Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 28, 2025 to May 4, 2025)
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Last week, there were 84 vulnerabilities disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugins and 6 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 37 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:
- Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 2.0 – 12.3.1- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options UpdateÂ
- SureTriggers <= 1.0.82 – Unauthenticated Privilege EscalationÂ
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 |
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| Patched | 54 |
| Unpatched | 30 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 66 |
| High Severity | 13 |
| 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') | 39 |
| Missing Authorization | 14 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 7 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 5 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 3 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 3 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 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 Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 2 |
| Improper Authorization | 1 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 1 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 1 |
| Weak Authentication | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Abundatrade Plugin | abundatrade-plugin |
| Ads Pro Plugin - Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager | ap-plugin-scripteo |
| Advance Seat Reservation Management for WooCommerce | scw-seat-reservation |
| Advanced Reorder Image Text Slider | advanced-reorder-image-text-slider |
| Alink Tap | alink-tap |
| AM LottiePlayer | am-lottieplayer |
| April Framework | april-framework |
| Auteur Framework | g5plus-auteur |
| Benaa Framework | benaa-framework |
| Beyot Framework | beyot-framework |
| Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler | blog2social |
| BP Messages Tool | bp-messages-tool |
| BuddyBoss Platform | buddyboss-platform |
| Category Widget | category-widget |
| Crossword Compiler Puzzles | crossword-compiler-puzzles |
| Custom Login and Registration | ms-registration |
| Custom PC Builder Lite for WooCommerce | custom-pc-builder-lite-for-woocommerce |
| Database Toolset | database-toolset |
| Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login | digits |
| EC Authorize.net | ec-authorizenet |
| Flynax Bridge | flynax-bridge |
| Formality | formality |
| FULL – Cliente | full-customer |
| GmapsMania | gmapsmania |
| Gravity Forms WebHooks | gravityformswebhooks |
| Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor | gutenverse |
| IGIT Related Posts and Post Nudges | igit-related-posts-with-thumb-images-after-posts |
| Job Listings | job-listings |
| KiwiChat NextClient | kiwichat |
| kStats Reloaded | kstats-reloaded |
| List Children | list-children |
| Meta Keywords & Description | wp-meta-keywords-meta-description |
| MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud | mstore-api |
| Nautic Pages | nautic-pages |
| Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You | ninja-forms |
| occupancyplan | occupancyplan |
| Order Delivery Date for WP e-Commerce | order-delivery-date |
| OTP-less one tap Sign in | otpless |
| OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform | suretriggers |
| Page View Count | page-views-count |
| Personizely — A/B Testing, Personalization, Popups & CRO | personizely |
| Product Category Slider for WooCommerce | woo-category-slider-by-pluginever |
| Projectopia – Project Management Tool | projectopia-core |
| Qi Blocks | qi-blocks |
| Remote Images Grabber | remote-images-grabber |
| Section Widget | section-widget |
| SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security | secupress |
| Seraphinite Accelerator | seraphinite-accelerator |
| Simple Shopping Cart | wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart |
| Subpage List | subpage-view |
| SurveyJS: Drag & Drop Form Builder | surveyjs |
| Syndicate Out | syndicate-out |
| tagDiv Composer | td-composer |
| tagDiv Opt-In Builder | td-subscription |
| Taxonomy Chain Menu | taxonomy-chain-menu |
| Team Members Showcase | wps-team |
| Theme Blvd Sliders | theme-blvd-sliders |
| Total Donations | total-donations |
| Total processing card payments for WooCommerce | totalprocessing-card-payments |
| Ultimate Auction Pro | ultimate-woocommerce-auction-pro |
| Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor | ultimate-store-kit |
| VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget | vertical-response-newsletter-widget |
| Visual Builder | visual-builder |
| Web3Press – Migrating to 3ook.com Decentralized Bookstore | likecoin |
| WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative | wp-statistics |
| WPML Multilingual CMS | sitepress-multilingual-cms |
| Xavin's Review Ratings | xavins-review-ratings |
| Yame | Link In Bio | yame-linkinbio |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Boot Store | boot-store |
| BuddyBoss Theme | buddyboss-theme |
| Homey | homey |
| KLEO - Community Focused & Multi-Purpose BuddyPress WordPress Theme | kleo |
| Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Listing WordPress theme | motors |
| NewsBlogger | newsblogger |
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.
Product Category Slider for WooCommerce <= 4.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
Ads Pro Plugin - Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager <= 4.88 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Custom Login and Registration <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Formality <= 1.5.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via align Parameter
Gutenverse <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via countdown Block
VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Gravity Forms WebHooks <= 1.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery via Webhook
Qi Blocks <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Countdown Block
WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity'
Nomupay Payment Processing Gateway <= 7.1.7 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary File Download
Seraphinite Accelerator <= 2.27.21 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Multiple Administrative Actions
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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