Last week, there were 99 vulnerabilities disclosed in 87 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress Theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 68 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-915 – 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 | 63 |
| Unpatched | 36 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 65 |
| High Severity | 24 |
| Critical Severity | 10 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week
| Vulnerability Type by CWE | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) | 28 |
| Missing Authorization | 18 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 13 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) | 11 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 8 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 5 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 4 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 4 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 2 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 1 |
| Improper Authentication | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’) | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (‘Injection’) | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Relative Path Traversal | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Account Switcher | account-switcher |
| Active Products Tables for WooCommerce. Use constructor to create tables | profit-products-tables-for-woocommerce |
| AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress | acymailing |
| Advanced Database Cleaner – Premium | advanced-database-cleaner-premium |
| AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU | ai-copilot-content-generator |
| Alfie – Feed Plugin | alfie-the-productfeedtool-wp-plugin |
| All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic | all-in-one-seo-pack |
| Amazon Scraper | amazon-scraper |
| Anomify AI – Anomaly Detection and Alerting | anomify |
| Appointment Booking Plugin for WooCommerce – WpBookingly | All-in-One Service Manager | service-booking-manager |
| AudioIgniter Music Player | audioigniter |
| Avada (Fusion) Builder | fusion-builder |
| Bigfishgames Syndicate | bigfishgames-syndicate |
| BLOGCHAT Chat System | blogchat-chat-system |
| BookingPress Appointment Booking Pro | bookingpress-appointment-booking-pro |
| Boost | boost |
| Bottom Bar | bottom-bar |
| Broadstreet | broadstreet |
| CBX 5 Star Rating & Review | cbxscratingreview |
| Child Height Predictor by Ostheimer | child-height-predictor |
| Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe | contest-gallery |
| Correct Prices | correct-prices |
| Cost of Goods by PixelYourSite | pixel-cost-of-goods |
| Creative Mail – Easier WordPress & WooCommerce Email Marketing | creative-mail-by-constant-contact |
| Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists | ditty-news-ticker |
| Divi Form Builder | divi-form-builder |
| Draft List | simple-draft-list |
| E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress | e2pdf |
| Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates | easy-elements |
| EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets | eventprime-event-calendar-management |
| Faces of Users | faces-of-users |
| FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution | fluent-crm |
| Games Catalog | game-catalog |
| General Options | general-options |
| Gift Cards For WooCommerce Pro | giftware |
| GSheet For Woo Importer | import-products-from-gsheet-for-woo-importer |
| HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress | ht-contactform |
| Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid | final-tiles-grid-gallery-lite |
| Infility Global | infility-global |
| JaviBola Custom Theme Test | javibola-custom-theme |
| KIA Subtitle | kia-subtitle |
| Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer | kirki |
| LJ comments import: reloaded | lj-comments-import-reloaded |
| Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, AQI, Temperature and Weather Widget | location-weather |
| Logo Manager For Enamad – لوگوی نماد الکترونیکی | logo-manager-for-enamad |
| Mail Mint – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation & WooCommerce Emails | mail-mint |
| MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system |
| miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications | miniorange-otp-verification |
| MotoPress Hotel Booking | motopress-hotel-booking-lite |
| Nexa Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE | nexa-blocks |
| Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android | oliver-pos |
| PDF for Elementor Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder | pdf-for-elementor-forms |
| Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | nextgen-gallery |
| Piotnet Addons For Elementor Pro | piotnet-addons-for-elementor-pro |
| Piotnet Forms | piotnetforms-pro |
| PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry | powerpress |
| Property Hive | propertyhive |
| ProSolution WP Client | prosolution-wp-client |
| Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense | quick-adsense-reloaded |
| Read More & Accordion | expand-maker |
| Remove Yellow BGBOX | remove-yellow-bgbox |
| Sentence To SEO (keywords, description and tags) | sentence-to-seo |
| Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress | soliloquy-lite |
| Slider Revolution | revslider |
| SponsorMe | sponsorme |
| Sticky | sticky |
| The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce | the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder |
| The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress – by Presto Player | presto-player |
| TypeSquare Webfonts for ConoHa | ts-webfonts-for-conoha |
| VatanSMS WP SMS | wp-sms-vatansms-com |
| Vedrixa Forms – User Registration Form, Signup Form & Drag & Drop Form Builder | vedrixa-forms-registration-builder |
| VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS | vikbooking |
| Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress | visualizer |
| Widget Context | widget-context |
| Wishlist Member | wishlist-member-x |
| WooCommerce PayPal Payments | woocommerce-paypal-payments |
| Word 2 Cash | word-2-cash |
| WOW Styler for CF7 – Visual Styler for Contact Form 7 Forms | cf7-styler |
| WP Activity Log | wp-security-audit-log |
| WP Blockade – Visual Page Builder | wp-blockade |
| WP ERP Pro | erp-pro |
| WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website | wp-job-portal |
| WPB Floating Menu or Categories – Sticky Floating Side Menu & Categories with Icons | wpb-floating-menu-or-categories |
| wpForo Forum | wpforo |
| Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor | xpro-elementor-addons |
| YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons | yith-woocommerce-product-add-ons |
| 診断ジェネレータ作成プラグイン | os-diagnosis-generator |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| FastX | fastx |
Vulnerability Details
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PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry <= 11.15.10 – Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
Patched
May 21, 2026
Patched
May 21, 2026
Word 2 Cash <= 0.9.2 – Cross-Site Request Forgeryto Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Page
FluentCRM <= 2.9.87 – Unauthenticated Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via ‘SubscribeURL’ Parameter
Slider Revolution <= 7.0.9 – Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ‘sliders/stream’
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