Security

CVE-2024-13314 – Carousel, Slider, Gallery by WP Carousel – Stored XSS to JS Backdoor Creation – POC

The WP Carousel plugin is a popular WordPress plugin that allows users to create beautiful image, post, and WooCommerce product carousels effortlessly. With its user-friendly interface and extensive features, it has become a preferred choice for many WordPress site owners. However, a vulnerability (CVE-2024-13314) has been discovered in versions below 2.7.4, allowing attackers to exploit Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), posing a significant security risk.

Plugin Security Certification (PSC-2024-64551): “ManageWP Worker” – Version 4.9.23: Use Management tool with Enhanced Security

The ManageWP Worker plugin, with over 1 million downloads, is a powerful tool for managing multiple WordPress websites from a single dashboard. It offers features such as automated backups, security monitoring, bulk updates, and website cloning. However, from a security standpoint, plugins with administrative control over multiple sites require strict scrutiny to ensure data integrity and prevent potential exploitation.

CVE-2024-13208 – WP Google Map – Stored XSS to JS Backdoor Creation – POC

Google Maps is an essential feature for many websites, enabling businesses and organizations to display interactive maps for better user engagement. WP Google Map is a WordPress plugin designed to simplify the integration of Google Maps into websites. This user-friendly tool provides extensive customization options, making it a favorite among WordPress users. However, recent security research uncovered a critical stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the plugin, identified as CVE-2024-13208. This vulnerability has the potential to compromise the security of websites using the plugin, highlighting the importance of robust security measures.

Plugin Security Certification (PSC-2024-64549): “Antispam Bee” – Version 2.11.7: Use Antispam with Enhanced Security

AntiSpam Bee is a plugin that removes spam in comments on your blogs on WordPress sites. The plugin is popular and has 700 thousand users worldwide. AntiSpam Bee effectively removes spam comments and trackbacks. During the verification of the plugin for vulnerabilities and errors by the Cleantalk team, the plugin receives the PSC-2024-64549 certificate.

CVE-2024-12568 – Email Subscribers by Icegram Express – Stored XSS to JS Backdoor Creation – POC

Email Subscribers by Icegram Express is a popular WordPress plugin designed to help website administrators manage email subscriptions and send automated notifications, such as confirmation emails and newsletters. However, CVE-2024-125678 has been identified as a critical vulnerability in the plugin that allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into the email content field of a new workflow. The injected script can lead to a backdoor creation, allowing attackers to hijack admin sessions or escalate their privileges to take full control of the WordPress site. With over 100,000 active installations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress websites that rely on Email Subscribers for their subscription management.

Plugin Security Certification (PSC-2024-64548): “Loginizer” – Version 2.0.0: Use Loginizer with Enhanced Security

Loginizer is a powerful solution for protecting WordPress websites against brute force attacks and other security threats. Actively used on more than 1 million websites, Loginizer offers a wide range of features to enhance login security and safeguard the admin panel and user accounts.

CVE-2024-12567 – Email Subscribers by Icegram Express – Stored XSS to JS Backdoor Creation – POC

Email Subscribers by Icegram Express is a widely used WordPress plugin for collecting and managing email subscribers, as well as sending newsletters, notifications, and other updates. A critical Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, CVE-2024-12567, has been discovered in this plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields, which can lead to account takeover and the creation of a backdoor admin account. With over 100,000 active installations, this flaw represents a significant security risk to WordPress websites using the Email Subscribers plugin.

CVE-2024-12566 – Email Subscribers by Icegram Express – Stored XSS to JS Backdoor Creation – POC

Email Subscribers by Icegram Express is a popular WordPress plugin that enables website owners to collect email subscribers and send newsletters, notifications, and updates. However, CVE-2024-12566 has been identified as a serious Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the plugin. This flaw allows attackers with editor-level access to inject malicious JavaScript code into a form’s “Show message” field. Once the malicious script is embedded, it can lead to session hijacking or the creation of a backdoor admin account. With over 100,000 active installations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk for WordPress websites using Email Subscribers by Icegram Express.

Plugin Security Certification (PSC-2024-64547): “Rank Math SEO” – Version 1.0.245: Use SEO with Enhanced Security

Rank Math SEO is a state-of-the-art plugin designed to simplify and enhance search engine optimization (SEO) for WordPress websites. Its use of artificial intelligence (AI) sets it apart, providing advanced tools to automate and optimize SEO tasks. However, alongside its powerful functionality, it is crucial to assess the plugin’s security practices to ensure safe deployment on websites.

Plugin Security Certification (PSC-2024-64546): “Polylang” – Version 3.7.3: Use Polyang with Enhanced Security

The Polylang plugin is a powerful tool designed to create multilingual WordPress websites. With support for an unlimited number of languages, automatic integration with WordPress core features, and seamless performance, it has become a go-to solution for developers and site administrators alike. However, as with any plugin, security is paramount, and Polylang stands out for its commitment to safe coding practices.