Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website.
Each vulnerability will have a severity rating of Low, Medium, High, or Critical. Responsible disclosure and reporting of vulnerabilities is an integral part of keeping the WordPress community safe. New in this report: vulnerabilities are now listed in order by the number of active installs, rather than the date of the disclosure.
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WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
The latest version of WordPress core was released on January 6, 2022 as a short-cycle security release. Because WordPress 5.8.3 is a security release, we recommend that you update all your sites immediately.
You can update to WordPress 5.8.3 by downloading from WordPress.org or visiting your WordPress admin dashboard > Updates and clicking Update Now.
If you have sites that have enabled automatic background updates, they should have already updated successfully. Just be sure to verify that all your WordPress sites are on WordPress 5.8.3.
Stay tuned for the release of WordPress 5.9 next week! See what’s new in WordPress 5.9 during a live webinar with iThemes Security lead developer and WordPress Core Committer, Timothy Jacobs. Join us live next Tuesday, January 25, 2022, @ 1:00 p.m. (CT) for the WordPress 5.9 Launch Event hosted by iThemes Training.
Can’t make the live webinar? Go ahead and register and we’ll email you the video replay.
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WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the active installations, the version number if patched, and the severity rating.
Premium Plugin Vulnerabilities
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed for premium plugins. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the version number if patched, and the severity rating.
WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities – No Known Fix
In this section, the latest WordPress plugin vulnerabilities have been disclosed in closed plugins. Each plugin listing includes the type of vulnerability, the severity rating, and the date of closure
WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities
No new theme vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.
How to Protect Your WordPress Website From Vulnerable Plugins and Themes
As you can see from this report, lots of new WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities are disclosed each week. We know it can be difficult to stay on top of every reported vulnerability disclosure, so the iThemes Security Pro plugin makes it easy to make sure your site isn’t running a theme, plugin, or WordPress core version with a known vulnerability.
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iThemes Security Pro, our WordPress security plugin, offers 50+ ways to secure and protect your website from common WordPress security vulnerabilities. With WordPress, two-factor authentication, brute force protection, strong password enforcement, and more, you can add extra layers of security to your website.
