Watch Out Wednesday – March 15, 2023

by | Mar 14, 2023 | WoW Archive

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woman with surprised expression looking through binoculars, captioned watch out wednesday
Watch Out Wednesday – March 15, 2023

by | Mar 14, 2023 | WoW Archive

This Week’s Watch Out Wednesday shows the latest WordPress vulnerabilities including GiveWP, Popup Maker, UpdraftPlus, and more!

Plugin: Webmention

Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability
Patched Version: 4.0.9
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Webmention plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.0.9).

Plugin: GiveWP

Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via render_dropdown vulnerability
Vulnerability: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Vulnerability: CSV Injection vulnerability
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Content Deletion vulnerability
Vulnerability: Contributor+ Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via give_cache_flush vulnerability
Patched Version: 2.25.2
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress GiveWP plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.25.2).

Plugin: External Links

Vulnerability: Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Patched Version: 2.58
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress External Links plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.58).

Plugin: Popup Maker

Vulnerability: Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Patched Version: 1.18.1
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Popup Maker plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.18.1).

Plugin: 301 Redirects

Vulnerability: WordPress 301 Redirects – Easy Redirect Manager plugin <= 2.72 - Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability Patched Version: 2.73 Recommended Action: Update the WordPress 301 Redirects plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.73).

Plugin: UpdraftPlus

Vulnerability: Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Patched Version: 1.23.1
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress UpdraftPlus Extension plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.23.1).

Plugin: Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent

Vulnerability: WordPress Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin < 6.4.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS vulnerability Patched Version: 6.4.2 Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin to the latest available version (at least 6.4.2).

Plugin: W4 Post List

Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Patched Version: 2.4.5
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress W4 Post List plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.4.5).

Plugin: Daily Prayer Time

Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Patched Version: None
Recommended Action: No patched version available.

Plugin: Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations

Vulnerability: Multiple Missing Authorization vulnerability
Patched Version: 4.4
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.4).

Plugin: CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance

Vulnerability: Information Exposure vulnerability
Patched Version: 4.1.7
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.1.7).

Plugin: Montonio for WooCommerce

Vulnerability: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Patched Version: 6.0.2
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Montonio for WooCommerce plugin to the latest available version (at least 6.0.2).

Plugin: HT Easy GA4 ( Google Analytics 4 )

Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Patched Version: 1.0.7
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress HT Easy GA4 ( Google Analytics 4 ) plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.0.7).

Plugin: Clone

Vulnerability: Broken Access Control vulnerability
Patched Version: 2.3.8
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Clone plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.3.8).

Plugin: CformsII

Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Patched Version: 15.0.5
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress CformsII plugin to the latest available version (at least 15.0.5).

Plugin: Side Menu Lite

Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Patched Version: 4.0.1
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Side Menu Lite plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.0.1).

Plugin: Affiliate Super Assistent

Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Patched Version: 1.5.2
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Affiliate Super Assistent plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.5.2).

Plugin: Popup box

Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Patched Version: 3.4.5
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Popup box plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.4.5).

Plugin: WooCommerce Checkout Field Manager

Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Patched Version: 18.0
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress WooCommerce Checkout Field Manager plugin to the latest available version (at least 18.0).

Plugin: Postmatic

Vulnerability: Subscriber+ PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Patched Version: 2.2.10
Recommended Action: Update the WordPress Postmatic plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.2.10).

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