Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 26, 2026 to February 1, 2026)
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Last week, there were 159 vulnerabilities disclosed in 139 WordPress Plugins and 14 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 63 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:
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- WAF-RULE-892 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
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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 | 96 |
| Unpatched | 63 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Medium Severity | 125 |
| High Severity | 32 |
| Critical Severity | 2 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week
| Vulnerability Type by CWE | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Missing Authorization | 61 |
| Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | 42 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 16 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 14 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 5 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 5 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 4 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 3 |
| Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 2 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 2 |
| Improper Access Control | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 1 |
| Incorrect Authorization | 1 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 1 |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Aardvark | aardvark-plugin |
| aDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads Listings Directory | adirectory |
| Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer | adminify |
| AhaChat Messenger Marketing | ahachat-messenger-marketing |
| AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress | ai-engine |
| Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load | ajax-load-more |
| Allmart | allmart-core |
| Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar | appointment-hour-booking |
| Asynchronous Javascript | asynchronous-javascript |
| Atarim – AI Agency for WordPress: Edit Pages, Fix Code, Update Plugins, SEO & Client Feedback | atarim-visual-collaboration |
| Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder | bit-form |
| Bitcoin Donate Button | bitcoin-donate-button |
| BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library | blockart-blocks |
| Booked - Appointment Booking for WordPress | booked |
| Booking Calendar | booking |
| Broken Link Notifier | broken-link-notifier |
| bSlider – Create Responsive Image, Post, Product, and Video Sliders | b-slider |
| Buy Now Plus — Payments with Stripe | buy-now-plus |
| CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce | cartflows |
| Change WP URL | change-wp-url |
| CLP Varnish Cache | clp-varnish-cache |
| Conditional CAPTCHA | wp-conditional-captcha |
| Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for GDPR/CCPA & Google Consent Mode | cookiebot |
| Crete Core | crete-core |
| Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms | contact-form-entries |
| DesignThemes Core Features | designthemes-core-features |
| Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | directorist |
| Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading | document-emberdder |
| Easy Hotel – Powerful Hotel Booking | easy-hotel |
| Easy Replace Image | easy-replace-image |
| Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search | echo-knowledge-base |
| eDS Responsive Menu | eds-responsive-menu |
| Educare – Students & Result Management System | educare |
| Electio Core | electio-core |
| ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System | elex-helpdesk-customer-support-ticket-system |
| Email Inquiry & Cart Options for WooCommerce | woocommerce-email-inquiry-cart-options |
| Emerce - Multipurpose WooCommerce WordPress Theme | emerce-core |
| Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor | enteraddons |
| EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets | eventprime-event-calendar-management |
| FeedWordPress Advanced Filters | faf |
| FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler | fluent-cart |
| Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations | forms-bridge |
| FormsDB – Save Elementor Forms to Google Sheets & Post Type | sb-elementor-contact-form-db |
| Frontend File Manager Plugin | nmedia-user-file-uploader |
| Gallery PhotoBlocks | photoblocks-grid-gallery |
| Gyan Elements | gyan-elements |
| HAPPY – Helpdesk Support Ticket System | happy-helpdesk-support-ticket-system |
| hCaptcha for WP | hcaptcha-for-forms-and-more |
| ID Arrays | id-arrays |
| imwptip | imwptip |
| Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg | interactions |
| iSape | isape |
| Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin | add-search-to-menu |
| JAMstack Deployments | wp-jamstack-deployments |
| JobBoard Job listing plugin | job-board-light |
| Kama Thumbnail | kama-thumbnail |
| KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) | kivicare-clinic-management-system |
| Leadpages | leadpages |
| Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce | invoice-payment-for-woocommerce |
| MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | official-mailerlite-sign-up-forms |
| Medinik Core | medinik-core |
| Membee Login | membees-member-login-widget |
| MemberHero – Simple User Registration & Login | wp-registration |
