Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 12, 2024 to February 18, 2024)
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Last week, there were 85 vulnerabilities disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress Theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 34 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-678 – data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- Bricks <= 1.9.6 – Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
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 |
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| Patched | 74 |
| Unpatched | 11 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 69 |
| High Severity | 4 |
| 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') | 42 |
| Missing Authorization | 12 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 7 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 4 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 4 |
| Improper Access Control | 3 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 3 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 2 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File | 2 |
| Protection Mechanism Failure | 2 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 1 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data | 1 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| 404 Solution | 404-solution |
| Action Network | wp-action-network |
| Bold Page Builder | bold-page-builder |
| Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools | woocommerce-jetpack |
| Broken Link Checker | broken-link-checker |
| Canto | canto |
| Comments Like Dislike | comments-like-dislike |
| Community by PeepSo – Download from PeepSo.com | peepso-core |
| Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe | contest-gallery |
| Custom Field Template | custom-field-template |
| Cwicly | cwicly |
| Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall | defender-security |
| Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | directorist |
| DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce | doofinder-for-woocommerce |
| Easy Forms for Mailchimp | yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender |
| Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers | email-encoder-bundle |
| EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents | embedpress |
| Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets | essential-addons-for-elementor-lite |
| EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets | eventprime-event-calendar-management |
| Frontend File Manager Plugin | nmedia-user-file-uploader |
| Happy Addons for Elementor | happy-elementor-addons |
| InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration | instawp-connect |
| Landing Page Cat – Coming Soon & Maintenance Pages | landing-page-cat |
| Livemesh Addons by Elementor | addons-for-elementor |
| Malware Scanner | miniorange-malware-protection |
| Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection | contact-forms-anti-spam |
| MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system |
| Microsoft Clarity | microsoft-clarity |
| Moveto - Movers quotation and booking management tool | moveto |
| Multi Step Form | multi-step-form |
| My Private Site – Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam | jonradio-private-site |
| MyWaze | my-waze |
| NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress | nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder |
| Ocean Extra | ocean-extra |
| Page scroll to id | page-scroll-to-id |
| Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction | paid-member-subscriptions |
| Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions | paid-memberships-pro |
| Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations | paytium |
| PB oEmbed HTML5 Audio – with Cache Support | pb-oembed-html5-audio-with-cache-support |
| Peach Payments Gateway | wc-peach-payments-gateway |
| Pexels: Free Stock Photos | wp-pexels-free-stock-photos |
| Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel | foogallery |
| Piraeus Bank WooCommerce Payment Gateway | woo-payment-gateway-for-piraeus-bank |
| PJ News Ticker | pj-news-ticker |
| postMash – custom post order | postmash |
| PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) | powerpack-lite-for-elementor |
| Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets | premium-addons-for-elementor |
| Seriously Simple Podcasting | seriously-simple-podcasting |
| Simple Share Buttons Adder | simple-share-buttons-adder |
| SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle | so-widgets-bundle |
| Sitepact's Contact Form 7 Extension For Klaviyo | sitepact-klaviyo-contact-form-7 |
| SKT Page Builder | skt-builder |
| SMTP Mail | smtp-mail |
| Starbox – the Author Box for Humans | starbox |
| Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers | sunshine-photo-cart |
| Sydney Toolbox | sydney-toolbox |
| SysBasics Easy Checkout Field Editor, Fees & Discounts | phppoet-checkout-fields |
| TinyMCE and TinyMCE Advanced Professsional Formats and Styles | tinymce-and-tinymce-advanced-professsional-formats-and-styles |
| TNC PDF viewer | pdf-viewer-by-themencode |
| Ultimate Posts Widget | ultimate-posts-widget |
| Ultimate Reviews | ultimate-reviews |
| Widgets Controller | widgets-controller |
| WP Activity Log | wp-security-audit-log |
| WP Editor | wp-editor |
| WP Maintenance | wp-maintenance |
| WP Media folder | wp-media-folder |
| WP Setup Wizard | wp-setup-wizard |
| WSMS (formerly WP SMS) – SMS & MMS Notifications with OTP and 2FA for WooCommerce | wp-sms |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Bricks | bricks |
Vulnerability Details
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Page scroll to id <= 1.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Premium Addons for Elementor <= 4.10.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
TNC PDF viewer <= 2.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
Bold Page Builder <= 4.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button URL
Bold Page Builder <= 4.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Icon Link
My Private Site <= 3.0.14 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API
Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.12.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode
WP Media folder <= 5.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated(Subscriber+) Title Modification
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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6:11 am
I like the new layout. Easy to scan through on the phone. Thank you.