Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 5, 2024 to August 11, 2024)
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Last week, there were 140 vulnerabilities disclosed in 118 WordPress Plugins and 6 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 52 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:
- ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.2.0 – Unauthenticated Information Exposure via ekit_widgetarea_content Function
- WAF-RULE-723 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-724 – 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 | 110 |
Unpatched | 30 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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Low Severity | 1 |
Medium Severity | 106 |
High Severity | 20 |
Critical Severity | 13 |
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') | 56 |
Missing Authorization | 28 |
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 11 |
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 10 |
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 9 |
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 9 |
Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 4 |
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 3 |
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 2 |
Improper Input Validation | 2 |
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 1 |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 1 |
Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 1 |
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
Software Name | Software Slug |
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140+ Widgets | Xpro Addons For Elementor – FREE | xpro-elementor-addons |
3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery | interactive-3d-flipbook-powered-physics-engine |
Accept Stripe Payments | stripe-payments |
Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control | advanced-cron-manager |
affiliate-toolkit | affiliate-toolkit-starter |
AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages | accelerated-mobile-pages |
Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress | bookingpress-appointment-booking |
Aruba HiSpeed Cache | aruba-hispeed-cache |
BerqWP – Automated All-In-One PageSpeed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS, and JavaScript | searchpro |
BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer for Elementor & Gutenberg | betterdocs |
Bitly's WordPress Plugin | wp-bitly |
Blockspare: Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns for Blogs, Magazines, Business Sites – Post Grids, Sliders, Carousels, Counters, Page Builder & Starter Site Imports, No Coding Needed | blockspare |
Blox Page Builder | blox-page-builder |
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia | ameliabooking |
Brizy – Page Builder | brizy |
BSK Forms Blacklist | bsk-gravityforms-blacklist |
Card Elements for Elementor | card-elements-for-elementor |
Chatbot Support AI: Free ChatGPT Chatbot, Woocommerce Chatbot | chatbot-support-ai |
Christmasify! | christmasify |
CM Tooltip Glossary | enhanced-tooltipglossary |
Cost Calculator Builder | cost-calculator-builder |
CRM Perks Forms – WordPress Form Builder | crm-perks-forms |
DL Robots.txt | dl-robotstxt |
DL Verification | dl-verification |
DL Yandex Metrika | dl-yandex-metrika |
Docket (WooCommerce Collections / Wishlist / Watchlist) | woocommerce-collections |
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy | easy-digital-downloads |
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button | wp-ecommerce-paypal |
Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor | enteraddons |
Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce – WpEvently – WordPress Plugin | mage-eventpress |
EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets | eventprime-event-calendar-management |
Falang multilanguage for WordPress | falang |
Filr – Secure document library | filr-protection |
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager | folders |
Football Pool | football-pool |
Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
FormCraft – Form Builder | formcraft-form-builder |
Fuse Social Floating Sidebar | fuse-social-floating-sidebar |
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory | geodirectory |
Graphina – Elementor Charts and Graphs | graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs |
Horizontal scrolling announcements | horizontal-scrolling-announcements |
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN | hummingbird-performance |
HUSKY – Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce | woocommerce-products-filter |
Import and export users and customers | import-users-from-csv-with-meta |
JetGridBuilder — Grid Builder for Elementor and Gutenberg | jetgridbuilder |
Kodex Posts likes | kodex-posts-likes |
LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor | lastudio-element-kit |
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin | learnpress |
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox | foobox-image-lightbox |
Linkify Text | linkify-text |
MailChimp Subscribe Form, Optin Builder, PopUp Builder, Form Builder | mailchimp-subscribe-sm |
