CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022
Be informed about the latest CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022, identified and reported publicly. With these WordPress plugin vulnerabilities, the consequences of a hack are ugly and imminent. You will experience targeted backlash on your WordPress domain, costly damage control/recovery, immediate revenue loss with long-term consequences. Consider our WordPress / WooCommerce Maintenance audit.
It is a whooping 116.6% increase compared to last month. Prevention on how to defend your WordPress installation that is susceptible to these attack types is tough. This is valid for each version of the publicly disclosed freemium / premium / white-label / bundled and whole-suite versions.
The following cases were ALREADY reported PUBLICLY since last month in the CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 category:
- Tarot Card Oracle - CrossSite Request Forgery (CSRF) + Sensitive Information Disclosure
- This plugin has been closed as of March 9, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- OSMapper - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Multilist Subscribe for Sendy - Arbitrary Options Update
- This plugin has been closed as of February 1, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Sermon Browser - Arbitrary File Upload via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 4, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Narnoo Distributor - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability leading to Arbitrary File Read / RCE
- This plugin has been closed as of February 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Mapping multiple URLs redirect same page - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 14, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Database Peek - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- dTabs - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Bank Mellat - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 16, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Bulk Creator - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 16, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Delete Old Orders - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 17, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Akismet Privacy Policies - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Sync WooCommerce Product feed to Google Shopping - SQL Injection (SQLi)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 21, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Wow Countdowns – easily create any countdowns, counters and timers - Authenticated SQL Injection (SQLi)
- This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- RW Divi Unite Gallery - Security Bypass
- This plugin has been closed as of January 24, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Faculty Weekly Schedule - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library
- This plugin has been closed as of January 26, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Read Offline - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library
- This plugin has been closed as of August 25, 2021 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue.
- Better Search TMC - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library
- This plugin has been closed as of January 26, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Material Design for Contact Form 7 - Arbitrary Settings Update vulnerability leading to Denial of Service (DoS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 11, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 2, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Dropdown Menu Widget - Arbitrary Settings Update leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 7, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Library File Manager - Arbitrary File Creation/Upload/Deletion
- This plugin has been closed as of February 28, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Mark Posts - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Members List Plugin - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 7, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- NS WooCommerce Watermark - Abuse of Functionality
- This plugin has been closed as of March 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Amministrazione Aperta - Local File Inclusion (LFI)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 23, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Ad Injection - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & RCE
- This plugin has been closed as of March 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Thank Me Later - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 24, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Page Security & Membership - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 25, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Good & Bad comments - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 25, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Admin Word Count Column - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
- This plugin has been closed as of March 29, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- English WordPress Admin - Unauthenticated Open Redirect
- This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue.
- Nimble Page Builder - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 21, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Books & Papers - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Donations - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi)
- This plugin has been closed as of February 28, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Master Elements - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 9, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi)
- This plugin has been closed as of March 14, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
- FormBuilder - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
- This plugin has been closed as of March 2, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.
BRIEF: It is difficult to keep an eye on every disclosed WordPress plugin vulnerability and compare that list to the variations of plugins and themes you have set up on your site. This is a MUST HAVE with the publicly reported CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022. Keeping track of vulnerabilities, and jumping ship by migrating to another premium plugin is the difference between having a secure site versus one that hackers will easily make use of.
We've been involved in WordPress security for more than a decade. Auditing hundreds of hacked domains, we understand for a fact that outdated themes and plugins are the leading cause behind hacked WordPress. Like any other software application, WordPress themes and plugins develop vulnerabilities. To patch it, developers quickly launch an update. When site owners postpone or fail to implement updates, they leave their websites susceptible to a hack.
CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 Explained
When the developers fail to provide a patch to a reported vulnerability, then the marketplace decides, that the risk is too high and the plugin is closed. This, however, does not remove it from your WordPress. it remains there, with the reported vulnerability until you deal with this problem.
Keep Your WordPress Updated! We can't stress enough the importance of security updates. You should have noticed that many hacks attacks that we mentioned in the earlier posts were triggered due to outdated themes and plugins. It happens when there is a delay in updating the website. It leaves the site prone to a hack. Yet, with closed plugins this is IMPOSSIBLE. There is no option to update. You have to remove and delete the plugin from your WP to eliminate this problem. It's time to migrate that feature as soon as possible.
The impact of CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022:
The consequences of a hacked domains are ugly. You will experience some major backlash on your WordPress domain such as:
- A marked drop in search engine rankings for the targeted keywords;
- High bounce rates as visitors are redirected to different websites;
- Wasted SEO efforts in the future;
- Wasted development costs due to the fact, that sometimes is cheaper to start from scratch, than solve an old problem;
- - Search Engine Result Page blacklist/warnings on your domain, like:
- This site may be hacked
- Deceptive site ahead
- Hosting account suspensions
- Email providers blacklisting your domain
- High cleanup, recovery, damage control costs
- Major decline in your brand’s image, reputation
Probing attacks – 1st step for CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022
For the time being, the large bulk of these attacks appear to be information gathering attacks, created to identify whether a website has a vulnerable plugin set up rather than to perform an exploit chain. The next steps are Remote Code Execution (RCE) leading to site takeover with these vulnerabilities. We highly switching to another premium plugin as soon as possible.
CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 identified - What should I do?
If your website is running any of these plugins, it is critical to REMOVE that plugin IMMEDIATELY. There is no patched version available, so your choices are: migrate to a similar featured plugin or adapt to the loss. An active firewall software like owl WAF, that prevents these snooping or their real attacks might postpone the first attacks. As these grow in numbers, there is no protection. If anyone you know is running any of these plugins, please share this post to guarantee they migrate as possibilities permit.
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- Managed WordPress / WooCommerce Maintenance Report Be informed about the latest CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022, identified and reported publicly. With these WordPress plugin vulnerabilities, the consequences of a hack are ugly and imminent. You will experience targeted backlash on your WordPress domain, costly damage control/recovery, immediate revenue loss with long-term consequences. Consider our WordPress / WooCommerce Maintenance audit. It is a whooping 116.6% increase compared to last month. Prevention on how to defend your WordPress installation that is susceptible to these attack types is tough. This is valid for each version of the publicly disclosed freemium / premium / white-label / bundled and whole-suite versions. The following cases were ALREADY reported PUBLICLY since last month in the CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 category: managed WP/Woo MaintenanceYour chosen plugin has been publicly blacklisted and closed. Migrate your features to a more robust module. Eliminate a security issue without compromising business advantages. ORDER NOW Tarot Card Oracle - CrossSite Request Forgery (CSRF) + Sensitive Information Disclosure This plugin has been closed as of March 9, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. OSMapper - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Multilist Subscribe for Sendy - Arbitrary Options Update This plugin has been closed as of February 1, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Sermon Browser - Arbitrary File Upload via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) This plugin has been closed as of February 4, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Narnoo Distributor - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability leading to Arbitrary File Read / RCE This plugin has been closed as of February 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Mapping multiple URLs redirect same page - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 14, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Database Peek - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. dTabs - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Bank Mellat - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 16, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Bulk Creator - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 16, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Delete Old Orders - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 17, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Akismet Privacy Policies - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Sync WooCommerce Product feed to Google Shopping - SQL Injection (SQLi) This plugin has been closed as of February 21, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Wow Countdowns – easily create any countdowns, counters and timers - Authenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. RW Divi Unite Gallery - Security Bypass This plugin has been closed as of January 24, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Faculty Weekly Schedule - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library This plugin has been closed as of January 26, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Read Offline - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library This plugin has been closed as of August 25, 2021 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue. Better Search TMC - Folders Disclosure via Outdated jQueryFileTree Library This plugin has been closed as of January 26, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Material Design for Contact Form 7 - Arbitrary Settings Update vulnerability leading to Denial of Service (DoS) This plugin has been closed as of February 11, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 2, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Dropdown Menu Widget - Arbitrary Settings Update leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of March 7, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Library File Manager - Arbitrary File Creation/Upload/Deletion This plugin has been closed as of February 28, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Mark Posts - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Members List Plugin - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of March 7, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. NS WooCommerce Watermark - Abuse of Functionality This plugin has been closed as of March 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Amministrazione Aperta - Local File Inclusion (LFI) This plugin has been closed as of March 23, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Ad Injection - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & RCE This plugin has been closed as of March 18, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Thank Me Later - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of March 24, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Page Security & Membership - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of March 25, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Good & Bad comments - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of March 25, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Admin Word Count Column - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read This plugin has been closed as of March 29, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. English WordPress Admin - Unauthenticated Open Redirect This plugin has been closed as of January 18, 2022 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue. Nimble Page Builder - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 21, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Books & Papers - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) This plugin has been closed as of February 15, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Donations - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) This plugin has been closed as of February 28, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Master Elements - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) This plugin has been closed as of March 9, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Users Ultra Membership, Users Community and Member Profiles With PayPal Integration Plugin - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) This plugin has been closed as of March 14, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. FormBuilder - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF This plugin has been closed as of March 2, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review. managed WP/Woo MaintenanceHire a professional. Switch your closed plugin with a premium plugin. It will have the same features, without security issues.SHOP NOW BRIEF: It is difficult to keep an eye on every disclosed WordPress plugin vulnerability and compare that list to the variations of plugins and themes you have set up on your site. This is a MUST HAVE with the publicly reported CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022. Keeping track of vulnerabilities, and jumping ship by migrating to another premium plugin is the difference between having a secure site versus one that hackers will easily make use of. We've been involved in WordPress security for more than a decade. Auditing hundreds of hacked domains, we understand for a fact that outdated themes and plugins are the leading cause behind hacked WordPress. Like any other software application, WordPress themes and plugins develop vulnerabilities. To patch it, developers quickly launch an update. When site owners postpone or fail to implement updates, they leave their websites susceptible to a hack. CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 Explained
- The impact of CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022:
- Probing attacks – 1st step for CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022
- CLOSED WP PLUGINS APR 2022 identified - What should I do?
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