Welcome Bar Vulnerabilities
The Welcome Bar WordPress plugin has 2 known security vulnerabilities. The most recent was disclosed on March 31, 2023. Check whether your site runs an affected version below.
View Welcome Bar on WordPress.orgSummary
Latest vulnerability disclosed on March 31, 2023.
Recommendation
WPSentry recommends keeping it updated
Welcome Bar's known issues are medium severity and are generally fixed in newer releases. Keep this plugin fully up to date and scan your site regularly.
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Known Welcome Bar vulnerabilities
- medium
Welcome Bar <= 2.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Affected versions: <=2.0.3Disclosed March 31, 2023 - medium
Welcome Bar <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization
Affected versions: <=2.0.3Disclosed March 31, 2023
How to stay protected
Update promptly
Keep Welcome Bar on its latest release — most vulnerabilities are fixed in newer versions.
Scan regularly
Run an external scan after every update to catch outdated or vulnerable software early.
Monitor continuously
Enable monitoring to get alerted the moment a new issue affects your stack.