Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 20, 2025 to October 26, 2025)
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Last week, there were 143 vulnerabilities disclosed in 128 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 58 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:
- WAF-RULE-869 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-870 – 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 | 98 |
| Unpatched | 45 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Low Severity | 2 |
| Medium Severity | 118 |
| High Severity | 19 |
| 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') | 58 |
| Missing Authorization | 26 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 11 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 8 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 7 |
| Improper Authorization | 5 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 4 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 3 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 3 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 2 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 2 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 2 |
| Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 2 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 2 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File | 1 |
| Incorrect Authorization | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File | 1 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Academy LMS Pro | academy-pro |
| ACF to REST API | acf-to-rest-api |
| Advanced Database Cleaner â Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance | advanced-database-cleaner |
| Advanced FAQ Manager | advanced-faq-manager |
| AI Chatbot Free Models â Customer Support, Live Chat, Virtual Assistant | chatbot-ai-free-models |
| AIO Forms â Craft Complex Forms Easily | all-in-one-forms |
| Ajax Search Lite â Live Search & Filter | ajax-search-lite |
| All in One Time Clock Lite â Tracking Employee Time Has Never Been Easier | aio-time-clock-lite |
| BackWPup â WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin | backwpup |
| Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) | bb-plugin |
| Bg Book Publisher | bg-book-publisher |
| Bold Page Builder | bold-page-builder |
| Builderall for WordPress | builderall-cheetah-for-wp |
| Charitable â Donation Plugin for WordPress â Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More | charitable |
| Check Plagiarism | check-plagiarism |
| Cinza Grid | cinza-grid |
| Compliance by Hu-manity.co | cookie-notice |
| Creta Testimonial Showcase | creta-testimonial-showcase |
| Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | directorist |
| Disable Content Editor For Specific Template | disable-contect-editor-for-specific-template |
| Discussion Board â WordPress Forum Plugin | wp-discussion-board |
| DoFollow Case by Case | dofollow-case-by-case |
| Dynamic User Directory | dynamic-user-directory |
| Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress | easy-social-share-buttons3 |
| Element Pack Addons for Elementor â Widgets, Templates and Addons | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
| Email Subscription Popup â Newsletter & GDPR Consent | email-subscribe |
| Email Tracker | email-tracker |
| eRoom â Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams | eroom-zoom-meetings-webinar |
| FanBridge signup | fanbridge-signup |
| Fast Velocity Minify | fast-velocity-minify |
| FileBird Pro | filebird-pro |
| Flexible Refund for WooCommerce â EU One Click Return | flexible-refund-and-return-order-for-woocommerce |
| FuseWP â WordPress User Sync to Email List & Marketing Automation (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign etc.) | fusewp |
| GenerateBlocks | generateblocks |
| Gutenberg | gutenberg |
| HAPPY â Helpdesk Support Ticket System | happy-helpdesk-support-ticket-system |
| Hercules Core | hercules-core |
| IndieAuth | indieauth |
| JB News Ticker | jb-news-ticker |
| King Addons for Elementor â 80+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce, Mega Menu, Popup Builder | king-addons |
| KiotViet Sync | kiotvietsync |
| Litho Addons | litho-addons |
| LLM Hubspot Blog Import | llm-hubspot-blog-import |
| Make Email Customizer for WooCommerce | make-email-customizer-for-woocommerce |
| MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin â for Online Courses and Education | masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system |
| Material Design Iconic Font Integration | material-design-iconic-font-integration |
| MDTF â Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter | wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter |
| Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress | windows-azure-storage |
| Mixlr Shortcode | mixlr-shortcode |
| Multi Item Responsive Slider | mislider |
| MxChat â AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress | mxchat-basic |
| Name: Print Button Shortcode | print-button-shortcode |
| NGINX Cache Optimizer | nginx-cache-optimizer |
| NS Maintenance Mode for WP | ns-maintenance-mode-for-wp |
| Oboxmedia Ads | oboxmedia-ads |
