WordPress Vulnerability Report — May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025


In this report, 88 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 46 of these plugins and themes are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool may have already warned you and updated these plugins, depending on your settings.

Additionally, there are 42 plugin and theme vulnerabilities, and no patch has been available yet. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, those vulnerabilities are already protected by the Solid Security firewall. Virtual patches from Patchstack will be applied when a vulnerability is considered high or medium risk. If no patch is forthcoming from the vendor or the vulnerable software has been marked “closed” and dropped from the official WordPress repositories, you should deactivate it soon and look for alternative solutions.

Along with poor user account security, vulnerable plugins and themes are among the top reasons why WordPress websites get hacked. Unfortunately, cyberattacks are increasing in volume and sophistication. They’re also increasingly aimed at small to mid-sized businesses.

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Our WordPress Vulnerability Report covers the latest emerging WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability will have a severity rating of LowMediumHigh, or Critical. Responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities is essential to keeping the WordPress community safe. Please share this report to help spread the word and make WordPress — and the web — more secure.

WordPress Core

WordPress 6.8.1 has been released! This maintenance release includes fixes for 15 bugs throughout Core and the Block Editor, addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress, including the block editor, multisite, and REST API. For a full list, refer to the release candidate announcement.

Plus, WordCamp Europe 2025 lands in Basel, Switzerland, June 5-7! Connect with WordPress enthusiasts, developers, and pros for three days of learning, networking, and collaboration with the global community.

No new core vulnerabilities were disclosed this week.

WordPress Plugins — 40 Patched / 42 Unpatched

Plugin Slug:
wps-team

Installations
3,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
section-widget

Installations
600+

Vulnerability:
Path Traversal

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
section-widget

Installations
600+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
crossword-compiler-puzzles

Installations
400+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
personizely

Installations
300+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
totalprocessing-card-payments

Installations
200+

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary File Download

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Abundatrade

Plugin Slug:
abundatrade-plugin

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Advanced Reorder Image Text Slider

Plugin Slug:
advanced-reorder-image-text-slider

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

AHAthat

Plugin Slug:
ahathat

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Alink Tap

Plugin Slug:
alink-tap

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Buddyboss Platform

Plugin Slug:
buddyboss-platform

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Category Widget

Plugin Slug:
category-widget

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Custom PC Builder Lite for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug:
custom-pc-builder-lite-for-woocommerce

Vulnerability:
Settings Change

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Database Toolset

Plugin Slug:
database-toolset

Vulnerability:
Sensitive Data Exposure

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

EC Authorize.net

Plugin Slug:
ec-authorizenet

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

External image replace

Plugin Slug:
external-image-replace

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary File Upload

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Flynax Bridge

Plugin Slug:
flynax-bridge

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

GmapsMania

Plugin Slug:
gmapsmania

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

IGIT Related Posts With Thumb Image After Posts

Plugin Slug:
igit-related-posts-with-thumb-images-after-posts

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Job Listings

Plugin Slug:
job-listings

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

KiwiChat NextClient

Plugin Slug:
kiwichat

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

kStats Reloaded

Plugin Slug:
kstats-reloaded

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

LayoutBoxx

Plugin Slug:
layoutboxx

Vulnerability:
Content Injection

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Web3Press

Plugin Slug:
likecoin

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary File Download

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Custom Login and Registration

Plugin Slug:
ms-registration

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Nautic Pages

Plugin Slug:
nautic-pages

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

occupancyplan

Plugin Slug:
occupancyplan

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

OTP-less one tap Sign in

Plugin Slug:
otpless

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

Remote Images Grabber

Plugin Slug:
remote-images-grabber

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Separator Shortcode and Widget

Plugin Slug:
separator-shortcode-and-widget

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Reales WP STPT

Plugin Slug:
short-tax-post

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Reales WP STPT

Plugin Slug:
short-tax-post

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Subpage List

Plugin Slug:
subpage-view

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Syndicate Out

Plugin Slug:
syndicate-out

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Theme Blvd Sliders

Plugin Slug:
theme-blvd-sliders

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Total Donations

Plugin Slug:
total-donations

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget

Plugin Slug:
vertical-response-newsletter-widget

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Visual Builder

Plugin Slug:
visual-builder

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Widgets as Shortcodes

Plugin Slug:
widgets-as-shortcodes

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Meta Keywords & Description

Plugin Slug:
wp-meta-keywords-meta-description

Vulnerability:
Local File Inclusion

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Xavin’s Review Ratings

Plugin Slug:
xavins-review-ratings

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Yame

Plugin Slug:
yame-linkinbio

Vulnerability:
Sensitive Data Exposure

Patched in Version:
No Fix

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
wp-statistics

Installations
600,000+

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
14.13.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
newsletter

