Last week, there were 501 vulnerabilities disclosed in 367 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 201 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
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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-963 – 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 | 449 |
| Unpatched | 52 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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| Low Severity | 1 |
| Medium Severity | 306 |
| High Severity | 174 |
| Critical Severity | 20 |
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') | 206 |
| Missing Authorization | 68 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 42 |
| Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | 34 |
| Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 30 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 23 |
| Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 14 |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 13 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 13 |
| Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security | 9 |
| Improper Authentication | 8 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 7 |
| Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 5 |
| Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | 4 |
| Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | 4 |
| External Control of File Name or Path | 3 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 3 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 3 |
| Improper Input Validation | 2 |
| Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') | 1 |
| Guessable CAPTCHA | 1 |
| Improper Authorization | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | 1 |
| Incorrect Authorization | 1 |
| Insufficiently Protected Credentials | 1 |
| Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename' | 1 |
| Protection Mechanism Failure | 1 |
| Use of Hard-coded Password | 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 – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning | academy |
| Aculect AI Companion | aculect-ai-companion |
| AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress | acymailing |
| Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads | ad-inserter |
| Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense | advanced-ads |
| Advanced Partial Payment or Deposit for WooCommerce | advanced-partial-payment-or-deposit-for-woocommerce |
| Advanced Post Manager | advanced-post-manager |
| Advanced Woo Labels – Product Labels & Badges for WooCommerce | advanced-woo-labels |
| AFFI – Affiliate Marketing for WooCommerce | affi-affiliate-marketing-for-woo |
| AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress | ai-engine |
| Airano MCP Bridge | airano-mcp-bridge |
| Ajax Search Pro | ajax-search-pro |
| All in One Files Upload for WooCommerce | all-in-one-files-upload-for-woocommerce |
| All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) | all-in-one-seo-pack |
| AllAble Connector | allable-connector |
| Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility | alttext-ai |
| Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress | latepoint |
| Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar | appointment-hour-booking |
| Aruba Migration Tool | aruba-wp-migration-tool |
| Audio Player Block – Advanced Block for Embedding Audio Files | audio-player-block |
| Authorizer | authorizer |
| Autoptimize | autoptimize |
| Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin | awesome-support |
| BA Book Everything | ba-book-everything |
| BackupEase – Scheduled Backup, Restore & Site Migration | backupease |
| BackupSheep WordPress Backup Plugin | backupsheep |
| bbp style pack | bbp-style-pack |
| BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) | woo-bulk-editor |
| Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder | beaver-builder-lite-version |
| BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks | blockstrap-page-builder-blocks |
| Bold Page Builder | bold-page-builder |
| Booking Activities | booking-activities |
| Booking Calendar | booking |
| Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin | wp-books-gallery |
| Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer | branda-white-labeling |
| Broken Link Notifier | broken-link-notifier |
| BuildKit – Product Builder for WooCommerce – Custom PC Builder | woo-product-builder |
| Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) | burst-statistics |
| Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation | bus-ticket-booking-with-seat-reservation |
| Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing & Member Directories for WordPress | business-directory-plugin |
| Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 | cf7-redirect-thank-you-page |
| ByteCoreStack – MCP Connector for AI Tools | bcs-mcp-manager |
| Cache Enabler | cache-enabler |
| Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More | calculated-fields-form |
| Captivate Sync | captivatesync-trade |
| CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 |
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