Welcome to Patchstack’s WordPress vulnerability overview for the week of June 11 – 18, 2024.
As the #1 vulnerability processor in the world, Patchstack brings you this report so you can stay safe even if you don’t use the Patchstack app (yet).
And in addition to this week’s vulnerabilities, we’re happy to say that, on June 14th, we officially surpassed 2,000 vulnerabilities added to the CVE database this year! In comparison, in 2023, we added around 2,500 vulnerabilities throughout the whole year. This puts us on the trajectory of adding over 4,000 vulnerabilities.
The first part of the report outlines the most popular plugins you likely have installed on your sites. Then, explore the rest of our list for other plugins you may have installed, and which have vulnerabilities.
Update them to the most recent versions or, in case the update is not official yet, get real-time Patchstack protection to reduce the risk of getting attacked before the plugin developers are able to issue an update.
WordPress vulnerability landscape (June 11 – 18, 2024)
- New WordPress vulnerabilities added to Patchstack’s database: 108
- Vulnerabilities discovered by Patchstack: 16
- Currently undisclosed vulnerabilities due to 48hr early warning available to Patchstack users: 16
- Vulnerabilities reported to the WordPress Review team: 11 plugins, 27 themes
How severe were this week’s vulnerabilities?
WordPress vulnerabilities are categorized according to Patchstack’s Patch Priority Score (i.e., likelihood of resulting in significant exploits), ranging from low-severity vulnerabilities to high-severity, which should be updated as soon as possible.
Patchstack offers the vPatching functionality to keep you safe before you can apply the plugin/theme update.
| Low-severity vulnerabilities this week | Medium-severity vulnerabilities | High-severity vulnerabilities |
| 88 | 12 | 8 |
What are the most dangerous vulnerabilities?
If you have the following plugins installed, check for the update immediately or get real-time protection with Patchstack. The highest-severity vulnerabilities are the ones most likely to be used by attackers in exploits:
- CoDesigner WooCommerce Builder for Elementor plugin <= 4.4.1
- Dokan Pro plugin <= 3.10.3
- Icegram Express plugin <= 5.7.22
- InstaWP Connect <= 0.1.0.38
- Timetics plugin <= 1.0.21
- Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP plugin <= 1.3.13
- WooCommerce Social Login plugin <= 2.6.2
- Wp Staging Pro plugin <= 5.6.0
WordPress vulnerabilities discovered from June 11 to 18, 2024
Vulnerable plugins with 100K+ installs
WooCommerce plugin
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress WooCommerce plugin to the latest available version (at least 8.9.3).
Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.6.36).
Premium Addons for Elementor
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Premium Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.10.34).
Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.2.39).
WP Google Maps
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress WP Google Maps plugin to the latest available version (at least 9.0.39).
Popup Builder
Broken Access Control. Update the WordPress Popup Builder plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.3.2).
Chaty
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Chaty plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.2.3).
Jeg Elementor Kit
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.6.6).
Download Manager
Broken Access Control. Update the WordPress Download Manager plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.2.90).
PowerPack Addons for Elementor
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress PowerPack Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.7.21).
Sassy Social Share
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress Sassy Social Share plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.3.63)..
Search & Replace
SQL Injection. Update the WordPress Search & Replace plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.2.2)..
ElementsKit Pro
Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). Update the WordPress ElementsKit Pro plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.6.3).
FooGallery
Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Update the WordPress FooGallery plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.4.16).
Vulnerable plugins with up to 100K+ installs
Vulnerable plugins
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