Patchstack claimed there had been an authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress plugin MalCare WordPress Security Plugin. Almost no information was provided, but it is claimed that “Possible only with admin authentication.” That sounds like it there wouldn’t be a vulnerability, but we found that there was really an issue, though exploitation would have required special circumstances.

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This post provides insights on a vulnerability in the WordPress plugin MalCare WordPress Security Plugin not discovered by us, where the discoverer hadn't provided the details needed for us to confirm the vulnerability while we were adding it to the data set for our service, so the rest of its contents are limited to subscribers of our service.

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