Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 24, 2023 to July 30, 2023)

Last week, there were 64 vulnerabilities disclosed in 66 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 32 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.

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New Firewall Rules Deployed Last Week

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team reviews each vulnerability to determine impact and severity, along with assessing the likelihood of exploitation, to verify that the Wordfence Firewall provides sufficient protection.

The team rolled out enhanced protection via firewall rules for the following vulnerabilities in real-time to our Premium, Care, and Response customers last week:

Ultimate Member <= 2.6.6 – Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary User Meta Updates via API

Wordfence Premium, Care, and Response customers received this protection immediately, while users still running the free version of Wordfence will receive this enhanced protection after a 30 day delay.

Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week

Patch Status
Number of Vulnerabilities

Unpatched
34

Patched
30

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating
Number of Vulnerabilities

Low Severity
2

Medium Severity
54

High Severity
6

Critical Severity
2

Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week

Vulnerability Type by CWE
Number of Vulnerabilities

Missing Authorization
18

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
18

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)
16

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)
3

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
2

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (‘Race Condition’)
1

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
1

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (‘Injection’)
1

Improper Authorization
1

Protection Mechanism Failure
1

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’)
1

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name
Number of Vulnerabilities

Abdi Pranata
7

Mika
7

Rafie Muhammad
5

Skalucy
3

Lana Codes
(Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)
3

longxi
3

Nguyen Xuan Chien
2

yuyudhn
2

Dipak Panchal
2

Chloe Chamberland
(Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)
2

Junsu Yeo
1

Cat
1

TaeEun Lee
1

Emili Castells
1

Truoc Phan
1

konagash
1

Dmitriy
1

Christiaan Swiers
1

Stephen
1

Muhammad Daffa
1

LOURCODE
1

Bob Matyas
1

Yuchen Ji
1

Phd
1

Muhamad Arsyad
1

Marco Wotschka
(Wordfence Vulnerability Researcher)
1

Jonas Höbenreich
1

Marc-Alexandre Montpas
1

Rio Darmawan
1

PetiteMais
1

LEE SE HYOUNG
1

thiennv
1

 

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

ACF Photo Gallery Field
navz-photo-gallery

AGP Font Awesome Collection
agp-font-awesome-collection

APIExperts Square for WooCommerce
woosquare

Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps
assistant

Author Box for Authors, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors – Molongui
molongui-authorship

Backup Migration
backup-backup

Banner Management For WooCommerce
banner-management-for-woocommerce

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler
blog2social

Booster Elementor Addons
booster-for-elementor

Change WP Admin Login
change-wp-admin-login

Chat Button: WhatsApp Chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram Chat, WeChat, Line Chat, Discord Chat for Customer Support Chat with floating Chat Widget
bit-assist

Church Admin
church-admin

Clone
wp-clone-by-wp-academy

CodeBard’s Patron Button and Widgets for Patreon
patron-button-and-widgets-by-codebard

Contact Form Builder by Bit Form – Easiest Contact Form, Payment Form, Order Form, Calculator Form Builder Plugin for WordPress
bit-form

Custom Field For WP Job Manager
custom-field-for-wp-job-manager

Custom Field Template
custom-field-template

Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin
wp-discussion-board

Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations
smart-donations

Duplicate Post
copy-delete-posts

Enhanced Text Widget
enhanced-text-widget

Fraud Prevention For Woocommerce
woo-blocker-lite-prevent-fake-orders-and-blacklist-fraud-customers

Google Map Shortcode
google-map-shortcode

HTTP Auth
http-auth

InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration (beta)
instawp-connect

Instant CSS
instant-css

LWS Affiliation
lws-affiliation

Local Development
local-development

Meks Smart Social Widget
meks-smart-social-widget

Mobile Address Bar Changer
mobile-address-bar-changer

MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce
multiparcels-shipping-for-woocommerce

Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress
ninja-forms

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
rvg-optimize-database

Perelink Pro
perelink

Pop-up
pop-up-pop-up

Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile)
post-to-google-my-business

QR code MeCard/vCard generator
wp-qrcode-me-v-card

Quasar form free – Contact Form Builder for WordPress
quasar-form

RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative
feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect

Redirection
redirect-redirection

Remove Duplicate Posts
remove-duplicate-posts

SSL Mixed Content Fix
http-https-remover

Saphali Woocommerce Lite
saphali-woocommerce-lite

Schema Pro
wp-schema-pro

Simple Author Box
simple-author-box

Simple Googlebot Visit
simple-googlebot-visit

Simple Wp Sitemap
simple-wp-sitemap

Slider Carousel – Responsive Image Slider
slider-images

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
ultimate-social-media-icons

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
ultimate-social-media-plus

Taboola
taboola

The Events Calendar
the-events-calendar

Ultimate Posts Widget
ultimate-posts-widget

Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File
update-theme-and-plugins-from-zip-file

User Activity Log
user-activity-log

User Email Verification for WooCommerce
woo-confirmation-email

Video Conferencing with Zoom
video-conferencing-with-zoom-api

WP Clone Menu
clone-menu

WP Quick Post Duplicator
wp-quick-post-duplicator

WPS Limit Login
wps-limit-login

Web Accessibility By accessiBe
accessibe

WordPress Database Administrator
wp-database-admin

cartflows-pro
cartflows-pro

tagDiv Composer
td-composer

wp tell a friend popup form
wp-tell-a-friend-popup-form

wpml-string-translation
wpml-string-translation

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

nsc
nsc

winters
winters

yourjourney
yourjourney

Vulnerability Details

Please note that if you run the Wordfence plugin on your WordPress site, with the scanner enabled, you should’ve already been notified if your site was affected by any of these vulnerabilities.

