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We use AI to automate the differential analysis between vulnerable and patched plugin versions to understand and interpret the security issues. What we share here is research-grade proof of concept demonstrations that are then fed back into our endpoint firewall service.
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2026-04-10
CVE-2026-3498: BlockArt Blocks <= 2.2.15 – Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'clientId' Block Attribute (blockart-blocks)
The BlockArt Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'clientId' block attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.15. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that…
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-5144: BuddyPress Groupblog <= 1.9.3 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Group Blog IDOR (bp-groupblog)
The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to the group blog settings handler accepting the `groupblog-blogid`, `default-member`, and `groupblog-silent-add` parameters from user input without proper authorization checks. The `groupblog-blogid` parameter allows any group admin (including Subscribers who create their own…
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-4979: UsersWP <= 1.2.58 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'uwp_crop' Parameter (userswp)
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.58. This is due to insufficient URL origin validation in the process_image_crop() method when processing avatar/banner image crop operations. The function accepts…
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-3371: Tutor LMS <= 3.9.7 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Content Modification (tutor)
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the `save_course_content_order()` private method, which is called unconditionally by the `tutor_update_course_content_order` AJAX handler. While the handler's `content_parent` branch includes a…
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-5207: LifterLMS <= 9.2.1 – Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'order' Parameter (lifterlms)
The LifterLMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level access and above…
2026-04-10
CVE-2026-5226: Optimole <= 4.2.3 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Page Profiler URL (optimole-wp)
The Optimole – Optimize Images in Real Time plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL paths in versions up to, and including, 4.2.3 This is due to insufficient output escaping on user-supplied URL paths in the get_current_url() function, which are inserted into JavaScript code via str_replace() without proper JavaScript context escaping…
2026-04-09
CVE-2026-2712: WP-Optimize <= 4.5.0 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update and Image Manipulation (wp-optimize)
The WP-Optimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to missing capability checks in the `receive_heartbeat()` function in `includes/class-wp-optimize-heartbeat.php` in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This is due to the Heartbeat handler directly invoking `Updraft_Smush_Manager_Commands` methods without verifying user capabilities, nonce tokens, or the allowed commands whitelist that the…
2026-04-09
CVE-2026-4351: Perfmatters <= 2.5.9 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Overwrite via 'snippets' Parameter (perfmatters)
The Perfmatters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.9. This is due to the `PMCS::action_handler()` method processing the bulk action `activate`/`deactivate` handlers without any authorization check or nonce verification. The `$_GET['snippets'][]` values are passed unsanitized to `Snippet::activate()`/`Snippet::deactivate()` which call `Snippet::update()` then `file_put_contents()`…
2026-04-09
CVE-2026-4057: Download Manager <= 3.3.51 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal (download-manager)
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `makeMediaPublic()` and `makeMediaPrivate()` functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for `edit_posts` capability without verifying post ownership via `current_user_can('edit_post', $id)`, and the destructive operations…
2026-04-09
CVE-2026-2305: AddFunc Head & Footer Code <= 2.3 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Fields (addfunc-head-footer-code)
The AddFunc Head & Footer Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `aFhfc_head_code`, `aFhfc_body_code`, and `aFhfc_footer_code` post meta values in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This is due to the plugin outputting these meta values without any sanitization or escaping. While the plugin restricts its own metabox and…
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