Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 12, 2024 to August 18, 2024)

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Last week, there were 161 vulnerabilities disclosed in 126 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 54 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:

WAF-RULE-726 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
WAF-RULE-725 – 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
115

Unpatched
46

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating
Number of Vulnerabilities

Medium Severity
132

High Severity
21

Critical Severity
8

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’)
62

Missing Authorization
33

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
20

Information Exposure
11

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
7

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’)
5

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)
4

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
4

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
3

Deserialization of Untrusted Data
3

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

Improper Authorization
1

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

Improper Input Validation
1

Incorrect Privilege Assignment
1

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

Use of Less Trusted Source
1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name
Number of Vulnerabilities

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

Admission AppManager

admission-appmanager

AFI – The Easiest Integration Plugin

advanced-form-integration

All Bootstrap Blocks

all-bootstrap-blocks

Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress (GA4 analytics made easy)

wp-analytify

ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup

armember-membership

Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster

wp-asset-clean-up

Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin

wp-backitup

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

backwpup

Bit Form Pro

bitformpro

Bold Timeline Lite

bold-timeline-lite

Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content

brave-popup-builder

Button contact VR

button-contact-vr

Child Theme Creator by Orbisius

orbisius-child-theme-creator

Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

clearfy

Clever Addons for Elementor

cafe-lite

Clone

wp-clone-by-wp-academy

Compute Links

compute-links

Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA

cookie-notice

Create by Mediavine

mediavine-create

Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List

cryptocurrency-price-ticker-widget

Custom Field For WP Job Manager

custom-field-for-wp-job-manager

Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy

custom-layouts

Dark Mode for WP Dashboard

dark-mode-for-wp-dashboard

DN Popup

dn-popup

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

download-plugins-dashboard

E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress

e2pdf

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

bdthemes-element-pack-lite

ElementsKit Pro

elementskit

EmbedPress – Embed PDF, 3D Flipbook, Social Feeds, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube Videos, Audios, Google Maps in Gutenberg Block & Elementor

embedpress

Employee, Leave and Recruitment Management System – Crew HRM

hr-management

Envo’s Elementor Templates & Widgets for WooCommerce

envo-elementor-for-woocommerce

Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders

essential-addons-for-elementor-lite

Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner

event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner

Flaming Forms

flaming-forms

Fonts Plugin | Use Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts or Upload Fonts

olympus-google-fonts

FormFacade – WordPress plugin for Google Forms

formfacade

FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce

woocommerce-currency-switcher

Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor

gutentor

HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block

html5-video-player

Icegram Collect – Easy Form, Lead Collection and Subscription plugin

icegram-rainmaker

Icegram Engage – Ultimate WP Popup Builder, Lead Generation, Optins, and CTA

icegram

Indeed Membership Pro

indeed-membership-pro

InPost for WooCommerce

woo-inpost

InPost PL

inpost-for-woocommerce

Insert PHP Code Snippet

insert-php-code-snippet

Invite Anyone

invite-anyone

JetBlocks for Elementor

jet-blocks

JetElements

jet-elements

JetSearch

jet-search

JetTabs for Elementor

jet-tabs

JobSearch WP Job Board

wp-jobsearch

JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more

joomsport-sports-league-results-management

JS Help Desk – The Ultimate Help Desk & Support Plugin

js-support-ticket

KBucket: Your Curated Content in WordPress

kbucket

LadiApp: Landing Page, PopupX, Marketing Automation, Affiliate Marketing…

ladipage

Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages

page-builder-add

Leopard – WordPress Offload Media

leopard-wordpress-offload-media

LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT

login-attempts-limit-wp

Login As Users

login-as-users

Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress

learning-management-system

Media Library Assistant

media-library-assistant

Mega Addons For Elementor

ultimate-addons-for-elementor

Meta Field Block

display-a-meta-field-as-block

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor

metform

Modal Window – create popup modal window

modal-window

MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud

mstore-api

MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media

mybooktable

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

mycred

Newsletter, SMTP, Email marketing and Subscribe forms by Brevo (formely Sendinblue)

