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Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder Vulnerability – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via type Parameter – CVE-2024-7895 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report

By Your WP Guy / Aug 28, 2024

Plugin Name: Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: beaver-builder-lite-version Software Status: Active Software Author: justinbusa Software Downloads: 10,741,953 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: September 3, 2024 Patched Versions: 2.8.3.6 Affected Versions: <= 2.8.3.5 Vulnerability Details: Name: Beaver Builder (Lite Version) <= 2.8.3.5 Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE: CVE-2024-7895 CVSS Score:…

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report – Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid – Missing Authorization & Stored Cross-Site Scripting

By Your WP Guy / Sep 12, 2023

Plugin Name: Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: wpvivid-backuprestore Software Status: Active Software Author: wpvividplugins Software Downloads: 5,141,419 Active Installs: 300,000 Last Updated: September 12, 2023 Patched Versions: 0.9.91 Affected Versions: <=0.9.90 First Vulnerability: Vulnerability Details: Name: WPvivid Backup Plugin <= 0.9.90 – Missing Authorization via ‘start_staging’ and ‘get_staging_progress’…

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report: Slimstat Analytics – Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind SQL Injection via Shortcode – CVE-2023-4598

By Your WP Guy / Sep 11, 2023

Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: wp-slimstat Software Status: Active Software Author: mostafas1990 Software Downloads: 5,922,898 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: September 11, 2023 Patched Versions: 5.0.10 Affected Versions: <=5.0.9 Vulnerability Details: Name: Slimstat Analytics <= 5.0.9 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind SQL Injection via Shortcode Type: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an…

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report: EWWW Image Optimizer – Sensitive Information Exposure

By Your WP Guy / Sep 8, 2023

Plugin Name: EWWW Image Optimizer Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: ewww-image-optimizer Software Status: Active Software Author: nosilver4u Software Downloads: 33,159,954 Active Installs: 1,000,000 Last Updated: September 7, 2023 Patched Versions: 7.2.1 Affected Versions: <7.2.1 Vulnerability Details: Name: EWWW Image Optimizer <= 7.2.0 – Sensitive Information Exposure Type: Information Exposure CVSS Score: 5.3 (medium)…

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report: EmbedPress – Cross-Site Request Forgery

By Your WP Guy / Sep 8, 2023

Plugin Name: EmbedPress Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: embedpress Software Status: Active Software Author: wpdevteam Software Downloads: 1,709,151 Active Installs: 80,000 Last Updated: September 8, 2023 Patched Versions: 3.8.4 Affected Versions: <3.8.4 Vulnerability Details: Name: EmbedPress <= 3.8.3 – Cross-Site Request Forgery Type: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS Score: 4.3 (Medium) Publicly Published:…

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report: User Feedback – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting – CVE-2023-39308

By Your WP Guy / Sep 8, 2023

Plugin Name: User Feedback Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: userfeedback-lite Software Status: Active Software Author: smub Software Downloads: 348,588 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: September 7, 2023 Patched Versions: 1.0.8 Affected Versions: <=1.0.7 Vulnerability Details: Name: User Feedback <= 1.0.7 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Type: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page…

What are Abandoned WordPress Plugins?

By Your WP Guy / Aug 22, 2023

Imagine you own a small online business. You built your website on WordPress and installed a few plugins to add useful features like contact forms, social sharing buttons, and SEO optimization. These plugins worked great initially. But over time some of them have stopped receiving updates. The developers seem to have abandoned these plugins altogether.…

What Are WordPress Plugins? (And How Many Is Too Many)

By Jonathan Wofford / May 19, 2022

The short answer A WordPress plugin is an add-on that gives your website a new feature without custom code: a contact form, backups, security, an online store, SEO settings. You install it from your dashboard, and it can be switched off or removed at any time. Every plugin also has to be kept updated, because…