Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 30, 2024 to October 6, 2024)
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Last week, there were 166 vulnerabilities disclosed in 152 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 49 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 | 139 |
| Unpatched | 27 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 146 |
| High Severity | 15 |
| Critical Severity | 5 |
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') | 124 |
| Missing Authorization | 9 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 5 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 5 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 4 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 4 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 3 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 3 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 2 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 2 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 2 |
| Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 1 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| 123.chat - Video Chat | 123-chat-videochat |
| Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) | addon-elements-for-elementor-page-builder |
| Advanced Shipping Rates for WooCommerce: Flexible Table Rate Shipping Rules | fish-and-ships |
| Advanced Woo Labels – Product Labels & Badges for WooCommerce | advanced-woo-labels |
| Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates | slicewp |
| Aggregator Advanced Settings | aggregator-advanced-settings |
| Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load | ajax-load-more |
| Author Avatars List/Block | author-avatars |
| Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin | amazon-auto-links |
| Auto Featured Image from Title | auto-featured-image-from-title |
| Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu | automatically-hierarchic-categories-in-menu |
| AVIF Uploader | avif-support |
| BA Book Everything | ba-book-everything |
| BerqWP – Automatic WordPress Website Speed Optimization | searchpro |
| BlockSpare – Gutenberg Post Grid Blocks for News, Magazine & Blog Websites | blockspare |
| Bold Page Builder | bold-page-builder |
| Booking Calendar | booking |
| Broken Link Checker | broken-link-checker |
| BSK Forms Blacklist | bsk-gravityforms-blacklist |
| CartBounty – Save and recover abandoned carts for WooCommerce | woo-save-abandoned-carts |
| Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce | woo-checkout-field-editor-pro |
| Clio Grow Form | clio-grow-form |
| Code Embed | simple-embed-code |
| Confetti Fall Animation | confetti-fall-animation |
| Copyscape Premium | copyscape-premium |
| Cozy Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE with 500+ Patterns, 57 Blocks & Templates | cozy-addons |
| Custom Banners | custom-banners |
| Demo Importer Plus | demo-importer-plus |
| Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder | depicter |
| DethemeKit for Elementor | dethemekit-for-elementor |
| Display Medium Posts | display-medium-posts |
| DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator | dk-pdf |
| Easy Demo Importer – A Modern One-Click Demo Import Solution | easy-demo-importer |
| Easy Load More | easy-load-more |
| Easy WordPress Subscribe – Optin Hound | opt-in-hound |
| Echo RSS Feed Post Generator | rss-feed-post-generator-echo |
| Elastik Page Builder | elastik-page-builder |
| Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
| ElementInvader Addons for Elementor | elementinvader-addons-for-elementor |
| ElementsReady Addons for Elementor | element-ready-lite |
| Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress | email-subscribers |
| Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor | enteraddons |
| EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets | eventprime-event-calendar-management |
| File Manager | file-manager |
| Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder | fluentform |
| Gallery Lightbox | gallery-lightbox-slider |
| Geo Mashup | geo-mashup |
| Gravity Forms Toolbar | gravity-forms-toolbar |
| Guten Post Layout – An Advanced Post Grid Collection | guten-post-layout |
| Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | essential-blocks |
| Happy Addons for Elementor | happy-elementor-addons |
| Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder | hash-form |
| Hello World | hello-world |
| Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base | helpie-faq |
| Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder | ibtana-visual-editor |
| Iconize | iconize |
| Include Fussball.de Widgets | include-fussball-de-widgets |
| Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | jeg-elementor-kit |
| JobSearch WP Job Board | wp-jobsearch |
| KB Support – Customer Support Ticket & Helpdesk Plugin, Knowledge Base Plugin | kb-support |
| Keap Official Opt-in Forms | infusionsoft-official-opt-in-forms |
| LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor | lastudio-element-kit |
| LH Copy Media File | lh-copy-media-file |
| LiteSpeed Cache | litespeed-cache |
| LocateAndFilter | locateandfilter |
| Loggedin – Limit Concurrent Sessions | loggedin |
| Login Logout Shortcode | login-logout-shortcode |
| Logo Carousel – Display Brand or Client Logos in Slider | responsive-client-logo-carousel-slider |
| Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation | gs-logo-slider |
| Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid | magazine-blocks |
| Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection | contact-forms-anti-spam |
| MaxSlider | maxslider |
| MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar | mailchimp-top-bar |
| Memberful – Membership Plugin | memberful-wp |
| Move Addons for Elementor | move-addons |
| NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress | nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder |
| Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita | meeting-scheduler-by-vcita |
| Page-list | page-list |
| Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction | paid-member-subscriptions |
| Payflex Payment Gateway | payflex-payment-gateway |
| PDF Image Generator | pdf-image-generator |
| Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery | photo-gallery |
| Popularis Extra | popularis-extra |
| Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder | popup-maker |
| Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC) | buddyforms |
| Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates | premium-blocks-for-gutenberg |
| Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce | wholesale-pricing-woocommerce |
| Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite | product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite |
| PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App | iworks-pwa |
| QS Dark Mode Plugin | qs-dark-mode |
| Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes | quillforms |
| R Animated Icon Plugin | r-animated-icon |
| RabbitLoader – AI Speed Optimization, Caching & CDN for WordPress & WooCommerce | rabbit-loader |
| Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | seo-by-rank-math |
| Re:WP | rewp |
| Relogo | relogo |
| Robokassa payment gateway for Woocommerce | robokassa |
| RTMKit | rometheme-for-elementor |
| RumbleTalk Live Group Chat – HTML5 | rumbletalk-chat-a-chat-with-themes |
| Search Analytics for WP | search-analytics |
| Search Atlas SEO – Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization | metasync |
| SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO | wp-seopress |
| ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling | shiftcontroller |
| Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | auxin-elements |
| Simple Membership After Login Redirection | simple-membership-after-login-redirection |
| Slider Revolution | revslider |
| Slideshow Gallery LITE | slideshow-gallery |
| Smart Custom 404 Error Page | 404page |
| Social Auto Poster | social-auto-poster |
| Social Web Suite – Social Media Auto Post, Social Media Auto Publish | social-web-suite |
| Soumettre.fr | soumettre-fr |
| Spice Starter Sites | spice-starter-sites |
| Stars Testimonials — Responsive Reviews & Star Ratings | stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid |
| Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers | woocommerce-exporter |
| Strong Testimonials | strong-testimonials |
| SVG Complete | svg-complete |
| Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin | tlp-team |
| The Pack Elementor addon | the-pack-addon |
| Themify Builder | themify-builder |
| TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression | tiny-compress-images |
| TNC PDF viewer | pdf-viewer-by-themencode |
| TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll | poll-wp |
| Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin | ultimate-member |
| Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor | ultimate-store-kit |
| Unlimited Elements For Elementor | unlimited-elements-for-elementor |
| VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting | vdocipher |
| Visual CSS Style Editor | yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer |
| Web Directory Free | web-directory-free |
| Wechat Social login 微信QQ钉钉登录插件 | wechat-social-login |
| WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program | wp-wc-affiliate-program |
| WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank | captcha-bank |
| WP Blocks Hub | wp-blocks-hub |
| WP Bulk Delete | wp-bulk-delete |
| WP Cleanup and Basic Functions | wp-cleanup-and-basic-functions |
| WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization | wp-compress-image-optimizer |
| WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin | wp-easy-gallery |
| WP Extended – The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit | wpextended |
| WP Hotel Booking | wp-hotel-booking |
| WP MyLinks | wp-mylinks |
| WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks | wp-travel-blocks |
| WP-Lister Lite for eBay | wp-lister-for-ebay |
| WP-WebAuthn | wp-webauthn |
| WPCOM Member | wpcom-member |
| WPMobile.App | wpappninja |
| WPOptin – AI-Powered Top Bars, PopUps & Lead Generation | wpoptin |
| XLTab – Accordions and Tabs for Elementor Page Builder | xl-tab |
| XO Slider | xo-liteslider |
| YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search | yith-woocommerce-ajax-search |
| YITH WooCommerce Product Add-Ons | yith-woocommerce-product-add-ons |
| YML for Yandex Market | yml-for-yandex-market |
| Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More | zoho-forms |
| Zotpress | zotpress |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Create | create |
| Empowerment | empowerment |
| Full Frame | full-frame |
| UltraPress | ultrapress |
| Unseen Blog | unseen-blog |
Vulnerability Details
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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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