| Originality.ai AI Checker | originality-ai |
| Password Policy Manager | Password Manager | password-policy-manager |
| Password Protected â Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content | password-protected |
| Persian Admnin Fonts | persian-admin-fonts |
| Photographers galleries | photographers-galleries |
| PixelYourSite â Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager | pixelyoursite |
| Playerzbr | playerzbr |
| Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers | popup-builder-block |
| Posts By Tag | posts-by-tag |
| PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry | powerpress |
| Premium Age Verification / Restriction for WordPress | age-restriction |
| Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW | woo-product-filter |
| PublishPress Blocks â Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions | advanced-gutenberg |
| qnotsquiz | qnotsquiz |
| Quickcreator â AI Blog Writer | quickcreator |
| RapidResult | rapidresult |
| Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent | real-cookie-banner |
| Reservation Plugin | dt-reservation-plugin |
| Responsive iframe GoogleMap | responsive-iframe-googlemap |
| Responsive Progress Bar | responsive-progress-bar |
| RSS Aggregator by Feedzy â Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator | feedzy-rss-feeds |
| ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon â All in One WooCommerce Solution | shopengine |
| ShopLentor â All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin | woolentor-addons |
| Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | auxin-elements |
| Simple Banner â Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website | simple-banner |
| Simple Business Data | simple-business-data |
| Simple Excel Pricelist for WooCommerce | simple-excel-pricelist-for-woocommerce |
| Simple Pull Quote | simple-pull-quote |
| Simple Registration for WooCommerce | woocommerce-simple-registration |
| Simple Tableau Viz | simple-tableau-viz |
| Simple Youtube Shortcode | simple-youtube-shortcode |
| SimpLy Gallery | simply-gallery-block |
| Slider Templates | slider-templates |
| SM CountDown Widget | smcountdown |
| Social Feed Gallery | insta-gallery |
| SpendeOnline.org | spendeonline |
| Sprout Clients â CRM and Lead Management | sprout-clients |
| Sprout Invoices â Client Invoicing & Estimates | sprout-invoices |
| ST Categories Widget | st-category-wp |
| Stockie Extra | stockie-extra |
| Stripe Payment Forms by WP Full Pay â Accept Credit Card Payments, Donations & Subscriptions | wp-full-stripe-free |
| Supervisor | supervisor |
| Team Members Showcase | wps-team |
| Testimonial Carousel For Elementor | testimonials-carousel-elementor |
| ThemeRain Core | themerain-core |
| This-or-That | this-or-that |
| Time Clock â A WordPress Employee & Volunteer Time Clock Plugin | time-clock |
| Tutor LMS Pro | tutor-pro |
| Tutor LMS â eLearning and online course solution | tutor |
| URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress | exact-links |
| UserFeedback â Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds | userfeedback-lite |
| VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS | vikbooking |
| VNPAY Payment gateway | vnpay-for-woocommerce |
| Watu Quiz | watu |
| Welcart e-Commerce | usc-e-shop |
| WhyDonate â FREE Donate button â Crowdfunding â Fundraising | wp-whydonate |
| Widget Options â Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets | widget-options |
| WooCommerce Designer Pro | wc-designer-pro |
| WP AD Gallery | wp-ad-gallery |
| WP AdCenter â Ad Manager & Adsense Ads | wpadcenter |
| WP Go Maps â Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map | wp-google-maps |
| WP Gravity Forms Zoho CRM and Bigin | gf-zoho |
| WP Responsive Meet The Team | wp-responsive-meet-the-team |
| WP Restaurant Listings | wp-restaurant-listings |
| WP Rocket | wp-rocket |
| WP VR â 360 Panorama and Virtual Tour Builder | wpvr |
| WP-Force Images Download | wp-force-images-download |
| WP-Thumbnail | wp-thumbnail |
| WPC Countdown Timer for WooCommerce | wpc-countdown-timer |
| WPComplete | wpcomplete |
| wpForo Forum | wpforo |
| WPMobile.App | wpappninja |
| ZoloBlocks â Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit | zoloblocks |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Bard - A Theatre and Performing Arts WordPress Theme | bardwp |
| Codiqa - Software & Digital WordPress Theme | codiqa |
| Enfold - Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme | enfold |
| Listeo - Directory & Listings With Booking - WordPress Theme | listeo |
| Listify | listify |
| Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Listing WordPress theme | motors |
| Open Source Genesis Framework | genesis |
| Soledad | soledad |
| The7 â Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress | dt-the7 |
Vulnerability Details
Please note that if you run the Wordfence plugin on your WordPress site, with the scanner enabled, you shouldâve 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.
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 Wordfenceâs 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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