Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 26, 2025 to June 1, 2025)
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Last week, there were 72 vulnerabilities disclosed in 67 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 44 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.
Our mission with Wordfence Intelligence is to make valuable vulnerability information easily accessible to everyone, like the WordPress community, so individuals and organizations alike can utilize that data to implement layered security, aligning with our overarching mission to secure WordPress with defense in depth strategies. That is why the Wordfence Intelligence user interface, vulnerability API, webhook integration, and Wordfence CLI Vulnerability Scanner are all completely free to access and utilize both personally and commercially, and why we are running this weekly vulnerability report. As the world’s leading quality vulnerability database provider for WordPress, site owners can rest assured knowing Wordfence has their back.
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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-841 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-842 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-843 – 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 |
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| Patched | 49 |
| Unpatched | 23 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 51 |
| High Severity | 14 |
| Critical Severity | 7 |
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') | 34 |
| Missing Authorization | 10 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 4 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 4 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 3 |
| Improper Authorization | 3 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 3 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 2 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 2 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 1 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
| External Control of File Name or Path | 1 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Use of Insufficiently Random Values | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit | widgetkit-for-elementor |
| Apptha Slider Gallery | apptha-slider-gallery |
| Blog Designer PRO for WordPress | blog-designer-pro |
| Bold Page Builder | bold-page-builder |
| Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor | borderless |
| Broadstreet | broadstreet |
| Browse As | browse-as |
| Custom Post Carousels with Owl | dd-post-carousel |
| Daisycon prijsvergelijkers | daisycon |
| Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules | discount-and-dynamic-pricing |
| Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy | easy-digital-downloads |
| eaSYNC Booking – Hotels, Restaurants & Car Rentals | easync-booking |
| Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
| Exclusive Addons for Elementor | exclusive-addons-for-elementor |
| FastSpring | fastspring |
| Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager | featured-image-plus |
| Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | essential-blocks |
| History Log by click5 | history-log-by-click5 |
| Infility Global | infility-global |
| Integration for Salesforce and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable, Ninja Forms | cf7-salesforce |
| Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin | add-search-to-menu |
| LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor | lastudio-element-kit |
| Likes and Dislikes Plugin | inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post |
| Map Block Leaflet | map-block-leaflet |
| MasterStudy LMS Pro | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system-pro |
| MaxiBlocks Builder | 17,000+ Design Assets, Patterns, Icons & Starter Sites | maxi-blocks |
| Minimal Share Buttons | minimal-share-buttons |
| MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud | mstore-api |
| Newsletters | newsletters-lite |
| Offsprout Page Builder | offsprout-page-builder |
| OpenSheetMusicDisplay | opensheetmusicdisplay |
| Product Subtitle for WooCommerce | product-subtitle-for-woocommerce |
| Property – Real Estate Directory Listing | property |
| PSW Front-end Login & Registration | psw-login-and-registration |
| Quick Contact Form | quick-contact-form |
| quickcab | quickcab |
| Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms | real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms |
| Relevanssi Premium | relevanssi-premium |
| Relevanssi – A Better Search | relevanssi |
| Responsive Plus – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites | responsive-add-ons |
| Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor | royal-elementor-addons |
| Simple Page Access Restriction | simple-page-access-restriction |
| SKT Page Builder | skt-builder |
| Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Pro | instagram-feed-pro |
| Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin | instagram-feed |
| Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce – Light | excel-like-price-change-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce-light |
| SUMO Affiliates Pro | affs |
| tarteaucitron.io | tarteaucitronjs |
| The E-Commerce ERP: Purchasing, Inventory, Fulfillment, Manufacturing, BOM, Accounting, Sales Analysis | profitori |
| The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce | the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder |
| Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce | verge3d |
| Volunteer Sign Up Sheets | pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets |
| WBW Product Table Pro | woo-producttables-pro |
| Wishlist | wishlist |
| Woo Slider Pro – Drag Drop Slider Builder For WooCommerce | woo-slider-pro-drag-drop-slider-builder-for-woocommerce |
| WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter | woocommerce-orders-customers-exporter |
| WP Attachments | wp-attachments |
| WP Extended – The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit | wpextended |
| WP File Download | wp-file-download |
| WP Guppy | wp-guppy |
| WP Pipes | wp-pipes |
| WP Posts Carousel | wp-posts-carousel |
| WP Telegram Chat Widget | ninjateam-telegram |
| WP-GeoMeta | wp-geometa |
| WP-Lister Lite for eBay | wp-lister-for-ebay |
| WPCHURCH - Church Management System for Wordpress | church-management |
| WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher | wpematico |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Course Builder - Online Course WordPress Theme | course-builder |
| Solar Energy - Wind & Power Company WordPress Theme | solar |
| The Fashion - Model Agency One Page Beauty Theme | nrgfashion |
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.
The Fashion - Model Agency One Page Beauty Theme <= 1.4.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
MaxiBlocks <= 2.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Options Update
Custom Post Carousels with Owl <= 1.4.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter <= 5.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
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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