Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024)
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Last week, there were 310 vulnerabilities disclosed in 234 WordPress Plugins and 23 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 65 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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Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Patch Status | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Patched | 266 |
| Unpatched | 44 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Low Severity | 4 |
| Medium Severity | 252 |
| High Severity | 32 |
| Critical Severity | 22 |
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') | 98 |
| Missing Authorization | 82 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 35 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 13 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 12 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 12 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 6 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 6 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 6 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 6 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File | 6 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 5 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 4 |
| Use of Less Trusted Source | 4 |
| External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter | 3 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 2 |
| Improper Input Validation | 2 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') | 2 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 1 |
| Guessable CAPTCHA | 1 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Improper Authorization | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax | 1 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Academy LMS | academy |
| AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness | accessibility-widget |
| ActiveDEMAND | activedemand |
| Ad Widget for WordPress | ad-widget |
| Admin and Customer Messages After Order for WooCommerce: OrderConvo | admin-and-client-message-after-order-for-woocommerce |
| Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus | admin-bar |
| Advanced Floating Content Lite | advanced-floating-content-lite |
| Advanced Most Recent Posts Mod | advanced-most-recent-posts-mod |
| Advanced Post List | advanced-post-list |
| Advanced Testimonial Carousel For Elementor | advanced-testimonial-carousel-for-elementor |
| AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page | ag-custom-admin |
| All-in-one Like Widget | all-in-one-facebook-like-widget |
| Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress (GA4 analytics tracking) | wp-analytify |
| Annual Archive | anual-archive |
| Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar | appointment-hour-booking |
| AppPresser – Mobile App Framework | apppresser |
| Arconix FAQ | arconix-faq |
| Arconix Shortcodes | arconix-shortcodes |
| ARforms | arforms |
| ARMember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & User signup | armember-membership |
| Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps | assistant |
| Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) | auto-post-thumbnail |
| BackUpWordPress | backupwordpress |
| Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) | barcode-scanner-lite-pos-to-manage-products-inventory-and-orders |
| Base64 Encoder/Decoder | base64-encoderdecoder |
| Better Addons for Elementor | better-elementor-addons |
| Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots | bp-better-messages |
| Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler | blog2social |
| Booking Ultra Pro Appointments Booking Calendar Plugin | booking-ultra-pro |
| Brevo for WooCommerce | woocommerce-sendinblue-newsletter-subscription |
| Build 5 Star Reviews on Google Reviews, Yelp, Facebook… easily and risk-free | RRatingg | 5-stars-rating-funnel |
| Car Dealer (Dealership) and Vehicle sales | cardealer |
| CF7 File Download – File Download for CF7 | cf7-file-download |
| Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory | classified-listing |
| ClickCease Click Fraud Protection | clickcease-click-fraud-protection |
| Client Dash | client-dash |
| CM Tooltip Glossary | enhanced-tooltipglossary |
| Colibri Page Builder | colibri-page-builder |
| Collapse-O-Matic | jquery-collapse-o-matic |
| Comments – wpDiscuz | wpdiscuz |
| Connect Contact Form 7 to Mailchimp, Brevo, MailerLite & Klaviyo | contact-form-7-mailchimp-extension |
| Contact Form, Survey, Quiz & Popup Form Builder – ARForms | arforms-form-builder |
| Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts … (Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Widgets for Elementor) | content-views-query-and-display-post-page |
| Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe | contest-gallery |
| Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution | wp-gdpr-compliance |
| CookieHub – Cookie Consent Banner (DSGVO, CCPA, RGPD and GDPR compliance) | cookiehub |
| Cornerstone | cornerstone |
| Coupon & Discount Code Reveal Button | coupon-reveal-button |
| Crelly Slider | crelly-slider |
| Culqi | culqi-checkout |
| Custom field finder | custom-field-finder |
| Customify Site Library | customify-sites |
| Data Tables Generator by Supsystic | data-tables-generator-by-supsystic |
| Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 | contact-form-cfdb7 |
| Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms | contact-form-entries |
| Easy Accept Payments via PayPal | wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin |
| Easy Property Listings | easy-property-listings |
| Easy Set Favicon | easy-set-favicon |
| Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin | bdthemes-element-pack |
| ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor | elementskit-lite |
| ElementsKit Pro | elementskit |
| EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor | elespare |
