Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 24, 2025 to March 2, 2025)
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Last week, there were 197 vulnerabilities disclosed in 178 WordPress Plugins and 6 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 68 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 | 113 |
| Unpatched | 84 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Low Severity | 1 |
| Medium Severity | 156 |
| High Severity | 29 |
| Critical Severity | 11 |
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') | 85 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 33 |
| Missing Authorization | 20 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 11 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 8 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 7 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 5 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 4 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 4 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 3 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 3 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 3 |
| Unverified Password Change | 2 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
| Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 1 |
| External Control of File Name or Path | 1 |
| Guessable CAPTCHA | 1 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 1 |
| Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Academist Membership | academist-membership |
| Add Linked Images To Gallery | add-linked-images-to-gallery-v01 |
| ADFO – Custom data in admin dashboard | admin-form |
| Admin Menu Manager | admin-menu-manager |
| Advanced AJAX Product Filters | woocommerce-ajax-filters |
| Advanced Google reCAPTCHA | advanced-google-recaptcha |
| Album Gallery for Photo & Video | new-album-gallery |
| All-In-One Cufon | all-in-one-cufon |
| Alloggio Membership | alloggio-membership |
| Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects | animated-text-block |
| Archive Page | archive-page |
| Authors List | authors-list |
| Auto Ad Inserter – Increase Google Adsense and Ad Manager Revenue | revenueflex-easy-ads |
| Auto Tag Links | auto-tag-links |
| Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots | bp-better-messages |
| Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce & Multivendor store / shop | woo-altcoin-payment-gateway |
| Blighty Explorer | blighty-explorer |
| Booking Calendar and Notification | booking-calendar-and-notification |
| Booknetic | booknetic |
| Bravo Search & Replace | bravo-search-and-replace |
| BuddyBoss Platform | buddyboss-platform |
| BuddyHolis TableSearch | tablesearch |
| BuddyPress WooCommerce My Account Integration. Create WooCommerce Member Pages | wc4bp |
| Bulk Content Creator | bulk-content-creator |
| Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More | calculated-fields-form |
| Card Elements for Elementor | card-elements-for-elementor |
| Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory | classified-listing |
| Clicface Trombi | clicface-trombi |
| Contact Form 7 Star Rating | contact-form-7-star-rating |
| Contact Form 7 Star Rating with font Awesome | contact-form-7-star-rating-with-font-awersome |
| Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe | contest-gallery |
| Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress | counter-box |
| Currency Switcher for WooCommerce | currency-switcher-woocommerce |
| Database Backup and Table Integrity Check with Automated Scheduling | database-backup |
| Debug-Bar-Extender | debug-bar-extender |
| DefendWP Firewall | defend-wp-firewall |
| DHVC Form | dhvc-form |
| Direct Checkout Button for WooCommerce | woo-direct-checkout-button |
| Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | directorist |
| Download HTML TinyMCE Button | download-html-tinymce-button |
| eaSYNC Booking – Hotels, Restaurants & Car Rentals | easync-booking |
| Edd Google Sheet Connector Pro | edd-google-sheet-connector-pro |
| Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder | elementor |
| Email Deliverability – SMTP Replacement, Email API Deliverability & Email Log | site-mailer |
| Erima Zarinpal Donate | erima-zarinpal-donate |
| Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! | events-manager |
| Exclusive Addons for Elementor | exclusive-addons-for-elementor |
| Exertio Framework | exertio-framework |
| EZ InLinkz linkup | inlinkz-scripter |
| F12 Profiler | f12-profiler |
| Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty | chaty |
| Fluent Support – Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System | fluent-support |
| Forex Calculators | fx-calculators |
| Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder | form-maker |
| Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder | forminator |
| Fresh Framework | fresh-framework |
| FS Poster - WordPress Social media Auto Poster & Scheduler [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest] | fs-poster |
| GenerateBlocks | generateblocks |
| Get Posts | nurelm-get-posts |
| Google Maps for WordPress | google-maps-for-wordpress |
| GSheetConnector for Easy Digital Downloads | gsheetconnector-easy-digital-downloads |
| Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | essential-blocks |
| Hover Image Button | hover-image-button |
| Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons | social-pug |
| Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder | ibtana-visual-editor |
| Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid | final-tiles-grid-gallery-lite |
| IP2Location Redirection | ip2location-redirection |
| Iptanus File Upload | wp-file-upload |
| Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress | jeg-elementor-kit |
| JPG, PNG Compression and Optimization | wp-image-compression |
| Just Variables | just-wp-variables |
| Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | kadence-blocks |
| KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) | kivicare-clinic-management-system |
| Link My Posts | linkmyposts |
