Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access

Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple points of re-entry should one be detected and removed," c/side researcher Himanshu Anand said in ...

CVE-2024-13471

The DesignThemes Core Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the dtprocessimportedfile function in all versions up to, and including, 4.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the...

CVE-2024-13423

CVE-2024-13423 applies to the Sparkling WordPress theme/plugin (affected versions: ≤ 2.4.9). Root cause: missing capability checks in functions sparkle_activate_plugin and sparkle_deactivate_plugin, enabling unauthenticated users to activate/deactivate arbitrary plugins. Impact: unauthorized plug...

CVE-2024-11731

The CVE-2024-11731 entry covers a Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress Master Slider (ms_slider shortcode). Connected sources confirm the flaw affects Master Slider versions up to at least 3.10.7 (Wordfence/Patchstack entries) and is exploitable by an authenticated attacker with contributor-l...

CVE-2024-13811 Lafka - Multi Store Burger - Pizza & Food Delivery WooCommerce Theme <= 4.5.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Demo Import

The Lafka - Multi Store Burger - Pizza & Food Delivery WooCommerce Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'lafkaimportlafka' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker...

CVE-2024-13780 Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin <= 1.16.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion

The Hero Mega Menu - Responsive WordPress Menu Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the hmenudeletemenu function in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete...

CVE-2024-13350

The SearchIQ – The Search Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'siqsearchbox' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible f...

CVE-2024-8682 JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme <= 11.6.6 - Unauthorized User Registration

The JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user registration in all versions up to, and including, 11.6.6. This is due to the plugin not properly validate if the user can register option is enabled prior to creating a user though the...

CVE-2024-13350

CVE-2024-13350 affects the WordPress plugin SearchIQ – The Search Solution, specifically the siq_searchbox shortcode. The vulnerability is stored Cross-Site Scripting caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in versions up to and including 4.7. Exp...

CVE-2024-8682

CVE-2024-8682 affects JNews theme for WordPress (versions up to and including 11.6.6). The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to register as site users because register_handler() does not adequately validate if user registration is enabled before creating a user. Impact is unauthorized us...

CVE-2024-9618 Master Addons <= 2.0.7.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets

The Master Addons – Elementor Addons with White Label, Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Conditions, & Animations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.7.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output...

CVE-2025-1306

The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the newscrunchinstallandactivateplugin function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload...

CVE-2025-1307 Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

The Newscrunch theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check in the newscrunchinstallandactivateplugin function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above...

CVE-2025-27274 WordPress GPX Viewer plugin <= 2.2.11 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in axelkeller GPX Viewer gpx-viewer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects GPX Viewer: from n/a through = 2.2.11...

CVE-2025-23726 WordPress ComparePress plugin <= 2.0.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in thebloghouse ComparePress comparepress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ComparePress: from n/a through = 2.0.8...

CVE-2025-23595 WordPress Page Health-O-Meter plugin <= 2.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in brainpulse Page Health-O-Meter page-health-o-meter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through = 2.0...

CVE-2025-23518 WordPress GoogleMapper plugin <= 2.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in mrsaucier GoogleMapper googlemapper-2 allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects GoogleMapper: from n/a through = 2.0.3...

Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin for WordPress < 6.0.15 Cross-Site Scripting

The WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a Cross-Site Scripting. Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. No source data...

CVE-2024-10860

The NextMove Lite – Thank You Page for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized submission of data due to a missing capability check on the submituninstallreasonaction function in all versions up to, and including, 2.19.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers,...

CVE-2024-9019

The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's secupresscheckbanipsform shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This...