mailin

Newsletters

newsletters-lite

NinjaTeam Header Footer Custom Code

header-footer-code

oik

oik

Order Export for WooCommerce

order-export-and-more-for-woocommerce

Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin

order-tracking

Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

wplr-sync

Photos, Files, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Ecommerce Contest Gallery – Upload, Vote, Sell via PayPal, Social Share Buttons

contest-gallery

Plugin Notes Plus

plugin-notes-plus

Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks

post-grid

PowerPack for Beaver Builder

bbpowerpack

Print Labels with Barcodes. Create price tags, product labels, order labels for WooCommerce

a4-barcode-generator

Propovoice: All-in-One Client Management System

propovoice

Radio Player – Live Shoutcast, Icecast and Any Audio Stream Player for WordPress

radio-player

Recipe Card Blocks for Gutenberg & Elementor – Best WordPress Recipe Plugin

recipe-card-blocks-by-wpzoom

RegistrationMagic – User Registration Plugin with Custom Registration Forms

custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager

Relevanssi – A Better Search

relevanssi

Responsive Blocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks

responsive-block-editor-addons

ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce

reviewx

Salon Booking System

salon-booking-system

Sheet to Table Live Sync for Google Sheet

sheet-to-wp-table-for-google-sheet

Short URL

shorten-url

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

depicter

Slideshow, Image Slider by 2J

2j-slideshow

Smart Online Order for Clover

clover-online-orders

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

speedycache

Store Locator Plus® for WordPress

store-locator-le

Stripe Payments For WooCommerce by Checkout Plugins

checkout-plugins-stripe-woo

Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc

structured-content

tagDiv Opt-In Builder

td-subscription

Team Showcase

team

The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress – by Presto Player

presto-player

Theme My Login

theme-my-login

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

tutor

Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons, Woocommerce Builder, EDD Builder, Elementor Store Builder, Product Grid, Product Table, Woocommerce Slider

ultimate-store-kit

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP

userswp

Visual Website Collaboration, Feedback & Project Management – Atarim

atarim-visual-collaboration

Void Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder

cf7-widget-elementor

Void Elementor Post Grid Addon for Elementor Page builder

void-elementor-post-grid-addon-for-elementor-page-builder

weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Optin Forms, Subscribers WordPress Plugin

wemail

White Label CMS

white-label-cms

WHMpress – WHMCS WordPress Integration Plugin

whmpress

Widgets for WooCommerce Products on Elementor

woo-products-widgets-for-elementor

WooCommerce

woocommerce

WordPress File Upload

wp-file-upload

WordPress Webinar Plugin – WebinarPress

wp-webinarsystem

WP Bannerize Pro

wp-bannerize-pro

WP Data Access – WordPress App, Table and Form Builder plugin

wp-data-access

WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website

wp-job-portal

WP SMS – Ultimate SMS & MMS Notifications, 2FA, OTP, and Integrations with WooCommerce, GravityForms, and More

wp-sms

WP Telegram Widget and Join Link

wptelegram-widget

WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks

wp-travel-blocks

WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership

wp-user-manager

WP-Lister Lite for eBay

wp-lister-for-ebay

WPBakery Page Builder Addons by Livemesh

addons-for-visual-composer

WPC Frequently Bought Together for WooCommerce

woo-bought-together

wpForo Forum

wpforo

Zephyr Project Manager

zephyr-project-manager

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name
Software Slug

Allegiant

allegiant

Bravada

bravada

Bricks

bricks

Busiprof

busiprof

GivingPress Lite

givingpress-lite

Hello Agency

hello-agency

Houzez

houzez

Purity Of Soul

purity-of-soul

Visual Composer Starter

visual-composer-starter

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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