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WP Theme CVE SEP 2023

Be informed about the latest WordPress / WooCommerce theme vulnerabilities, identified and reported publicly. With WP Theme CVE SEP 2023, the consequences of a hack are ugly. You will experience major backlash on your WordPress domain, costly damage control/recovery, immediate revenue loss with long-term consequences.

It is a -66% DECREASE compared to previous month, as specifically targeted vulnerabilities in WP Themes. Consider for your online safety, a managed WP/Woo Security AUDIT, – OR – switching with a TOP10LIST alternative WordPress Themes - OR - Hire professionals for a managed WP Theme migration.

What is CVE?

TLDR: the details on how to hack a specific software is made public, forcing the vendor to provide a solution (patch or upgrade), that closes that specific vulnerability.

CVE is short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system provides a reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures. Read more on wikipedia.org: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, Common Weakness Enumeration.

As these files from publicly reported vulnerable themes are on your domain, it opens Pandora's box from a security point of view. The following cases made headlines PUBLICLY just last month in the WP Theme CVE SEP 2023 category:

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Aapna Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Anand Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Anfaust Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Arendelle Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Arya Multipurpose Pro Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Avada Theme Arbitrary File Upload
Avada Theme Broken Access Control (BAC)
Avada Theme Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Avada Theme Unauthenticated Zip Extraction
Bazaar Lite Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Betheme Theme Broken Access Control (BAC)
Brain Power Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Bridge Theme Core Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
BunnyPress Lite Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Business Pro Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cafe Bistro Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
College Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Everest News Pro Theme Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
JupiterX Theme Core Multiple Broken Access Control (BAC)
JupiterX Theme Core Unauthenticated Account Takeover
JupiterX Theme Core UnauthenticatedArbitrary File Upload
Theme Demo Import Arbitrary File Upload
WordPress Theme CVE (public vulnerabilities) reported in 2023 so far:
180

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Today's reality requires daily clean-ups with database optimisations, weekly updates and upgrades for both free & premium modules, plus the occasional emergency changes when critical vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed without patches. Order your WP Theme CVE SEP 2023 Patch Management.

BRIEF: It is difficult to keep an eye on every disclosed WordPress theme vulnerability and compare that list to the variations of plugins and themes you have set up on your site. The same goes with the publicly reported WP Theme CVE SEP 2023. Yet, keeping track of vulnerabilities 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.

wp theme cve sep 2023

WP theme vulnerabilities Explained

Keep Your WordPress Updated! We can't stress enough about the importance of security updates. You should have noticed that many hacks attacks that we mentioned in the earlier area 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.

The impact of WP Theme CVE SEP 2023:

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

wp theme cve sep 2023

 

Probing attacks – 1st step for WP Theme CVE SEP 2023

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 theme 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 advise upgrading as soon as possible.

WP Theme CVE SEP 2023 identified - What should I do?

If your website is running any of these themes, it is critical to upgrade to the LATEST version IMMEDIATELY. If no patched version is available you will wish to momentarily change to another theme or use an active firewall software like owl WAF, that prevents these snooping or their real attacks. If you have made changes, modifications to these themes without the use of a child theme, you will want to download a backup copy of the present variation before updating. If anyone you know is running any of these themes, please share this post to guarantee they update their website also.

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