This WordPress crypto widget plugin can leak sensitive information

According to the security firm CVE Program, the ‘Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List plugin’ WordPress widget carries a critical vulnerability from versions 2.0 through 2.6.5.

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The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore highlighted that a cryptocurrency widget plugin for the web development platform WordPress contains a vulnerability that can be used to extract sensitive information. 

A security bulletin released by the Singapore Cyber Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) alerted against the plugin named ‘The Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List,’ marking it down for critical vulnerabilities.

As shown above, the crypto widget received a 9.8/10 base score, placing it at ‘critical,’ the highest spectrum of vulnerabilities.

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