| List Related Attachments | list-related-attachments-widget |
| Live Streaming Video Player – by SRS Player | srs-player |
| Local Search SEO Contact Page | local-search-seo-contact-page |
| Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress | login-me-now |
| mEintopf | meintopf |
| Melapress File Monitor | website-file-changes-monitor |
| MemberSpace – Sell community access, content, online courses, memberships and paid subscriptions | memberspace |
| Minimum Password Strength | minimum-password-strength |
| MK Google Directions | google-distance-calculator |
| Modal Portfolio | modal-portfolio |
| Multilevel Referral Plugin for WooCommerce | multilevel-referral-plugin-for-woocommerce |
| My Quota | my-quota |
| Namaste! LMS | namaste-lms |
| Nested Pages | wp-nested-pages |
| NextMove Lite – Thank You Page for WooCommerce | woo-thank-you-page-nextmove-lite |
| NHR Advanced Options Table Manager & Autoload Optimizer | nhrrob-options-table-manager |
| Ninja Pages | ninja-page-categories-and-tags |
| Ohio Extra | ohio-extra |
| OneStore Sites | onestore-sites |
| Order Attachments for WooCommerce | order-attachments-for-woocommerce |
| Page Builder by SiteOrigin | siteorigin-panels |
| Passbeemedia Web Push Notification | passbeemedia-web-push-notifications |
| Pathomation | pathomation |
| Phee's LinkPreview | linkpreview |
| Photo Gallery ( Responsive ) | photo-gallery-pearlbells |
| Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery | photo-gallery |
| Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel | foogallery |
| PickPlugins Pricing Table | pricingtable |
| Pie Register Premium | pie-register-premium |
| PiwigoPress | piwigopress |
| PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager | pixelyoursite |
| PlayerJS – Free Custom HTML5 Video and Audio Player Builder | playerjs |
| Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields | pods |
| Post Grid | post-grid |
| PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry | powerpress |
| Pre Order Addon for WooCommerce – Advance Order/Backorder Plugin | wc-pre-order |
| Private Content | private-content |
| Product Catalog Simple | post-type-x |
| Profile Widget Ninja | profile-widget-ninja |
| Quiz Organizer | quiz-organizer |
| Quotes llama | quotes-llama |
| Random Image Selector | random-image-selector |
| RateMyAgent Official | ratemyagent-official |
| RAYS Grid | rays-grid |
| Reactive Mortgage Calculator | reactive-mortgage-calculator |
| School Management System – SakolaWP | sakolawp-lite |
| SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security | secupress |
| Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking | secure-copy-content-protection |
| SetSail Membership | setsail-membership |
| Simple Download Counter | simple-download-counter |
| Simple Google Sitemap | simple-google-sitemap |
| Simple:Press Forum | simplepress |
| Sina Extension for Elementor | sina-extension-for-elementor |
| Site Reviews | site-reviews |
| SKU Generator for WooCommerce | sku-for-woocommerce |
| Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider | ml-slider |
| Smart Maintenance & Countdown | smart-maintenance-countdown |
| SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery | sms-alert |
| Social Share And Social Locker – ARSocial | social-share-and-social-locker-arsocial |
| Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets | instagram-slider-widget |
| SpotBot | spotbot |
| Sticky Header On Scroll | sticky-header-on-scroll |
| Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal | subscriptions-memberships-for-paypal |
| SureMembers | suremembers |
| SurveyJS: Drag & Drop Form Builder | surveyjs |
| SVG Support | svg-support |
| Table of Contents Block | table-of-contents |
| Tabs for WooCommerce | wc-tabs |
| TemplatesNext ToolKit | templatesnext-toolkit |
| Templines Elementor Helper Core | templines-helper-core |
| The Ark | WordPress Theme made for Freelancers | ark-core |
| ThemeMakers PayPal Express Checkout | tmm_paypal_checkout |
| ThemeMakers Stripe Checkout | tmm_stripe_checkout |
| Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid | boldgrid-backup |
| Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor | ut-elementor-addons-lite |
| URL Media Uploader | url-media-uploader |
| User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder | user-registration |
| VG PostCarousel | vg-postcarousel |
| Video.js HLS Player | videojs-hls-player |
| ViperBar | viperbar |
| WHMCS Client Area for WordPress by WHMpress | WHMpress_Client_Area_Api |
| WHMpress - WHMCS WordPress Integration Plugin | whmpress |
| WooCommerce Display Products by Tags | woocommerce-display-products-by-tags |
| WooCommerce Recargo de Equivalencia | woo-recargo-de-equivalencia |
| WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card | woocommerce-ultimate-gift-card |
| Woocommerce – Loi Hamon | loi-hamon |
| WOW Entrance Effects (WEE!) | wow-entrance-effects-wee |
| WP About Author | wp-about-author |
| WP Activity Log | wp-security-audit-log |
| WP AntiDDOS | wpantiddos |
| WP Discord Post | wp-discord-post |
| WP Posts Carousel | wp-posts-carousel |
| WP Sitemap | wp-sitemap |
| Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter | wp-social |
| WP Social SEO Booster – Knowledge Graph Social Signals SEO | wp-social-seo-booster |
| WP tarteaucitron.js Self Hosted | wp-tarteaucitron-js-self-hosted |
| WP Video Posts | wp-video-posts |
| WP-Asambleas | wp-asambleas |
| WP-PManager | wp-programmmanager |
| WP-PostRatings Cheater | wp-postratings-cheater |
| wpForo Forum | wpforo |
| Yawave | yawave |
| Önceki Yazı Link | onceki-yazi-linki |
| ć— č§…ç›¸ĺ…łć–‡ç« ćŹ’ä»¶ | wumii-related-posts |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Bricks | bricks |
| Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive | cardealer |
| Education Center | LMS & Online Courses WordPress Theme | education |
| Enfold - Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme | enfold |
| Nokri – Job Board WordPress Theme | nokri |
| Travel Booking WordPress Theme | traveler |
Vulnerability Details
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