InstaWP Connect <= 0.0.9.18 – Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Post/Taxonomy/User Add/Change/Delete, Customizer Setting Change, Plugin Installation/Activation/Deactication via events_receiver

LWS Affiliation <= 2.2.6 – Unauthenticated Remote/Local File Inclusion

Quasar form <= 6.1 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via ‘id’

User Activity Log <= 1.6.4 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection

WordPress Database Administrator <= 1.0.3 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

WPML String Translation <= 3.2.5 – Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via ‘context’

MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce <= 1.15.4 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Molongui <= 4.6.19 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Booster Elementor Addons <= 1.4.9 – Missing Authorization

Ninja Forms <= 3.6.25 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘data’

tagDiv Composer <= 4.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

User Email Verification for WooCommerce <= 3.5.0 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CodeBard’s Patron Button and Widgets for Patreon <= 2.1.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via ‘site_account’

nsc <= 1.0 – Prototype Pollution to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Winters <= 1.4.3 – Prototype Pollution to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Custom Field Template <= 2.5.9 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler <= 7.2.0 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

AGP Font Awesome Collection <= 3.2.4 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Your Journey <= 1.9.8 – Prototype Pollution to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Church Admin <= 3.7.56 – Server-Side Request Forgery via church_admin_import_csv

Assistant <= 1.4.3 – Authenticated (Editor+) Server Side Request Forgery

WP Quick Post Duplicator <= 1.0 – Missing Authorization

Discussion Board <= 2.4.8 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection

wp tell a friend popup form <= 7.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via ‘TellAFriend_admin’

HTTP Auth <= 0.3.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Schema Pro <= 2.7.8 – Authenticated(Contributor+) Missing Authorization

Saphali Woocommerce Lite <= 1.8.13 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via ‘woocommerce_saphali_page_s_l’

WP Clone Menu <= 1.0.1 – Missing Authorization to Menu Clone

APIExperts Square for WooCommerce <= 4.2.8 – Missing Authorization

Ninja Forms <= 3.6.25 – Missing Authorization to Contributor+ Form Submission Export

Change WP Admin Login <= 1.1.3 – Protection Mechanism Failure to Login Page Disclosure

Instant CSS <= 1.1.4 – Missing Authorization via AJAX Actions

Slider Carousel – Responsive Image Slider <= 1.5.0 – Missing Authorization

Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 – Missing Authorization to notice dimissal

Custom Field For WP Job Manager <= 1.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Contact Form Builder by Bit Form <= 2.1.0 – Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Web Accessibility By accessiBe <= 1.15 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

wp tell a friend popup form <= 7.1 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Bit Assist <= 1.1.8 – Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Remove Duplicate Posts <= 1.3.4 – Missing Authorization to Post Deletion

Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations <= 4.0.12 – Missing Authorization

Woocommerce Category Banner Management <= 2.4.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Simple Author Box <= 2.51 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Sensitive Information Exposure

Mobile Address Bar Changer <= 3.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via meks_remove_notification

Simple Wp Sitemap <= 1.2.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions <= 5.0.110 – Cross-Site Request Forgery via ‘odb_start_manually’

Perelink Pro <= 2.1.4 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 1.9 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Usermeta Update

QR code MeCard/vCard generator <= 1.6.0 – Missing Authorization via wqm_make_url_permanent

Taboola <= 2.0.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update

Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) – Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function

Simple Googlebot Visit <= 1.2.4 – Missing Authorization to Settings Update

Post to Google My Business <= 3.1.14 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Dismiss Notification

The Events Calendar <= 6.1.2.2 – Missing Authorization

Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) – Missing Authorization on handle_installation function

CartFlows Pro <= 1.11.12 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Ninja Forms <= 3.6.25 – Missing Authorization to Form Submission Export

Google Map Shortcode <= 3.1.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Setting Update

Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File <= 2.0.0 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Woocommerce Blocker Lite <= 2.1.4.1 – Cross-Site Request Forgery

Local Development <=2.8.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

WPS Limit Login <= 1.5.6 – Race Condition

Video Conferencing with Zoom <= 4.2.1 – Sensitive Information Exposure

As a reminder, Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence.

This database is continuously updated, maintained, and populated by Wordfence’s highly credentialed and experienced vulnerability researchers through in-house vulnerability research, vulnerability researchers submitting directly to us using our CVE Request form, and by monitoring varying sources to capture all publicly available WordPress vulnerability information and adding additional context where we can.

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