 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 5.3
The Hustle (aka wordpress-popup) plugin through 6.0.5 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal to obtain a directory listing via the views/admin/dashboard/ URI.
- Product
- Hustle (aka wordpress-popup)
- Affected
- up to 6.0.5
- What to do
- Affects up to 6.0.5. Update Hustle (aka wordpress-popup) 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 recordpastebin.comwordpress.org
Feb 26, 2020The Hero Maps Premium plugin 2.2.1 and prior for WordPress is prone to unauthenticated XSS via the views/dashboard/index.php p parameter because it fails to sufCVE-2019-19134 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The Hero Maps Premium plugin 2.2.1 and prior for WordPress is prone to unauthenticated XSS via the views/dashboard/index.php p parameter because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to inject HTML or arbitrary JavaScript within the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based tokens or to launch other attacks.
- Fixed in
- 2.2.3
- What to do
- Update the plugin to 2.2.3 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordheroplugins.comheroplugins.com
Oct 7, 2019includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard plugin through 1.5.0 for WordPress has multiple unauthenticated storCVE-2019-17239 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard plugin through 1.5.0 for WordPress has multiple unauthenticated stored XSS issues.
- Product
- includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard
- Affected
- up to 1.5.0
- What to do
- Affects up to 1.5.0. Update includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard 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 recordwordpress.orgwpvulndb.com
Sep 20, 2019The wp-stats-dashboard plugin through 2.9.4 for WordPress has admin/graph_trend.php type SQL injection.CVE-2015-9399 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 7.2
The wp-stats-dashboard plugin through 2.9.4 for WordPress has admin/graph_trend.php type SQL injection.
- Product
- wp-stats-dashboard
- Affected
- up to 2.9.4
- What to do
- Affects up to 2.9.4. Update wp-stats-dashboard to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Sep 11, 2019WordPress before 5.2.3 allows reflected XSS in the dashboard.CVE-2019-16221 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows reflected XSS in the dashboard.
- Fixed in
- 5.2.3
- What to do
- Update the plugin to 5.2.3 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordlists.debian.orgseclists.org
Aug 16, 2019The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.CVE-2017-18545 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 7.5
The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.
- Product
- invite-anyone
- Fixed in
- 1.3.16
- What to do
- Update invite-anyone to 1.3.16 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwordpress.orgwordpress.org
Aug 16, 2019The erident-custom-login-and-dashboard plugin before 3.5 for WordPress has CSRF.CVE-2015-9322 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 8.8
The erident-custom-login-and-dashboard plugin before 3.5 for WordPress has CSRF.
- Product
- erident-custom-login-and-dashboard
- Fixed in
- 3.5
- What to do
- Update erident-custom-login-and-dashboard to 3.5 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwordpress.orgwordpress.org
Oct 2, 2018XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress via the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/index.phpCVE-2018-17884 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress via the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/index.php
- Product
- XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb)
- Fixed in
- 2.5.4
- What to do
- Update XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) to 2.5.4 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddefensecode.comseclists.org
Sep 17, 2014Mini Mail Dashboard Widget plugin 1.42 for: Cross-site scripting (XSS)CVE-2012-2583 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by cret@cert.orgMedium 4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mini Mail Dashboard Widget plugin 1.42 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the body of an email.
- Product
- Mini Mail Dashboard Widget plugin 1.42 for
- Affected
- 1.42 to 1.42
- What to do
- Affects 1.42 to 1.42. Update Mini Mail Dashboard Widget plugin 1.42 for 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 recordosvdb.orgexploit-db.com
Jul 14, 2014Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in inc/bsk-pdf-dashboard.php in the BSK PDF Manager plugin 1.3.2 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to executCVE-2014-4944 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.5
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in inc/bsk-pdf-dashboard.php in the BSK PDF Manager plugin 1.3.2 for WordPress allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) categoryid or (2) pdfid parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Product
- BSK PDF Manager
- Affected
- 1.3.2 to 1.3.2
- What to do
- Affects 1.3.2 to 1.3.2. Update BSK PDF 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 recordpacketstormsecurity.comsecurityfocus.com
Jan 3, 2014Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP-Cron Dashboard plugin 1.1.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script CVE-2013-6991 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP-Cron Dashboard plugin 1.1.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the procname parameter to wp-admin/tools.php.
- Product
- WP-Cron Dashboard
- Affected
- up to 1.1.5
- What to do
- Affects up to 1.1.5. Update WP-Cron Dashboard 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 recordwordpress.orgsecurityfocus.com
Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.
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