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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 29, 2026 to July 5, 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. 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 …
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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 22, 2026 to June 28, 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 (June 15, 2026 to June 21, 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 (June 8, 2026 to June 14, 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.
Critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability Patched in Avada Builder WordPress Plugin

Critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability Patched in Avada Builder WordPress Plugin

On May 13th, 2026, we received a submission for a critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in Avada Builder, a premium WordPress plugin with an estimated 1,000,000 active installations.
Attackers Actively Exploiting Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability in Gravity SMTP Plugin

Attackers Actively Exploiting Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability in Gravity SMTP Plugin

On March 30th, 2026, we publicly disclosed a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability in Gravity SMTP, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 100,000 active installations.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 1, 2026 to June 7, 2026)

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 1, 2026 to June 7, 2026)

Last week, there were 159 vulnerabilities disclosed in 140 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 96 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Critical Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin

Critical Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Patched in UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin

On June 2nd, 2026, we received a submission for a critical Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass vulnerability in UpdraftPlus, a WordPress plugin with more than 3 million active installations.
Quarterly WordPress Threat Intelligence Report – Q1 2026

Quarterly WordPress Threat Intelligence Report – Q1 2026

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)

Last week, there were 277 vulnerabilities disclosed in 184 WordPress Plugins and 70 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 94 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.