MainWP Child Reports | mainwp-child-reports |
Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress | learning-management-system |
Mediavine Control Panel | mediavine-control-panel |
Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework | meta-box |
Modern Events Calendar | modern-events-calendar |
Modern Events Calendar Lite | modern-events-calendar-lite |
MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution | dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor |
My Custom CSS PHP & ADS | my-custom-css |
myCred – Loyalty Points and Rewards plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce – Give Points, Ranks, Badges, Cashback, WooCommerce rewards, and WooCommerce credits for Gamification | mycred |
No Update Nag | no-update-nag |
Obfuscate Email | obfuscate-email |
Opal Membership | opal-membership |
Opti Marketing | opti-marketing |
Organization chart | organization-chart |
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks | coblocks |
Paid Memberships Pro - Membership Maps Add On | pmpro-membership-maps |
ParcelPanel (Free to install) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking, and Order Tracking for WooCommerce | parcelpanel |
Participants Database | participants-database |
PDF Builder for WPForms | pdf-builder-for-wpforms |
Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks | post-grid |
Post Grid Master – Custom Post Types, Taxonomies & Ajax Filter Everything with Infinite Scroll, Load More, Pagination & Shortcode Builder | ajax-filter-posts |
Premium Addons for Elementor | premium-addons-for-elementor |
Products, Order & Customers Export for WooCommerce | export-woocommerce |
Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy Quiz and Survey Maker | quiz-master-next |
Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin | registrations-for-the-events-calendar |
Reveal Template | reveal-template |
Robin image optimizer — save money on image compression | robin-image-optimizer |
Search Analytics for WP | search-analytics |
Selection Lite | selection-lite |
Send Emails with Mandrill | send-emails-with-mandrill |
Sender – Newsletter, SMS and Email Marketing Automation for WooCommerce | sender-net-automated-emails |
Shared Files – Frontend File Upload Form & Secure File Sharing | shared-files |
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security | wp-simple-firewall |
Simple Local Avatars | simple-local-avatars |
Simple Share | dts-simple-share |
Slider & Popup Builder by Depicter – Add Image Slider, Carousel Slider, Exit Intent Popup, Popup Modal, Coupon Popup, Post Slider Carousel | depicter |
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider | slider-wd |
Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress | soliloquy-lite |
Social Slider Feed | instagram-slider-widget |
Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks | ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg |
StreamCast – Radio Player for WordPress | streamcast |
Sunshine Photo Cart: Free Client Photo Galleries for Photographers | sunshine-photo-cart |
Themify Shortcodes | themify-shortcodes |
Timeline and History slider | timeline-and-history-slider |
TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler Plugin. | truebooker-appointment-booking |
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution | tutor |
TypeSquare Webfonts for エックスサーバー | xserver-typesquare-webfonts |
Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder – Lite | ultimate-addons-for-beaver-builder-lite |
Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor | ultimate-bootstrap-elements-for-elementor |
Unite Gallery Lite | unite-gallery-lite |
Viral Signup – limited opt-in with viral refferal sharing | viral-signup |
Visual Website Collaboration, Feedback & Project Management – Atarim | atarim-visual-collaboration |
Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier ) | waitlist-woocommerce |
WappPress – Create Mobile App for any WordPress site with our Mobile App Builder in just 1 minute | wapppress-builds-android-app-for-website |
Web Directory Free | web-directory-free |
WooCommerce - Social Login | woo-social-login |
WooCommerce Product Table Lite | wc-product-table-lite |
WordPress Tour & Travel Booking Plugin for WooCommerce – WpTravelly | tour-booking-manager |
WP Dashboard Notes | wp-dashboard-notes |
WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities | wp-multitasking |
WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin | wp-table-builder |
WPBakery Visual Composer | js_composer |
WPCafe – Online Food Ordering, Restaurant Menu, Delivery, and Reservations for WooCommerce | wp-cafe |
WPSection | wpsection |
YaMaps for WordPress Plugin | yamaps |
ووکامرس فارسی | persian-woocommerce |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
Software Name | Software Slug |
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MDx | MDx |
MultiPurpose | multipurpose |
News Flash | news-flash |
Orchid Store | orchid-store |
The Next | the-next |
Woffice CRM | woffice |
Vulnerability Details
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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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