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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 5, 2026 to October 11, 2026)
Last week, there were 655 vulnerabilities disclosed in 406 WordPress Plugins and 100 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 236 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 28, 2026 to October 4, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 21, 2026 to September 27, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Quarterly WordPress Threat Intelligence Report – Q2 2026
Wordfence's Q2 2026 threat intelligence report covers 2,073 published WordPress vulnerabilities, 182 high threat vulnerabilities, 10.4 billion blocked WAF attacks, 18.2 billion blocked brute force attacks, and 573K infected sites, plus trends in vulnerability classes, attacker activity, and malware.
Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – June 2026
In June 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 1066 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)
Last week, there were 358 vulnerabilities disclosed in 243 WordPress Plugins and 4 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 184 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
100,000 WordPress Sites Exposed to Remote Code Execution via PHP Object Injection Vulnerability Found by Wordfence Argus in Tutor LMS
Wordfence Argus discovered a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in Tutor LMS, affecting more than 100,000 WordPress sites.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 7, 2026 to September 13, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Wordfence Argus Identifies Two Critical Unauthenticated Vulnerability Chains Leading to Remote Code Execution in The Events Calendar Plugin
On August 21 and August 22, 2026, Wordfence Argus, created by the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team, identified two independent critical vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar, a WordPress plugin active on more than 600,000 websites.
Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – May 2026
In May 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 1095 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem.
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