| Email Customizer for WooCommerce | Drag and Drop Email Templates Builder | email-customizer-for-woocommerce |
| Embed Google Photos album | embed-google-photos-album-easily |
| ENL Newsletter | enl-newsletter |
| EPROLO-Dropshipping | eprolo-dropshipping |
| Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets | essential-addons-for-elementor-lite |
| Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media | evergreen-content-poster |
| Exclusive Addons for Elementor | exclusive-addons-for-elementor |
| Export and Import Users and Customers | users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce |
| FameTheme Demo Importer | famethemes-demo-importer |
| Fan Page Widget by ThemeNcode | facebook-fan-page-widget |
| Fancy Product Designer | fancy-product-designer |
| FG Joomla to WordPress | fg-joomla-to-wordpress |
| File Manager for Google Drive – Integrate Google Drive | integrate-google-drive |
| FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager | fileorganizer |
| Filterable Portfolio | jungbillig-portfolio-gallery |
| Five Star Restaurant Reservations – WordPress Booking Plugin | restaurant-reservations |
| Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
| FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce | woocommerce-currency-switcher |
| Frontend Dashboard | frontend-dashboard |
| FV Flowplayer Video Player | fv-wordpress-flowplayer |
| GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | geodirectory |
| Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks | getwid |
| Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers | rafflepress |
| GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform | give |
| Happy Addons for Elementor | happy-elementor-addons |
| Header Footer Code Manager Pro | 99robots-header-footer-code-manager-pro |
| Headline Analyzer | headline-analyzer |
| Hide Dashboard Notifications | wp-hide-backed-notices |
| HL Twitter | hl-twitter |
| HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder | ht-mega-for-elementor |
| Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN | hummingbird-performance |
| Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv | sirv |
| Image Slider | image-slider-widget |
| Import and export users and customers | import-users-from-csv-with-meta |
| InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration | instawp-connect |
| Interactive World Maps | interactive-world-maps |
| Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | jeg-elementor-kit |
| KB Support – Customer Support Ticket & Helpdesk Plugin, Knowledge Base Plugin | kb-support |
| Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs | basepress |
| Leaky Paywall | leaky-paywall |
| List Custom Taxonomy Widget | list-custom-taxonomy-widget |
| Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder | live-composer-page-builder |
| Maintenance Mode | hkdev-maintenance-mode |
| MainWP Child Reports | mainwp-child-reports |
| Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits | master-addons |
| Max Addons Pro for Bricks | max-addons-pro-bricks |
| MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter | wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter |
| Meks Smart Social Widget | meks-smart-social-widget |
| Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget | meks-themeforest-smart-widget |
| MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor | metform |
| MF Gig Calendar | mf-gig-calendar |
| month name translation benaceur | month-name-translation-benaceur |
| Newsletter Popup | newsletter-popup |
| Newsletters | newsletters-lite |
| Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder | the-plus-addons-for-block-editor |
| Opal Widgets For Elementor | opal-widgets-for-elementor |
| OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification | login-with-phone-number |
| Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction | paid-member-subscriptions |
| Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions | paid-memberships-pro |
| Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce | checkout-fees-for-woocommerce |
| PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce | woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips |
| Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery | photo-gallery |
| Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery | gt3-photo-video-gallery |
| Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | nextgen-gallery |
| Piotnet Addons For Elementor | piotnet-addons-for-elementor |
| Piotnet Addons For Elementor Pro | piotnet-addons-for-elementor-pro |
| Podlove Podcast Publisher | podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress |
| Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred | mycred |
| Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups | ays-popup-box |
| Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation | optinmonster |
| Popup4Phone | popup4phone |
| PopupAlly | popupally |
| Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) | buddyforms |
| Post Grid | post-grid |
| Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks – PostX | ultimate-post |
| PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce | woocommerce-product-addon |
| Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets | premium-addons-for-elementor |
| Pretty Google Calendar | pretty-google-calendar |
| Pricing Table by Supsystic | pricing-table-by-supsystic |
| Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. | print-google-cloud-print-gcp-woocommerce |
| Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce | woocommerce-delivery-notes |
| ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities | profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities |
| Property Hive | propertyhive |
| Qi Addons For Elementor | qi-addons-for-elementor |
| Quick Featured Images | quick-featured-images |
| Radio Player – Live Shoutcast, Icecast and Any Audio Stream Player | radio-player |
| Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! | radio-station |
| Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | seo-by-rank-math |
| Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP | rate-my-post |
| Recencio Book Reviews | recencio-book-reviews |
| Reviews Plus | reviews-plus |
| Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor | royal-elementor-addons |
| rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress | buddypress-media |
| RTMForm Builder | romethemeform |
| RTMKit | rometheme-for-elementor |
| Salon Booking System – Free Version | salon-booking-system |
| Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd | save-as-pdf-by-pdfcrowd |
| SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher | wp-scheduled-posts |
| Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP | schema-and-structured-data-for-wp |
| Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking | secure-copy-content-protection |
| Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform | seers-cookie-consent-banner-privacy-policy |
| Send PDF for Contact Form 7 | send-pdf-for-contact-form-7 |
| Serious Slider | cryout-serious-slider |
| SharkDropship & Affiliate for AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy and Temu | woo-aliexpress-dropshipping |
| Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce | flexible-shipping-usps |
| Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements | shortcodes-ultimate |
| ShortPixel Critical CSS | shortpixel-critical-css |
| Simple Membership | simple-membership |
| Simply Static – The Static Site Generator | simply-static |
| Sina Extension for Elementor | sina-extension-for-elementor |
| Slash Admin | slash-admin |
| Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form | smart-forms |
| Smart Maintenance Mode | smart-maintenance-mode |
| Smart Recent Posts Widget | smart-recent-posts-widget |
| Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare | social-warfare |
| Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet | socialsnap |
| Solid Affiliate | solid-affiliate |
| Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP | wp-smtp |
| SP Project & Document Manager | sp-client-document-manager |
| Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks | ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg |
| SSU – WordPress Amazon S3 & Wasabi Smart File Uploads Plugin | wp-s3-smart-upload |
| Sticky Anything | toast-stick-anything |
| StreamWeasels Twitch Integration | streamweasels-twitch-integration |
| Survey Maker by AYS | survey-maker |
| The Pack Elementor addon | the-pack-addon |
| The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce | the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder |
| Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress | mp-timetable |
| TotalPoll for Polls and Contests | totalpoll-lite |
| Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution | tutor |
| Ultimate 410 Gone Status Code | ultimate-410 |
| Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor | ultimate-blocks |
| User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin | user-meta |
| Video Conferencing with Zoom | video-conferencing-with-zoom-api |
| VikRentCar Car Rental Management System | vikrentcar |
| Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder | vision |
| Vitepos – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce | vitepos-lite |
| VK Block Patterns | vk-block-patterns |
| VOD Infomaniak | vod-infomaniak |
| Wallet for WooCommerce | woo-wallet |
| WebToffee WP Backup and Migration | wp-migration-duplicator |
| Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping | flexible-shipping |
| Widget Post Slider | widget-post-slider |
| WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates - Wordpress Plugin | woozone |
| WooCommerce Shipping Label | shipping-labels-for-woo |
| WP ADA Compliance Check Basic | wp-ada-compliance-check-basic |
| WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin | wp-club-manager |
| WP Datepicker | wp-datepicker |
| WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress | wp-fusion-lite |
| WP GoToWebinar | wp-gotowebinar |
| WP LinkedIn Auto Publish | wp-linkedin-auto-publish |
| WP Masquerade | wp-masquerade |
| WP Media Category Management | wp-media-category-management |
| WP Migrate Pro | wp-migrate-db-pro |
| WP Page Post Widget Clone | wp-page-post-widget-clone |
| WP Prayer | wp-prayer |
| WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin | wp-staging-pro |
| WP STAGING – WordPress Backup, Restore, Migration & Clone | wp-staging |
| WP Time Slots Booking Form | wp-time-slots-booking-form |
| WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software | wp-travel-engine |
| WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback | wp-ulike |
| WP-Lister Lite for eBay | wp-lister-for-ebay |
| WP-Members Membership Plugin | wp-members |
| WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More | wp-recall |
| WPBot – ChatBot Conversational Forms | conversational-forms |
| WPC Composite Products for WooCommerce | wpc-composite-products |
| WPCal.io – Easy Meeting Scheduler | wpcal |
| WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin | wppizza |
| WPZOOM Addons for Elementor – Starter Templates & Widgets | wpzoom-elementor-addons |
| XforWooCommerce | xforwoocommerce |
| XStore Core | et-core-plugin |
| YITH WooCommerce Compare | yith-woocommerce-compare |
| Zorem Local Pickup | advanced-local-pickup-for-woocommerce |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Accountra | accountra |
| Althea WP | althea-wp |
| Blocksy | blocksy |
| Brite | brite |
| Calliope | calliope |
| Colibri WP | colibri-wp |
| ColorNews | colornews |
| Elevate WP | elevate-wp |
| Financio | financio |
| Hugo WP | hugo-wp |
| Intrace | intrace |
| Pathway | pathway |
| Photology | photology |
| Royal Elementor Kit | royal-elementor-kit |
| Startupzy | startupzy |
| Teluro | teluro |
| Travey | travey |
| uDesign - Responsive WordPress Theme | u-design |
| Vertice | vertice |
| Virtue | virtue |
| WP Portfolio | wp-portfolio |
| XStore | xstore |
| Zeever | zeever |
Vulnerability Details
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