Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 11, 2024 to March 17, 2024)
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Last week, there were 167 vulnerabilities disclosed in 129 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress Theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 70 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-684 – 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 |
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| Patched | 156 |
| Unpatched | 11 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 140 |
| High Severity | 20 |
| Critical Severity | 7 |
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') | 110 |
| Missing Authorization | 18 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 15 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 4 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 3 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 3 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 2 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 2 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 2 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 1 |
| Incorrect Authorization | 1 |
| Insufficiently Protected Credentials | 1 |
| Missing Critical Step in Authentication | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Accordions | accordions |
| Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) | addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder |
| Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress | advanced-access-manager |
| Advanced Sermons | advanced-sermons |
| Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall | gotmls |
| AntiSpam for Contact Form 7 | cf7-antispam |
| ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup | armember-membership |
| Auto Affiliate Links | wp-auto-affiliate-links |
| Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | awesome-support |
| Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone | backuply |
| Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) | barcode-scanner-lite-pos-to-manage-products-inventory-and-orders |
| Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder | beaver-builder-lite-version |
| Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder | bit-form |
| Builder for WooCommerce product reviews shortcodes – ReviewShort | woo-product-reviews-shortcode |
| Bulgarisation for WooCommerce | bulgarisation-for-woocommerce |
| Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) | burst-statistics |
| Calendarista Basic Edition – WordPress appointment booking system | calendarista-basic-edition |
| Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails | woo-cart-abandonment-recovery |
| Contact Form 7 | contact-form-7 |
| Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on | contact-form-7-paypal-add-on |
| Contact Form by BestWebSoft – Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress | contact-form-plugin |
| Contact Forms by Cimatti | contact-forms |
| Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce | woo-coupon-usage |
| Crisp – Live Chat and Chatbot | crisp |
| Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List | cryptocurrency-price-ticker-widget |
| CWW Companion | cww-companion |
| Database for Contact Form 7 | cf7-database |
| Download Manager Pro | download-manager |
| DSGVO All in one for WP | dsgvo-all-in-one-for-wp |
| Easy Social Feed – Social Photos Gallery and Post Feed for WordPress | easy-facebook-likebox |
| ElementInvader Addons for Elementor | elementinvader-addons-for-elementor |
| Elements Plus! | elements-plus |
| ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor | elementskit-lite |
| Email Subscription Popup — Newsletter & GDPR Consent | email-subscribe |
| Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets | essential-addons-for-elementor-lite |
| Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI | everest-forms |
| Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media | evergreen-content-poster |
| Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) | extensions-for-cf7 |
| f(x) Private Site | fx-private-site |
| Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering | food-and-drink-menu |
| Free Downloads WooCommerce | download-now-for-woocommerce |
| FV Flowplayer Video Player | fv-wordpress-flowplayer |
| GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform | give |
| HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin | ht-easy-google-analytics |
| HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder | ht-mega-for-elementor |
| Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons | social-pug |
| HUSKY – Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce | woocommerce-products-filter |
| Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups | wordpress-popup |
| Inline Related Posts | intelly-related-posts |
| JetWidgets For Elementor | jetwidgets-for-elementor |
| Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | kadence-blocks |
| Knight Lab Timeline | knight-lab-timelinejs |
| LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor | lastudio-element-kit |
| LadiApp: Landing Page, PopupX, Marketing Automation, Affiliate Marketing… | ladipage |
| Link Library | link-library |
| Link Whisper Free | link-whisper |
| Livemesh Addons by Elementor | addons-for-elementor |
| Malware Scanner | miniorange-malware-protection |
| MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system |
| MJM Clinic | mjm-clinic |
| Mollie Forms | mollie-forms |
| MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO | multiple-pages-generator-by-porthas |
| News Announcement Scroll | news-announcement-scroll |
| Newsletter2Go | newsletter2go |
| oik | oik |
| Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE | otter-blocks |
| OxyExtras | oxyextras |
| Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks | coblocks |
| Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress | wp-user-avatar |
| Permalink Manager Lite | permalink-manager |
| Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction | pie-register |
| Post Grid | post-grid |
| Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets | premium-addons-for-elementor |
| Premmerce Permalink Manager for WooCommerce | woo-permalink-manager |
| Prime Slider Addons for Elementor | bdthemes-prime-slider-lite |
| Property Hive | propertyhive |
| Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker | quiz-master-next |
| RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login | custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager |
| Related Posts for WordPress | related-posts-for-wp |
| Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin | scrollsequence |
| Shariff Wrapper | shariff |
| ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin | woolentor-addons |
| Simple Job Board | simple-job-board |
| Site Reviews | site-reviews |
| Sitekit | sitekit |
| Sky Addons for Elementor | sky-elementor-addons |
| Smart Online Order for Clover | clover-online-orders |
| Social Media Share Buttons | social-media-builder |
| Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections | specific-content-for-mobile |
| Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals | wp-cloudflare-page-cache |
| SupportCandy – AI Customer Support Ticket System & Live Chatbot Agent | supportcandy |
| Survey Maker by AYS | survey-maker |
| Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent | tablesome |
| Team Circle Image Slider With Lightbox | circle-image-slider-with-lightbox |
| The Moneytizer | the-moneytizer |
| Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter | themify-wc-product-filter |
| Ticket Tailor — Event Ticketing & Registration | ticket-tailor |
| Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution | tutor |
| Ultimate Addons for Elementor | header-footer-elementor |
| Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce | woo-gift-cards-lite |
| User profile | user-profile |
| UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP | userswp |
| Video Conferencing with Zoom | video-conferencing-with-zoom-api |
| Visual Composer Website Builder | visualcomposer |
| Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator | visualizer |
| WC Shop Sync – Square Payment Gateway and Product Synchronization for WooCommerce | woosquare |
| Web Application Firewall – website security | web-application-firewall |
| weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress | weforms |
| WEN Responsive Columns | wen-responsive-columns |
| WooCommerce License Manager | fs-license-manager |
| WooThumbs for WooCommerce by Iconic | iconic-woothumbs |
| Word Replacer Pro | word-replacer-ultra |
| WordPress Automatic Plugin | wp-automatic |
| WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam | honeypot |
| WP Calameo | wp-calameo |
| WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress | wp-fusion-lite |
| WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map | wp-google-maps |
| WP Popups – WordPress Popup builder | wp-popups-lite |
| WP Recipe Maker | wp-recipe-maker |
| WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs | responsive-horizontal-vertical-and-accordion-tabs |
| WP SendFox | wp-sendfox |
| WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative | wp-statistics |
| wp-mpdf | wp-mpdf |
| WPBakery Page Builder Addons by Livemesh | addons-for-visual-composer |
| WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell | wpfunnels |
| WPMR Google Feed Manager for WooCommerce – Sell on Google Merchant Center & Shopping | wp-product-feed-manager |
| WPZOOM Addons for Beaver Builder | wpzoom-addons-for-beaver-builder |
| YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons | yith-woocommerce-product-add-ons |
| Zippy | zippy |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Blossom Spa | blossom-spa |
Vulnerability Details
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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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