Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 3, 2025 to February 9, 2025)
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Last week, there were 160 vulnerabilities disclosed in 149 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 53 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 | 76 |
| Unpatched | 84 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 143 |
| High Severity | 13 |
| Critical Severity | 4 |
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') | 76 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 43 |
| Missing Authorization | 13 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 7 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 4 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 3 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 3 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 2 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 2 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 1 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 1 |
| Guessable CAPTCHA | 1 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 1 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Activity Log for WordPress | winterlock |
| Ad Inserter Pro | ad-inserter-pro |
| Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) | admin-site-enhancements |
| Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro | admin-site-enhancements-pro |
| AIO Performance Profiler, Monitor, Optimize, Compress & Debug | all-in-one-performance-accelerator |
| Alert Box Block | alert-box-block |
| All push notification for WP | all-push-notification |
| Appointment Buddy Widget By Accrete | appointment-buddy-online-appointment-booking-by-accrete |
| aThemes Addons for Elementor | athemes-addons-for-elementor-lite |
| Auto SEO | auto-seo |
| Awesome Event Booking | awesome-event-booking |
| Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor | blog-posts-and-category-for-elementor |
| BookPress – For Book Authors | book-press |
| BoomBox Theme Extensions | boombox-theme-extensions |
| Breaking News Ticker | breaking-news-ticker |
| bSlider – Create Responsive Image, Post, Product, and Video Sliders | b-slider |
| Builder Shortcode Extras – WordPress Shortcodes Collection to Save You Time | builder-shortcode-extras |
| CalendApp | calendapp |
| Child Themes Helper | child-themes-helper |
| CM E-Mail Blacklist – Simple email filtering for safer registration | cm-email-blacklist |
| Contact Manager | contact-manager |
| Cookie Monster | cookie-monster |
| CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce – Smoothly on WooCommerce 9.x | woo-multi-currency |
| Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks | lazy-blocks |
| Custom Comment Notifications | custom-comment-notifications |
| Custom Links On Admin Dashboard Toolbar | customize-wpadmin |
| CWD – Stealth Links | cwd-stealth-links |
| Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing | ulisting |
| Disable Elementor Editor Translation | disable-elementor-editor-translation |
| Distance Rate Shipping For WooCommerce | distance-rate-shipping-for-woocommerce |
| DSGVO All in one for WP | dsgvo-all-in-one-for-wp |
| Dynamic Conditions | dynamicconditions |
| Dynamic URL SEO | dynamic-url-seo |
| EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory | ean-for-woocommerce |
| Easy Chart Builder for WordPress | easy-chart-builder |
| Easy Related Posts | easy-related-posts |
| Easy WP Tiles | easy-wp-tiles |
| Embed RSS | embed-rss |
| Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets | essential-addons-for-elementor-lite |
| Eventer - WordPress Event & Booking Manager Plugin | eventer |
| Events, Calendars & Tickets – Event Kikfyre | kikfyre-events-calendar-tickets |
| Export WooCommerce Orders, Products, Customers & Coupons to Google Sheets | wpsyncsheets-woocommerce |
| External "Video for Everybody" | external-video-for-everybody |
| Facilita Form Tracker | facilita-form-tracker |
| FlexIDX Home Search | flexidx-home-search |
| FM Notification Bar | fm-notification-bar |
| Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
| Fyrebox Quizzes | fyrebox-shortcode |
| GlobalQuran | globalquran |
| Google Earth Embed | google-earth-tours |
| Graceful Email Obfuscation | graceful-email-obfuscation |
| HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder | ht-mega-for-elementor |
| Image Rotator | appten-image-rotator |
| Include Mastodon Feed | include-mastodon-feed |
| Indeed API | indeed-api |
| Infusionsoft Analytics for WordPress | infusionsoft-web-tracker |
| InLocation | inlocation |
| Job Board Manager | job-board-manager |
| JS Help Desk – AI-Powered Support & Ticketing System | js-support-ticket |
| Kona Gallery Block | kona-instagram-feed-for-gutenberg |
| Link to URL / Post | link-to-url-post |
| Links in Captions | links-in-captions |
| Listings for Appfolio | listings-for-appfolio |
| Login-box | login-box |
| Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase | logo-slider-wp |
| Medical Addon for Elementor | medical-addon-for-elementor |
| Music Press Pro | music-press-pro |
| NewsTicker | news-list |
| Nextend Social Login Pro | nextend-social-login-pro |
| NextGen Cooliris Gallery | nextgen-cooliris-gallery |
| Om Stripe | om-stripe |
| On Page SEO + Social Live Chat | ops-robots-txt |
| OneStore Sites | onestore-sites |
| Optimate Ads – Advance Ad Inserter AdSense & Ad Manager | optimate-ads |
| Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More | themeisle-companion |
| Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams | ppv-live-webcams |
| Payment Forms for Paystack | payment-forms-for-paystack |
| Paytm Payment Donation | paytm-donation |
| Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest | totalcontest-lite |
| Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | nextgen-gallery |
| Pop Up | popup-seo-optimized |
| Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor | post-and-page-builder |
| Post Sync | post-sync |
| Print PDF Generator and Publisher | nopeamedia |
| Product Blocks for WooCommerce | product-blocks-for-woocommerce |
| Product Table For WooCommerce | product-table-for-woocommerce |
| Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker | wedevs-project-manager |
| pushBIZ – Push Notification | pushbiz |
| Qi Addons For Elementor | qi-addons-for-elementor |
| Quote Comments | quote-comments |
| R3W InstaFeed | r3w-instafeed |
| RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically | unusedcss |
| Read More Copy Link | read-more-copy-link |
| Ready to use Gutenberg and Elementor Templates – Munk Sites | munk-sites |
| Real Estate Manager – Property Listing and Agent Management | real-estate-manager |
| ReverbNation Widgets | reverbnation-widgets |
| RSS in Page | rss-in-page |
| SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter | sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter |
| ShopSite | shopsite-plugin |
| Show notice or message on admin area | show-notice-or-message-on-admin-area |
| Simple add pages or posts | simple-add-pages-or-posts |
| Simple Auto Tag | simple-auto-tag |
| Simple catalogue | simple-catalogue |
| Simple Certain Time to Show Content | simple-certain-time-to-show-content |
| Simple Select All Text Box | simple-select-all-text-box |
| Simple User Profile | simple-user-profile |
| SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder | skt-blocks |
| Slide Banners | slide-banners |
| Smart Countdown FX | smart-countdown-fx |
| Smart DoFollow | smart-dofollow |
| Smartarget – Chat Buttons & Engagement Apps | smartarget-contact-us |
| Songkick Concerts and Festivals | songkick-concerts-and-festivals |
| Spiritual Gifts Survey (and optional S.H.A.P.E survey) | spiritual-gifts-survey |
| Starter Templates by FancyWP | starter-templates |
| Status Updater | fb-status-updater |
| Style Tweaker | style-tweaker |
| Stylish Google Sheet Reader – Embed Google Sheets as Interactive Tables with Built-in Form Submissions | stylish-google-sheet-reader |
| Super Store Finder | superstorefinder-wp |
| Survey Maker by AYS | survey-maker |
| Theasys | theasys |
| Theme Options Z | theme-options-z |
| Uix Shortcodes | uix-shortcodes |
| Upcasted S3 Offload – AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Backblaze, MinIO Storage Integration | upcasted-s3-offload |
| URL-Preview-Box | good-url-preview-box |
| Vayu Blocks – Website Builder for the Gutenberg Block Editor | vayu-blocks |
| Video & Photo Gallery for Ultimate Member | gallery-for-ultimate-member |
| Vignette Ads | vignete-ads |
| VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS | vikbooking |
| VR-Frases | vr-frases |
| WizShop | wizshop |
| WooCommerce Cart Count Shortcode | woo-cart-count-shortcode |
| WordPress Activity-o-meter | wordpress-activity-o-meter |
| WordPress form builder plugin for contact forms, surveys and quizzes – Tripetto | tripetto |
| WP Admin Custom Page | wp-admin-custom-page |
| WP All Export Pro | wp-all-export-pro |
| WP All Import Pro | wp-all-import-pro |
| WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events | wp-base-booking-of-appointments-services-and-events |
| WP Custom Post RSS Feed | wp-custom-post-rss-feed |
| WP Directorybox Manager | wp-directorybox-manager |
| WP doodlez | wpdoodlez |
| WP Extra Fields | wp-extra-fields |
| WP Keyword Monitor | wp-keyword-monitor |
| WP Pricing Table | wp-pricing-table |
| WP SimpleWeather | wp-simpleweather |
| WP Social Stream | wp-social-stream |
| WP Spell Check | wp-spell-check |
| WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More | wpforms-lite |
| WPMovieLibrary | wpmovielibrary |
| ZMSEO | zmseo |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme | dwt-listing |
| OnePress | onepress |
| SocialV - Social Network and Community BuddyPress Theme | socialv |
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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