Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 18, 2024 to March 24, 2024)
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Last week, there were 99 vulnerabilities disclosed in 85 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 35 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-686 – 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 | 93 |
| Unpatched | 6 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 82 |
| High Severity | 15 |
| Critical Severity | 2 |
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') | 53 |
| Missing Authorization | 11 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 8 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 5 |
| Improper Access Control | 5 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 4 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 2 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 2 |
| Improper Input Validation | 2 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 2 |
| Download of Code Without Integrity Check | 1 |
| Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing | 1 |
| Improper Authentication | 1 |
| Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity | 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 |
|---|---|
| 360 Javascript Viewer | 360deg-javascript-viewer |
| Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress | advanced-access-manager |
| Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro | advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro |
| Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 200+ Apps | advanced-form-integration |
| AI Post Generator | AutoWriter | ai-post-generator |
| Animated Headline | animated-headline |
| Appointment Booking Calendar — Simply Schedule Appointments Booking Plugin | simply-schedule-appointments |
| Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress | better-search |
| Blocksy Companion | blocksy-companion |
| Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. | mailin |
| BuddyPress WooCommerce My Account Integration. Create WooCommerce Member Pages | wc4bp |
| Cards for Beaver Builder | bb-bootstrap-cards |
| Cloak Affiliate Links for WooCommerce | woocommerce-cloak-affiliate-links |
| Clover Payment Gateway by Zaytech for WooCommerce | woo-clover-gateway-by-zaytech |
| Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib | colorlib-coming-soon-maintenance |
| Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler | coming-soon-wp |
| Contests by Rewards Fuel | contests-from-rewards-fuel |
| Create | mediavine-create |
| Custom WooCommerce Checkout Fields Editor | add-fields-to-checkout-page-woocommerce |
| Easy Maintenance Mode | easy-maintenance-mode-coming-soon |
| Easy Property Listings | easy-property-listings |
| EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents | embedpress |
| File Manager | wp-file-manager |
| Font Farsi | font-farsi |
| Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
| FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce | wp-marketing-automations |
| GamiPress – Button | gamipress-button |
| GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress | gamipress |
| Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks | getwid |
| GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform | give |
| Gum Addon for Elementor | gum-elementor-addon |
| Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | essential-blocks |
| Inline Related Posts | intelly-related-posts |
| Invitation Code Content Restriction Plugin from CreativeMinds | invitation-code-content-access |
| JetWidgets For Elementor | jetwidgets-for-elementor |
| Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | kadence-blocks |
| Lightweight Accordion | lightweight-accordion |
| LiquidPoll – Polls, Surveys, NPS and Feedback Reviews | wp-poll |
| Live Sales Notification for Woocommerce – Woomotiv | woomotiv |
| Management App for WooCommerce – Order notifications, Order management, Lead management, Uptime Monitoring | wemanage-app-worker |
| Memberpress | memberpress |
| MJM Clinic | mjm-clinic |
| Modal Window – create popup modal window | modal-window |
| Move Addons for Elementor | move-addons |
| MyCurator Content Curation | mycurator |
| Network Summary | network-summary |
| Olive One Click Demo Import | olive-one-click-demo-import |
| Order Tip for WooCommerce | order-tip-woo |
| Page Builder by SiteOrigin | siteorigin-panels |
| Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks | coblocks |
| Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder | pagelayer |
| Passwordless Login | passwordless-login |
| PDF Embedder | pdf-embedder |
| Permalink Manager Lite | permalink-manager |
| Permalink Manager Pro | permalink-manager-pro |
| Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder | popup-maker |
| Post Grid | post-grid |
| PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder | powerpack-addon-for-beaver-builder |
| Presto Player | presto-player |
| PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links | pretty-link |
| Qi Addons For Elementor | qi-addons-for-elementor |
| Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | seo-by-rank-math |
| Responsive Gallery Grid | responsive-gallery-grid |
| Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection | restrict-user-access |
| RevivePress – Keep your Old Content Evergreen | wp-auto-republish |
| s2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions | s2member |
| SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO | wp-seopress |
| Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements | shortcodes-ultimate |
| Smart Custom Fields | smart-custom-fields |
| Standout Color Boxes and Buttons | standout-color-boxes-and-buttons |
| Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental WordPress Plugin | tourfic |
| Tracking Code Manager | tracking-code-manager |
| Translate WordPress with Weglot – Multilingual AI Translation | weglot |
| UX Flat | ux-flat |
| Video Conferencing with Zoom | video-conferencing-with-zoom-api |
| WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce | woocommerce-pos |
| Website Article Monetization By MageNet | website-article-monetization-by-magenet |
| WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels | print-invoices-packing-slip-labels-for-woocommerce |
| WordPress Ping Optimizer | wordpress-ping-optimizer |
| WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets | wp-coder |
| WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization | wp-compress-image-optimizer |
| WP Crontrol | wp-crontrol |
| WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map | wp-google-maps |
| WPB Show Core | wpb-show-core |
| WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder | wpbits-addons-for-elementor |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce | Avada |
| ColorMag | colormag |
| Graphene | graphene |
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.
Animated Headline <= 4.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Avada <= 7.11.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via form_to_url_action
EmbedPress <= 3.9.12 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Attribute
Avada <= 7.11.6 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Form Uploads Directory Listing
Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler <= 2.1.2 - Maintenance Mode Bypass
WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 9.0.34 - Information Exposure to Potential Denial of Service
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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