Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 5, 2024 to August 11, 2024)

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Last week, there were 136 vulnerabilities disclosed in 114 WordPress Plugins and 6 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 46 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:

ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.2.0 – Unauthenticated Information Exposure via ekit_widgetarea_content Function
WAF-RULE-723 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
WAF-RULE-724 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.

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

Patched
96

Unpatched
40

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating
Number of Vulnerabilities

Low Severity
1

Medium Severity
103

High Severity
20

Critical Severity
12

Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week

Vulnerability Type by CWE
Number of Vulnerabilities

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)
53

Missing Authorization
28

Information Exposure
11

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)
10

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
9

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’)
8

Deserialization of Untrusted Data
4

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
3

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
2

Improper Input Validation
2

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
1

Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)
1

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)
1

Improper Privilege Management
1

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
1

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (‘Open Redirect’)
1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name
Number of Vulnerabilities

11

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1

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

140+ Widgets | Xpro Addons For Elementor – FREE

xpro-elementor-addons

3D FlipBook – PDF Flipbook WordPress

interactive-3d-flipbook-powered-physics-engine

Accept Stripe Payments

stripe-payments

Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control

advanced-cron-manager

affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin

affiliate-toolkit-starter

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages

accelerated-mobile-pages

Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress

bookingpress-appointment-booking

Aruba HiSpeed Cache

aruba-hispeed-cache

BerqWP – Automated All-In-One PageSpeed Optimization Plugin for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS, and JavaScript

searchpro

BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer for Elementor & Gutenberg

betterdocs

Bitly’s WordPress Plugin

wp-bitly

Blox Page Builder

blox-page-builder

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia

ameliabooking

Brizy – Page Builder

brizy

BSK Forms Blacklist

bsk-gravityforms-blacklist

Card Elements for Elementor

card-elements-for-elementor

Chatbot Support AI: Free ChatGPT Chatbot, Woocommerce Chatbot

chatbot-support-ai

Christmasify!

christmasify

CM Tooltip Glossary

enhanced-tooltipglossary

Cost Calculator Builder

cost-calculator-builder

CRM Perks Forms – WordPress Form Builder

crm-perks-forms

DL Robots.txt

dl-robotstxt

DL Verification

dl-verification

DL Yandex Metrika

dl-yandex-metrika

Docket (WooCommerce Collections / Wishlist / Watchlist)

woocommerce-collections

Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy

easy-digital-downloads

Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button

wp-ecommerce-paypal

Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows)

bdthemes-element-pack-lite

Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor

enteraddons

Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce – WpEvently – WordPress Plugin

mage-eventpress

EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets

eventprime-event-calendar-management

Falang multilanguage for WordPress

falang

Filr – Secure document library

filr-protection

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager

folders

Football Pool

football-pool

Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder

form-maker

FormCraft – Form Builder

formcraft-form-builder

Fuse Social Floating Sidebar

fuse-social-floating-sidebar

GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

geodirectory

Graphina – Elementor Charts and Graphs

graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs

Gutenberg Page Builder Blocks & Ready-Made Patterns Library for Blogs, Magazines, Newspapers, and Business Websites. Easy One-Click Import, No Coding Needed! – Blockspare

blockspare

Horizontal scrolling announcements

horizontal-scrolling-announcements

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN

hummingbird-performance

HUSKY – Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce

woocommerce-products-filter

Import and export users and customers

import-users-from-csv-with-meta

JetGridBuilder — Grid Builder for Elementor and Gutenberg

jetgridbuilder

Kodex Posts likes

kodex-posts-likes

LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor

lastudio-element-kit

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

learnpress

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox

foobox-image-lightbox

Linkify Text

linkify-text

MailChimp Subscribe Form, Optin Builder, PopUp Builder, Form Builder

mailchimp-subscribe-sm

MainWP Child Reports

mainwp-child-reports

Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress

learning-management-system

Mediavine Control Panel

mediavine-control-panel

Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework

meta-box

Modern Events Calendar

modern-events-calendar

Modern Events Calendar Lite

modern-events-calendar-lite

MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution

dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor

My Custom CSS PHP & ADS

my-custom-css

myCred – Loyalty Points and Rewards plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce – Give Points, Ranks, Badges, Cashback, WooCommerce rewards, and WooCommerce credits for Gamification