| Mizan Demo Importer | mizan-demo-importer |
| ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor | modeltheme-addons-for-wpbakery |
| ModelTheme Framework | modeltheme-framework |
| Mopinion Feedback Form | mopinion-feedback-form |
| MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media | mybooktable |
| Nelio Popups | nelio-popups |
| Nestbyte Core | nestbyte-core |
| New User Approve | new-user-approve |
| News Kit Addons For Elementor | news-kit-elementor-addons |
| NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress | nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder |
| Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder | the-plus-addons-for-block-editor |
| NextMove Lite – Thank You Page for WooCommerce | woo-thank-you-page-nextmove-lite |
| Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade | nova-blocks |
| Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce | order-minimum-amount-for-woocommerce |
| Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin | order-tracking |
| OSM – OpenStreetMap | osm |
| Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content | content-protector |
| Popularis Extra | popularis-extra |
| Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups | ays-popup-box |
| Prague | prague-plugins |
| Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates – WPLP Legal Pages | wplegalpages |
| PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes | revisionary |
| Quick Restaurant Reservations | quick-restaurant-reservations |
| Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker | quiz-master-next |
| Recipe Card Blocks Lite | recipe-card-blocks-by-wpzoom |
| Recooty – Job Widget (Old Dashboard) | recooty |
| RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login | custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager |
| Revision Manager TMC | revision-manager-tmc |
| rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress | buddypress-media |
| Rupantorpay | rupantorpay |
| Saasplate Core | saasplate-core |
| Schedula – Smart Appointment Booking | schedula-smart-appointment-booking |
| Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links | update-urls |
| Search Atlas SEO – Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization | metasync |
| Sell BTC by Hayyat Apps — Cryptocurrency Exchange & Ordering | sell-btc-by-hayyatapps |
| Sendy | sendy |
| SEO Links Interlinking | seo-links-interlinking |
| Serious Slider | cryout-serious-slider |
| Shiprocket | shiprocket |
| Simple Archive Generator | simple-archive-generator |
| Simple calendar for Elementor | simple-calendar-for-elementor |
| Simple Folio | simple-folio |
| SlimStat Analytics | wp-slimstat |
| Snow Monkey Forms | snow-monkey-forms |
| Stop Spammers Classic | stop-spammer-registrations-plugin |
| Sunshine Photo Cart – Client Photo Gallery & Photo Proofing for Photographers | sunshine-photo-cart |
| SupportCandy – AI Customer Support Ticket System & Live Chatbot Agent | supportcandy |
| TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables | tablemaster-for-elementor |
| Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent | tablesome |
| Target Video Easy Publish | brid-video-easy-publish |
| TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot | telsender |
| The Grid | the-grid |
| Translate WordPress with ConveyThis – AI Multilingual Plugin | conveythis-translate |
| Travelpayouts | travelpayouts |
| TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll | poll-wp |
| UpsellWP – Upsell and Related Products Offers for WooCommerce | checkout-upsell-and-order-bumps |
| Uroan Core | uroan-core |
| UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP | userswp |
| VidShop – Shoppable Videos for WooCommerce | vidshop-for-woocommerce |
| Vzaar Media Management | vzaar-media-management |
| WebP Conversion | webp-conversion |
| Widget Logic Visual | widget-logic-visual |
| WiserReview Product Reviews for WooCommerce | wiser-review |
| Woodly Core | woodly-core |
| WP FullCalendar | wp-fullcalendar |
| WP Google Ad Manager Plugin | wp-google-ad-manager-plugin |
| WP Job Manager | wp-job-manager |
| WP Recipe Maker | wp-recipe-maker |
| WP Subscribe | wp-subscribe |
| WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress | wp-sync-for-notion |
| WP Wand – Unlimited Content Generation using AI – for OpenAI, Claude, Openrouter and Deepseek | ai-content-generation |
| WP-CORS | wp-cors |
| WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder | wpbits-addons-for-elementor |
| WPBookit Pro - Appointment Booking Plugin for WordPress | wpbookit-pro |
| Zita Site Library for Elementor | zita-site-library |
| افزونه پیامک حرفه ای فراز اس ام اس | farazsms |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Aardvark - Community, Membership, BuddyPress Theme | aardvark |
| Business Roy | business-roy |
| Capella | Restaurant WordPress | capella |
| Fitness FSE | fitness-fse |
| Gauge: Multi-Purpose Review Theme | gauge |
| Grand Photography WordPress | grandphotography |
| Hello FSE | hello-fse |
| Jobster | wpjobster |
| KindlyCare - Senior Care & Medical WordPress Theme | kindlycare |
| Konte - Minimal & Modern WooCommerce Theme | konte |
| Oxygen - WooCommerce WordPress Theme | oxygen |
| Oyster - Photography WordPress Theme | oyster |
| PhotoMe | Photography Portfolio WordPress | photome |
| SOHO - Photography WordPress Theme | soho |
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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