Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 16, 2024 to September 22, 2024)
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Last week, there were 39 vulnerabilities disclosed in 34 WordPress Plugins and 4 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 26 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-744 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-742 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-741 – 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 | 30 |
| Unpatched | 9 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Medium Severity | 27 |
| High Severity | 10 |
| Critical Severity | 2 |
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') | 17 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 6 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 5 |
| Use of Less Trusted Source | 2 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | 1 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Incorrect Regular Expression | 1 |
| Missing Authorization | 1 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Auto Affiliate Links | wp-auto-affiliate-links |
| Backup Database | backup-database |
| Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget | custom-twitter-feeds |
| GDPR Cookie Consent | webtoffee-gdpr-cookie-consent |
| Geo Mashup | geo-mashup |
| Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks | greenshift-animation-and-page-builder-blocks |
| Houzez Login Register | houzez-login-register |
| ImageMagick Engine | imagemagick-engine |
| IMPress for IDX Broker | idx-broker-platinum |
| LatePoint Plugin | latepoint |
| Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix | limit-login-attempts-plus |
| Maintenance Redirect | jf3-maintenance-mode |
| MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress | mailchimp-for-wp |
| PeoplePond | peoplepond |
| Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce | woo-product-carousel-slider-and-grid-ultimate |
| Property Hive | propertyhive |
| Quiz Maker by AYS | quiz-maker |
| Relevanssi Premium | relevanssi-premium |
| Relevanssi – A Better Search | relevanssi |
| Share This Image | share-this-image |
| Simple Nav Archives | simple-nav-archives |
| SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg | skt-templates |
| Spice Starter Sites | spice-starter-sites |
| Team Showcase | team |
| TI WooCommerce Wishlist | ti-woocommerce-wishlist |
| Unlimited Addons For Gutenberg Blocks | unlimited-blocks |
| WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce | wc-multivendor-marketplace |
| Webo-facto | webo-facto-connector |
| Welcart e-Commerce | usc-e-shop |
| WordPress WP-Advanced-Search | wp-advanced-search |
| WP Custom Fields Search | wp-custom-fields-search |
| WP Hardening (discontinued) | wp-security-hardening |
| WPCargo Track & Trace | wpcargo |
| WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce | woocommerce-multilingual |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Houzez | houzez |
| Roseta | roseta |
| Septera | septera |
| Verbosa | verbosa |
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.
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
10:57 am
The Verbosa theme appears to be updated to version 1.2.3.1, but the relevant entry in the WF database still lists it as "unpatched" for versions >= 1.2.3 . Can the entry be corrected to reflect the availability of the latest version, as it appears to have patched the issue now, because it passes a full WF scan on the one site where I run this theme.
6:31 am
Thank you for letting us know! We reviewed the latest version and confirmed the issue was patched in 1.2.3.1 so we've updated the record to reflect that.