mycred

No Update Nag

no-update-nag

Obfuscate Email

obfuscate-email

Opal Membership

opal-membership

Opti Marketing

opti-marketing

Organization chart

organization-chart

Paid Memberships Pro – Membership Maps Add On

pmpro-membership-maps

ParcelPanel (Free to install) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking, and Order Tracking for WooCommerce

parcelpanel

Participants Database

participants-database

PDF Builder for WPForms

pdf-builder-for-wpforms

Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks

post-grid

Post Grid Master – Custom Post Types, Taxonomies & Ajax Filter Everything with Infinite Scroll, Load More, Pagination & Shortcode Builder

ajax-filter-posts

Premium Addons for Elementor

premium-addons-for-elementor

Products, Order & Customers Export for WooCommerce

export-woocommerce

Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin

registrations-for-the-events-calendar

Reveal Template

reveal-template

Robin image optimizer — save money on image compression

robin-image-optimizer

Selection Lite

selection-lite

Send Emails with Mandrill

send-emails-with-mandrill

Sender – Newsletter, SMS and Email Marketing Automation for WooCommerce

sender-net-automated-emails

Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing

shared-files

Simple Local Avatars

simple-local-avatars

Simple Share

dts-simple-share

Slider & Popup Builder by Depicter – Add Image Slider, Carousel Slider, Exit Intent Popup, Popup Modal, Coupon Popup, Post Slider Carousel

depicter

Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider

slider-wd

Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress

soliloquy-lite

Social Slider Feed

instagram-slider-widget

Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks

ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg

StreamCast – Radio Player for WordPress

streamcast

Sunshine Photo Cart: Free Client Photo Galleries for Photographers

sunshine-photo-cart

Themify Shortcodes

themify-shortcodes

Timeline and History slider

timeline-and-history-slider

TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler Plugin.

truebooker-appointment-booking

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

tutor

TypeSquare Webfonts for エックスサーバー

xserver-typesquare-webfonts

Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder – Lite

ultimate-addons-for-beaver-builder-lite

Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor

ultimate-bootstrap-elements-for-elementor

Unite Gallery Lite

unite-gallery-lite

Viral Signup – limited opt-in with viral refferal sharing

viral-signup

Visual Website Collaboration, Feedback & Project Management – Atarim

atarim-visual-collaboration

Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier )

waitlist-woocommerce

WappPress – Create Mobile App for any WordPress site with our Mobile App Builder in just 1 minute

wapppress-builds-android-app-for-website

WooCommerce – Social Login

woo-social-login

WooCommerce Product Table Lite

wc-product-table-lite

WordPress Tour & Travel Booking Plugin for WooCommerce – WpTravelly

tour-booking-manager

WP Dashboard Notes

wp-dashboard-notes

WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities

wp-multitasking

WP Search Analytics

search-analytics

WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin

wp-table-builder

WPBakery Visual Composer

js_composer

WPCafe – Online Food Ordering, Restaurant Menu, Delivery, and Reservations for WooCommerce

wp-cafe

WPSection

wpsection

YaMaps for WordPress Plugin

yamaps

ووکامرس فارسی

persian-woocommerce

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

MDx

MDx

MultiPurpose

multipurpose

News Flash

news-flash

Orchid Store

orchid-store

The Next

the-next

Woffice CRM

woffice

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. If you’d like to receive real-time notifications whenever a vulnerability is added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, check out our Slack and HTTP Webhook Integration, which is completely free to utilize.

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 through our Bug Bounty Program, and by monitoring varying sources to capture all publicly available WordPress vulnerability information and adding additional context where we can.

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