Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 10, 2024 to June 16, 2024)
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Last week, there were 86 vulnerabilities disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 38 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-706 – 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 | 82 |
| Unpatched | 4 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Low Severity | 1 |
| Medium Severity | 64 |
| High Severity | 10 |
| Critical Severity | 11 |
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') | 44 |
| Missing Authorization | 9 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 8 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 5 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 4 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 2 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 2 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 2 |
| Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name | 1 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 1 |
| Improper Authorization | 1 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 1 |
| Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| Incorrect Authorization | 1 |
| Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information | 1 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 1 |
| Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format | 1 |
| Use of Insufficiently Random Values | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) | addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder |
| Advanced Contact form 7 DB | advanced-cf7-db |
| AI Infographic Maker | infographic-and-list-builder-ilist |
| Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit | aiomatic-automatic-ai-content-writer |
| Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler | blog2social |
| BuddyPress | buddypress |
| Canto | canto |
| CoDesigner – All in One Elementor WooCommerce Builder | woolementor |
| Collapse-O-Matic | jquery-collapse-o-matic |
| Cooked – Recipe Management | cooked |
| Custom Field Suite | custom-field-suite |
| Custom Field Template | custom-field-template |
| Dashboard Widgets Suite | dashboard-widgets-suite |
| Divi Torque Lite – Divi Modules for the Divi Builder & Theme | addons-for-divi |
| Dokan Pro | dokan-pro |
| Download Manager | download-manager |
| Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more | easy-wp-smtp |
| EazyDocs – AI Powered Knowledge Base, Wiki, Documentation & FAQ Builder | eazydocs |
| Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
| ElementsKit Pro | elementskit |
| EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor | elespare |
| Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress | email-subscribers |
| 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 |
| Events Addon for Elementor | events-addon-for-elementor |
| Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! | events-manager |
| Folders Pro | folders-pro |
| Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager | folders |
| FooEvents for WooCommerce | fooevents |
| Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
| Futurio Extra | futurio-extra |
| InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration | instawp-connect |
| Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | jeg-elementor-kit |
| Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | kadence-blocks |
| LatePoint Plugin | latepoint |
| MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor | metform |
| Music Store – WordPress eCommerce | music-store |
| Newsletter - API v1 and v2 addon for Newsletter | newsletter-api |
| Ocean Extra | ocean-extra |
| Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly | bookly-responsive-appointment-booking-tool |
| Pearl – Header Builder | pearl-header-builder |
| Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel | foogallery |
| Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. | popup-builder |
| PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) | powerpack-lite-for-elementor |
| Premium Addons for Elementor – Elementor Templates, Widgets & MCP Tools | premium-addons-for-elementor |
| Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker | quiz-master-next |
| Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | seo-by-rank-math |
| Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation | menu-ordering-reservations |
| Schema App Structured Data | schema-app-structured-data-for-schemaorg |
| Shariff Wrapper | shariff |
| ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin | woolentor-addons |
| Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress | simple-sitemap |
| SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle | so-widgets-bundle |
| sitetweet | sitetweet-tweets-user-behaviors-on-your-site-on-twitter |
| Slideshow Gallery LITE | slideshow-gallery |
| Stratum Widgets for Elementor | stratum |
| Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling | timetics |
| Ultimate Addons for Elementor | header-footer-elementor |
| Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP | yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed |
| Where I Was, Where I Will Be | where-i-was-where-i-will-be |
| WooCommerce | woocommerce |
| WooCommerce - Social Login | woo-social-login |
| Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts | insert-php |
| WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map | wp-google-maps |
| WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin | wp-staging-pro |
| WPBakery Page Builder | js_composer |
| WPQA - Builder forms Addon For WordPress | wpqa |
| WPS Hide Login | wps-hide-login |
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.
Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler <= 7.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated(Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via handle_folders_file_upload
Collapse-O-Matic <= 1.8.5.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
EmbedPress <= 3.9.10 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PDF Widget URL
Ocean Extra <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Flickr Widget
Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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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