Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 15, 2024 to July 21, 2024)
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Last week, there were 96 vulnerabilities disclosed in 76 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 40 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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Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week
Patch Status | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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Patched | 89 |
Unpatched | 7 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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Low Severity | 1 |
Medium Severity | 76 |
High Severity | 14 |
Critical Severity | 5 |
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') | 39 |
Missing Authorization | 18 |
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 14 |
Information Exposure | 6 |
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 5 |
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 2 |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 2 |
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | 2 |
Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness | 1 |
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel | 1 |
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 1 |
External Control of File Name or Path | 1 |
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output | 1 |
Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges | 1 |
Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
Software Name | Software Slug |
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Addonify – Quick View For WooCommerce | addonify-quick-view |
AForms — Form Builder for Price Calculator & Cost Estimation | aforms-form-builder-for-price-calculator-cost-estimation |
AI ChatBot for WordPress – WPBot | chatbot |
Ajax Search Lite | ajax-search-lite |
Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress | bookingpress-appointment-booking |
Arconix FAQ | arconix-faq |
Arconix Shortcodes | arconix-shortcodes |
Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin | xcloner-backup-and-restore |
Booking Ultra Pro Appointments Booking Calendar Plugin | booking-ultra-pro |
Brizy – Page Builder | brizy |
BSK PDF Manager | bsk-pdf-manager |
Category Posts Widget | category-posts |
Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ | collectchat |
Community Events | community-events |
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 | cf7-conditional-fields |
Cooked – Recipe Management | cooked |
CopySafe Web Protection | wp-copysafe-web |
CTX Feed – WooCommerce Product Feed Manager Plugin | webappick-product-feed-for-woocommerce |
Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists | ditty-news-ticker |
Duplica – Duplicate Posts, Pages, Custom Posts or Users | duplica |
Easy Table of Contents | easy-table-of-contents |
Easy Testimonials | easy-testimonials |
Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) | bdthemes-element-pack-lite |
ElementsKit Elementor addons | elementskit-lite |
Email Subscribers by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Newsletters, Automation for WordPress & WooCommerce | email-subscribers |
Event Manager, Events Calendar, Tickets, Registrations – Eventin | wp-event-solution |
FormLift for Infusionsoft Web Forms | formlift |
FV Flowplayer Video Player | fv-wordpress-flowplayer |
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks | getwid |
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform | give |
Glossary | glossary-by-codeat |
Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features | kadence-blocks |
Gutenverse – Ultimate Block Addons and Page Builder for Site Editor | gutenverse |
House Manager – Easy Renter Management System for WordPress | house-manager |
HUSKY – Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce | woocommerce-products-filter |
Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon | image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor |
JetWidgets for Elementor and WooCommerce | jetwoo-widgets-for-elementor |
Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) | leaflet-maps-marker |
Light Poll | light-poll |
Livemesh Addons for Beaver Builder | addons-for-beaver-builder |
Meks Video Importer | meks-video-importer |
Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce | woocommerce-mercadopago |
Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita | meeting-scheduler-by-vcita |
Pinpoint Booking System – #1 WordPress Booking Plugin | booking-system |
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor | post-and-page-builder |
Premium Portfolio Features for Phlox theme | auxin-portfolio |
RegLevel | reglevel |
RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging | wp-rss-aggregator |
SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher | wp-scheduled-posts |
Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP | schema-and-structured-data-for-wp |
Search & Filter Pro | search-filter-pro |
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin | sg-security |
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO | squirrly-seo |
Shortcodes Ultimate Pro | shortcodes-ultimate-pro |
Smartsupp – live chat, chatbots, AI and lead generation | smartsupp-live-chat |
SVG Support | svg-support |
Telegram Bot & Channel | telegram-bot |
Terms and Category Based Posts Widget | term-and-category-based-posts-widget |
The Pack Elementor addons (Header Footer & WooCommerce Builder, Template Library) | the-pack-addon |
Timeline Event History | timeline-event-history |
UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages | uipress-lite |
Ultimate Addons for WPBakery | Ultimate_VC_Addons |
VikRentCar Car Rental Management System | vikrentcar |
Visual Website Collaboration, Feedback & Project Management – Atarim | atarim-visual-collaboration |
Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder | vc-addons-by-bit14 |
WooCommerce - Social Login | woo-social-login |
WordPress File Upload | wp-file-upload |
Wp EMember | wp-emember |
WP eStore | wp-cart-for-digital-products |
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce | wp-event-manager |
WP Fast Total Search – The Power of Indexed Search | fulltext-search |
WP GoToWebinar | wp-gotowebinar |
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin | wp-mail-smtp |
WPForms User Registration | wpforms-user-registration |
YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 | yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1 |
简数采集器 | keydatas |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
Software Name | Software Slug |
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CoziPress | cozipress |
Himer - Social Questions and Answers WordPress Theme | himer |
Zenon Lite | zenon-lite |
Vulnerability Details
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