Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 16, 2024 to September 22, 2024)
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Last week, there were 36 vulnerabilities disclosed in 30 WordPress Plugins and 4 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 24 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:
- WAF-RULE-744 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-742 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
- WAF-RULE-741 – 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 |
|---|---|
| Patched | 25 |
| Unpatched | 11 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week
| Severity Rating | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Medium Severity | 25 |
| High Severity | 9 |
| Critical Severity | 2 |
Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week
| Vulnerability Type by CWE | Number of Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | 16 |
| Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | 5 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | 5 |
| Use of Less Trusted Source | 2 |
| Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | 1 |
| Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | 1 |
| Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | 1 |
| Improper Privilege Management | 1 |
| Incorrect Privilege Assignment | 1 |
| Incorrect Regular Expression | 1 |
| Missing Authorization | 1 |
| URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') | 1 |
Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week
| Researcher Name | Number of Vulnerabilities |
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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Backup Database | backup-database |
| Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget | custom-twitter-feeds |
| GDPR Cookie Consent | webtoffee-gdpr-cookie-consent |
| Geo Mashup | geo-mashup |
| Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks | greenshift-animation-and-page-builder-blocks |
| Gutenberg Blocks – Unlimited blocks For Gutenberg | unlimited-blocks |
| houzez-login-register | houzez-login-register |
| IMPress for IDX Broker | idx-broker-platinum |
| LatePoint Plugin | latepoint |
| Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix | limit-login-attempts-plus |
| Maintenance Redirect | jf3-maintenance-mode |
| MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress | mailchimp-for-wp |
| PeoplePond | peoplepond |
| Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce | woo-product-carousel-slider-and-grid-ultimate |
| PropertyHive | propertyhive |
| Relevanssi – A Better Search | relevanssi |
| Share This Image | share-this-image |
| Simple Nav Archives | simple-nav-archives |
| SKT Templates – 100% free Elementor & Gutenberg templates | skt-templates |
| Spice Starter Sites | spice-starter-sites |
| Team Showcase | team |
| TI WooCommerce Wishlist | ti-woocommerce-wishlist |
| WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce | wc-multivendor-marketplace |
| Webo-facto | webo-facto-connector |
| Welcart e-Commerce | usc-e-shop |
| WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency with WPML | woocommerce-multilingual |
| WordPress WP-Advanced-Search | wp-advanced-search |
| WP Custom Fields Search | wp-custom-fields-search |
| WP Hardening (discontinued) | wp-security-hardening |
| WPCargo Track & Trace | wpcargo |
WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week
| Software Name | Software Slug |
|---|---|
| Houzez | houzez |
| Roseta | roseta |
| Septera | septera |
| Verbosa | verbosa |
Vulnerability Details
Please note that if you run the Wordfence plugin on your WordPress site, with the scanner enabled, you should’ve already been notified if your site was affected by any of these vulnerabilities. If you’d like to receive real-time notifications whenever a vulnerability is added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, check out our Slack and HTTP Webhook Integration, which is completely free to utilize.
CVE-2024-8911
Patched
Sep 20, 2024
LatePoint Plugin
CVE-2024-8853
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
Webo-facto
CVE-2024-21743
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
houzez-login-register
CVE-2024-44048
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce
CVE-2024-8490
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
PropertyHive
CVE-2024-9156
Patched
Sep 19, 2024
TI WooCommerce Wishlist
CVE-2024-9796
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
WordPress WP-Advanced-Search
CVE-2024-44004
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
WPCargo Track & Trace
CVE-2024-8397
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
GDPR Cookie Consent
CVE-2024-8761
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Share This Image
CVE-2024-44008
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Geo Mashup
CVE-2024-44005
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks
CVE-2024-44049
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
Gutenberg Blocks – Unlimited blocks For Gutenberg
CVE-2024-44047
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
IMPress for IDX Broker
Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.23.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-9021
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
Relevanssi – A Better Search
CVE-2024-45451
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
Roseta
CVE-2024-45452
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
Septera
CVE-2024-44050
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Verbosa
CVE-2024-8364
Unpatched
Sep 18, 2024
WP Custom Fields Search
CVE-2024-8850
Patched
Sep 18, 2024
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
CVE-2024-8085
Unpatched
Sep 20, 2024
PeoplePond
CVE-2024-44007
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
SKT Templates – 100% free Elementor & Gutenberg templates
CVE-2024-44003
Unpatched
Sep 16, 2024
Spice Starter Sites
CVE-2024-44002
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Team Showcase
CVE-2024-44009
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce
CVE-2022-4533
Unpatched
Sep 18, 2024
Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix
CVE-2024-45453
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
Maintenance Redirect
CVE-2024-6641
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
WP Hardening (discontinued)
CVE-2024-42404
Patched
Sep 18, 2024
Welcart e-Commerce
CVE-2024-8983
Patched
Sep 17, 2024
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget
CVE-2024-8702
Unpatched
Sep 20, 2024
Backup Database
CVE-2024-8680
Patched
Sep 20, 2024
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
CVE-2024-8286
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
GDPR Cookie Consent
CVE-2024-8398
Unpatched
Sep 20, 2024
Simple Nav Archives
CVE-2024-44006
Patched
Sep 16, 2024
WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency with WPML
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Comments
10:57 am
The Verbosa theme appears to be updated to version 1.2.3.1, but the relevant entry in the WF database still lists it as "unpatched" for versions >= 1.2.3 . Can the entry be corrected to reflect the availability of the latest version, as it appears to have patched the issue now, because it passes a full WF scan on the one site where I run this theme.
6:31 am
Thank you for letting us know! We reviewed the latest version and confirmed the issue was patched in 1.2.3.1 so we've updated the record to reflect that.