Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 18, 2023 to December 31, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. For the first 6 months, all awarded bounties receive a 10% bonus. View the announcement to learn more now! Over the last two weeks, there were 263 vulnerabilities disclosed in 217 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress themes that have been added to the...

WordPress FooGallery Premium Plugin <= 2.3.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software FooGallery Premium Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.4.6 OWASP Top 10 A7: Cross-Site Scripting XSS Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE CVE-2023-6747 Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 6.5 Developer Claim ownership PSID 6e234ed1eb7c Credits WordFence Required...

The 2023 Wordfence Holiday Bug Extravaganza Reaches An Exciting Conclusion!

After an incredibly successful few weeks, the Wordfence Holiday Bug Extravaganza came to a close yesterday. We’d like to sincerely thank everyone who spent time researching, finding, and submitting vulnerabilities. Your efforts have helped to make the WordPress community and the web safer. Many...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 11, 2023 to December 17, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. For the first 6 months, all awarded bounties receive a 10% bonus. View the announcement to learn more now! Last week, there were 16 vulnerabilities disclosed in 16 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence...

Wordfence CLI 2.1.0 Adds Email Capability and Unattended Configuration

Note: This post refers to Wordfence CLI, the command line tool for operations teams to rapidly scan large numbers of WordPress websites for vulnerabilities and malware, not the Wordfence plugin which is deeply integrated into WordPress and provides additional functionality, like a firewall,...

Over 100 WordPress Repository Plugins Affected by Shortcode-based Stored Cross-Site Scripting

On August 14, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team began a research project to find Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS via Shortcode vulnerabilities in WordPress repository plugins. This type of vulnerability enables threat actors with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject...

WordPress Backup Migration 1.3.7 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Summary from Wordfence Intelligence Description: Backup Migration = 1.3.7 backup-backup Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Affected Plugin: Backup Migration Plugin Slug: backup-backup Affected Versions: = 1.3.7 CVE ID:CVE-2023-6553 Pending CVSS Score: 9.8 Critical CVSS Vector:...

Critical Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Found in Backup Migration Plugin

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. Through December 20th 2023, all researchers will earn 6.25x our normal bounty rates when Wordfence handles responsible disclosure for our Holiday Bug Extravaganza! The researcher who reported this vulnerability was awarded $2,751.00! Register as a...

Vulnerability Researchers: Check out The Critical Thinking Podcast

Today, The Wordfence Bug Bounty Program was featured on an episode of the Critical Thinking Podcast, a top resource and community for bug bounty researchers. Critical Thinking is a podcast focused on ethical hacking and security analysis and is described as a “by Hackers for Hackers podcast focus...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 27, 2023 to December 3, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. Through December 20th 2023, all researchers will earn 6.25x our normal bounty rates when Wordfence handles responsible disclosure for our Holiday Bug Extravaganza! Register as a researcher and submit your vulnerabilities today! Last week, there were...

WordPress MW WP Form 5.0.1 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Vulnerability Summary from Wordfence Intelligence Description: MW WP Form = 5.0.1 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Affected Plugin: MW WP Form Plugin Slug: mw-wp-form Affected Versions: = 5.0.1 CVE ID: CVE-2023-6316 CVSS Score: 9.8 Critical CVSS Vector:...

Update ASAP! Critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload in MW WP Form Allows Malicious Code Execution

🎁 Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. Through December 20th 2023, all researchers will earn 6.25x our normal bounty rates when Wordfence handles responsible disclosure for our Holiday Bug Extravaganza! Register as a researcher and submit your vulnerabilities today!🎁 On November 24,...

Earn up to $10,000 for Vulnerabilities in WordPress Software – 6X Rewards in the Wordfence Holiday Bug Extravaganza!

At Wordfence our mission is to Secure The Web. WordPress powers over 40% of the Web, and Wordfence secures over 4 million WordPress websites. Today we are announcing that for the next 20 days, Wordfence will be paying out some of the highest bug bounties in the history of WordPress to help find...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 20, 2023 to November 26, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. For the first 6 months, all awarded bounties receive a 10% bonus. View the announcement to learn more now! Last week, there were 115 vulnerabilities disclosed in 87 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence...

WordPress Razorpay for WooCommerce Plugin <= 4.5.6 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Software Razorpay for WooCommerce Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 4.5.6 Fixed in 4.5.7 OWASP Top 10 A5: Broken Access Control Classification Broken Access Control CVE N/A Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 4.3 Developer Claim ownership PSID 15c11cebb524 Credits WordFence Required privilege...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 13, 2023 to November 19, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. For the first 6 months, all awarded bounties receive a 10% bonus. View the announcement to learn more now! Last week, there were 126 vulnerabilities disclosed in 102 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence...

Several Critical Vulnerabilities including Privilege Escalation, Authentication Bypass, and More Patched in UserPro WordPress Plugin

On May 1, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team began the responsible disclosure process for multiple high and critical severity vulnerabilities we discovered in Kirotech’s UserPro plugin, which is actively installed on more than 20,000 WordPress websites. Wordfence Premium, Wordfence Care...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 6, 2023 to November 12, 2023)

Wordfence just launched its bug bounty program. Over the next 6 months, all awarded bounties receive a 10% bonus. View the announcement to learn more now! Please note there was a minor error in the heading of the email, and this report only runs from November 6th to November 12th. Last week, ther...

WordPress Elementor Addon Elements Plugin <= 1.12.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Software Elementor Addon Elements Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.12.7 Fixed in 1.12.8 OWASP Top 10 A5: Broken Access Control Classification Cross Site Request Forgery CSRF CVE CVE-2023-4689 Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 4.3 Developer WPVibes PSID e63c4eb96326 Credits WordFence Require...

WordPress Elementor Addon Elements Plugin <= 1.12.7 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Software Elementor Addon Elements Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.12.7 Fixed in 1.12.8 OWASP Top 10 A5: Broken Access Control Classification Broken Access Control CVE CVE-2023-4723 Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 5.3 Developer WPVibes PSID e7f9c7b2043a Credits WordFence Required privileg...