Installations
300,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
8.7.1

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
sureforms

Installations
200,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
1.4.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
sureforms

Installations
200,000+

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
1.4.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
admin-site-enhancements

Installations
100,000+

Vulnerability:
Bypass Vulnerability

Patched in Version:
7.6.10

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
depicter

Installations
100,000+

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
3.6.2

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin Slug:
suretriggers

Installations
100,000+

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
1.0.83

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin Slug:
user-registration

Installations
70,000+

Vulnerability:
Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Patched in Version:
4.2.2

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
wp-google-map-plugin

Installations
70,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
4.7.2

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
calculated-fields-form

Installations
50,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
5.2.62

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
seraphinite-accelerator

Installations
50,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
2.27.22

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
simple-tags

Installations
50,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
3.30.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
full-customer

Installations
40,000+

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
3.1.26

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
secupress

Installations
40,000+

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
2.3.10

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
gutenverse

Installations
30,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
3.0.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
page-views-count

Installations
20,000+

Vulnerability:
Settings Change

Patched in Version:
2.8.5

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart

Installations
10,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
5.1.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart

Installations
10,000+

Vulnerability:
Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Patched in Version:
5.1.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
mstore-api

Installations
4,000+

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
4.17.5

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
wp-recall

Installations
2,000+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
16.26.12

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
woo-category-slider-by-pluginever

Installations
1,000+

Vulnerability:
Local File Inclusion

Patched in Version:
4.3.5

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
ultimate-store-kit

Installations
900+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
2.5.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
am-lottieplayer

Installations
700+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
3.5.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
surveyjs

Installations
600+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
1.12.33

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
projectopia-core

Installations
400+

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
5.1.17

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
bp-messages-tool

Installations
200+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
2.5

Severity Score:
High

Plugin Slug:
formality

Installations
200+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
1.5.9

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
cision-block

Installations
100+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
4.4.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
list-children

Installations
100+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
2.2.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin Slug:
taxonomy-chain-menu

Installations
100+

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
2.0.9

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Ads Pro Plugin

Plugin Slug:
ap-plugin-scripteo

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
4.89

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

BuddyPress Platform Pro

Plugin Slug:
buddyboss-platform-pro

Vulnerability:
Broken Authentication

Patched in Version:
2.7.10

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

Envolve Plugin

Plugin Slug:
envolve-plugin

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
1.1.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Gravity Forms WebHooks

Plugin Slug:
gravityformswebhooks

Vulnerability:
Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Patched in Version:
1.7.0

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

Order Delivery Date for WP e-Commerce

Plugin Slug:
order-delivery-date

Vulnerability:
Privilege Escalation

Patched in Version:
12.3.1

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

Advance Seat Reservation Management for WooCommerce

Plugin Slug:
scw-seat-reservation

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
3.4

Severity Score:
Critical

Plugin:

Multilingual CMS

Plugin Slug:
sitepress-multilingual-cms

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
4.7.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

tagDiv Composer

Plugin Slug:
td-composer

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Patched in Version:
5.4.1

Severity Score:
Medium

Plugin:

tagDiv Opt-In Builder

Plugin Slug:
td-subscription

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
1.7.1

Severity Score:
High

Plugin:

Ultimate Auction Pro

Plugin Slug:
ultimate-woocommerce-auction-pro

Vulnerability:
SQL Injection

Patched in Version:
1.5.3

Severity Score:
Critical

WordPress Themes — 6 Patched / 0 Unpatched

Theme Slug:
newsblogger

Downloads
100,624

Vulnerability:
Arbitrary File Upload

Patched in Version:
0.2.5.2

Severity Score:
High

Theme Slug:
newsblogger

Downloads
100,624

Vulnerability:
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Patched in Version:
0.2.5.5

Severity Score:
High

Theme:

Homey

Theme Slug:
homey

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
2.4.5

Severity Score:
Medium

Theme:

Homey

Theme Slug:
homey

Vulnerability:
Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Patched in Version:
2.4.5

Severity Score:
Medium

Theme:

Kleo

Theme Slug:
kleo

Vulnerability:
Broken Access Control

Patched in Version:
5.4.4

Severity Score:
Medium

Theme:

Motors

Theme Slug:
motors

Vulnerability:
Content Injection

Patched in Version:
5.6.66

Severity Score:
High

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