Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 22, 2024 to July 28, 2024)
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Last week, there were 73 vulnerabilities disclosed in 56 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 30 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:
- User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.11.8 – Authentication Bypass
- WAF-RULE-721 – 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 | 64 |
| Unpatched | 9 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Medium Severity | 51 |
| High Severity | 17 |
| Critical Severity | 5 |
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') | 24 |
| Missing Authorization | 14 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 11 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 6 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 5 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 4 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 2 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 2 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 2 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 1 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 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 |
|---|---|
| Add Admin CSS | add-admin-css |
| Add Admin JavaScript | add-admin-javascript |
| Admin Post Navigation | admin-post-navigation |
| Admin Trim Interface | admin-trim-interface |
| AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress | ai-engine |
| All-in-One Video Gallery | all-in-one-video-gallery |
| AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages | accelerated-mobile-pages |
| Aramex Shipping WooCommerce | aramex-shipping-woocommerce |
| aThemes Starter Sites | athemes-starter-sites |
| Booking Calendar | booking |
| Campaign Monitor for WordPress | forms-for-campaign-monitor |
| CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool | cm-on-demand-search-and-replace |
| Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe | contest-gallery |
| Custom Query Blocks | post-type-archive-mapping |
| Flipbox Builder | flipbox-builder |
| Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder | fluentform |
| FunnelKit – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce Checkout | funnel-builder |
| Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail | magic-post-thumbnail |
| Great Restaurant Menu WP | best-restaurant-menu-by-pricelisto |
| Grow by Tradedoubler – Advertiser Plugin for WooCommerce | tradedoubler-affiliate-tracker |
| Happy Addons for Elementor | happy-elementor-addons |
| Icegram Engage – Popups, Optins, CTAs & Lead Generation | icegram |
| IgnitionDeck Crowdfunding Platform | ignitiondeck |
| Image SEO – AI-Driven Image SEO Optimizer | imageseo |
| Intelligence | intelligence |
| LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses | learnpress |
| ListingPro Plugin | listingpro-plugin |
| LiteSpeed Cache | litespeed-cache |
| Master Currency WP | mastercurrency-wp |
| MaxiBlocks Builder | 17,000+ Design Assets, Patterns, Icons & Starter Sites | maxi-blocks |
| Media.net Ads Manager | media-net-ads-manager |
| News Element Elementor Blog Magazine | news-element |
| Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You | ninja-forms |
| One Click Close Comments | one-click-close-comments |
| Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder | pagelayer |
| ParityPress – Parity Pricing with Discount Rules | paritypress |
| Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | nextgen-gallery |
| Piotnet Addons For Elementor | piotnet-addons-for-elementor |
| PowerPack for Beaver Builder | bbpowerpack |
| PowerPack Pro for Elementor | powerpack-elements |
| Pretty Simple Popup Builder | pretty-simple-popup-builder |
| Product Table & List Builder For WooCommerce | wc-product-table-lite |
| Redux Framework | redux-framework |
| Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider | robo-gallery |
| Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor | royal-elementor-addons |
| Social Auto Poster | social-auto-poster |
| The Events Calendar | the-events-calendar |
| Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress | mp-timetable |
| Translate WordPress with ConveyThis – AI Multilingual Plugin | conveythis-translate |
| Tutor LMS – Migration Tool | tutor-lms-migration-tool |
| Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin | ultimate-auction |
| WooCommerce - PDF Vouchers | woocommerce-pdf-vouchers |
| WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square | wp-easy-pay |
| Wp EMember | wp-eMember |
| WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon | wp-meteor |
| Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress | youzify |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Himalayas | himalayas |
| ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme | listingpro |
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.
Redux Framework 4.4.12 - 4.4.17 - Unauthenticated JSON File Upload to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Creation
Pretty Simple Popup Builder <= 1.0.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin <= 1.3.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Setting Reset
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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Comments
8:25 am
[Automatic Translation]
We suggest merging "Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week" with "Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week" into a single table.
Tanks!
José Mario
01/08/2024 - 12:20h
12:01 pm
Hi José, thank you for the suggestion! We will keep in mind as we continue to evolve the weekly vulnerability report.
9:39 am
[Automatic Translation]
Hi Chloe, thanks for your attention!