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Last week, there were 118 vulnerabilities disclosed in 99 WordPress Plugins and 7 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 40 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-866 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-867 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-868 – 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 | 76 |
| Unpatched | 42 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Medium Severity | 91 |
| High Severity | 21 |
| Critical Severity | 6 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week
| Vulnerability Type by CWE | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Missing Authorization | 27 |
| Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) | 24 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) | 15 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 13 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 6 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 6 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 4 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 2 |
| Improper Authorization | 2 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’) | 2 |
| Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 2 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 2 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 2 |
| Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data | 1 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 1 |
| External Control of File Name or Path | 1 |
| Improper Authentication | 1 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’) | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax | 1 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File | 1 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data | 1 |
| Missing Authentication for Critical Function | 1 |
| Use of Hard-coded Credentials | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgify | acknowledgify |
| Advanced Coupons – WooCommerce Coupons & Store Credit | advanced-coupons-for-woocommerce-free |
| Ally – Web Accessibility & Usability | pojo-accessibility |
| Binary MLM Plan | binary-mlm-plan |
| Block Country | block-country |
| BlockSpare — News, Magazine and Blog Addons for (Gutenberg) Block Editor | blockspare |
| Content Writer | content-writer |
| Demo Import Kit | demo-import-kit |
| Dhivehi Text | dhivehi-text |
| Digiseller | digiseller |
| DocoDoco Store Locator | docodoco-store-locator |
| Dynamically Display Posts | dynamically-display-posts |
| E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress | e2pdf |
| Easy Post Submission – Frontend Posting, Guest Publishing & Submit Content for WordPress | easy-post-submission |
| Event post | event-post |
| Event Tickets and Registration | event-tickets |
| Events Calendar Made Simple – Pie Calendar | pie-calendar |
| External Login | external-login |
| FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager | filebird |
| Find And Replace content for WordPress | find-and-replace-content |
| Flex QR Code Generator | flex-qr-code-generator |
| Free Follow-Up Emails & Marketing Automation for WooCommerce – ShopMagic | shopmagic-for-woocommerce |
| Front End Users | front-end-only-users |
| FunKItools | funkitools |
| GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin | gspeech |
| Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | essential-blocks |
| Houzez Theme – Functionality | houzez-theme-functionality |
| Keyy Two Factor Authentication (like Clef) | keyy |
| Kognetiks Chatbot | chatbot-chatgpt |
| LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin | learnpress |
| Library Management System | library-management-system |
| Lisfinity Core – Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme | lisfinity-core |
| MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system |
| MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter | wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter |
| Media Library Assistant | media-library-assistant |
| MeetingHub for Zoom Meeting, Google Meet, Jitsi Meet, Webex, & Microsoft Teams | The All-in-One Webinar & Video Conference Solution | meetinghub |
| Oceanpayment CreditCard Gateway | oceanpayment-creditcard-gateway |
| One Page Express Companion | one-page-express-companion |
| onOffice for WP-Websites | onoffice-for-wp-websites |
| Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization | optimole-wp |
| Orion SMS OTP Verification | orion-sms-otp-verification |
| Outdoor | outdoor |
| Ova Advent | ova-advent |
| OwnID Passwordless Login | ownid-passwordless-login |
| PowerBI Embed Reports | embed-power-bi-reports |
| PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce | woocommerce-product-addon |
| Product Bundles, Quantity/Bulk Discount, BOGO, Buy X Get Y – WowRevenue | revenue |
| Product Catalog Simple | post-type-x |
| Product Table For WooCommerce | product-table-for-woocommerce |
| Quick Featured Images | quick-featured-images |
| Quick Social Login | quick-login |
| Redirection for Contact Form 7 | wpcf7-redirect |
| Related Posts Lite | related-posts-lite |
| replyMail | replymail |
| Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso | social-testimonials-and-reviews-widget |
| Rich Snippet Site Report | easysnippet |
| Shortcode Button | shortcode-button |
| ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF | shortpixel-image-optimiser |
| Simple Job Board | simple-job-board |
| Simple Stripe | simple-stripe |
| Slick Google Map | slick-google-map |
| SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer | smartcrawl-seo |
| SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce | sumomemberships |
| SureForms – Drag and Drop Contact Form Builder – Multi-step Forms, Conversational Forms and more | sureforms |
| Tab Ultimate | tabs-pro |
| tagDiv Cloud Library | td-cloud-library |
| tagDiv Composer | td-composer |
| TARIFFUXX | tariffuxx |
| Task Scheduler | task-scheduler |
| thegem-elements | thegem-elements |
| Theme Editor | theme-editor |
| Theme Importer | theme-importer |
| TopBar | topbar |
| Truelysell Core | truelysell-core |
| u-design-core | u-design-core |
| UiChemy — Figma Converter for Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks | uichemy |
| UPC/EAN/GTIN Barcode Generator/Importer | upc-ean-barcode-generator |
| URLYar URL Shortner | urlyar |
| Voice Feedback – Voice Recorder for Audio Feedback | voice-feedback |
| WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising | wp-whydonate |
| Woocommerce Category and Products Accordion Panel | accordion-panel-for-category-and-products |
| WP BookWidgets | wp-bookwidgets |
| WP Dashboard Chat | wp-dashboard-chat |
| WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) | wp-google-maps |
| WP Google Map Plugin | wp-google-map |
| WP jQuery Pager | wp-jquery-pdf-paged |
| WP SMS – Ultimate SMS & MMS Notifications, OTP, 2FA, and WooCommerce & Forms Integrations | wp-sms |
| Wp tabber widget | wp-tabber-widget |
| WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks | wp-travel-blocks |
| WP ViewSTL | wp-viewstl |
| WPBakery Page Builder | js_composer |
| WPBifröst – Instant Passwordless Temporary Login Links | create-temporary-login |
| WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce | woo-smart-quick-view |
| WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce | woo-smart-wishlist |
| WPCasa | wpcasa |
| wpNamedUsers | wpnamedusers |
| XX2WP Integration Tools | fb2wp-integration-tools |
| YourMembership Single Sign On – YM SSO Login | login-with-yourmembership |
| Zip Attachments | zip-attachments |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| ClassifiedPro – reCommerce WordPress Theme | classified-pro |
| Felan Framework | felan-framework |
| HiStudy – Online Courses & Education Template | histudy |
| HomeLancer | homelancer |
| KALLYAS – Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme | kallyas |
| Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme | salient |
| XStore | xstore |
Vulnerability Details
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