Website Takeover Campaign Takes Advantage of Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Popup Builder Plugin

On December 11, 2023, we added an Unauthenticated Stored XSS vulnerability in the Popup Builder WordPress plugin to our Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database. This vulnerability, which was originally reported by WPScan, allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript tha...

WordPress WP Testimonials Plugin <= 1.4.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Software WP Testimonials Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.4 OWASP Top 10 A1: Injection Classification SQL Injection CVE N/A Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 8.5 Developer Claim ownership PSID a4ededc265b9 Credits WordFence Required privilege Contributor Published 15 Januar...

WordPress Paid Memberships Pro Plugin <= 2.12.6 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure

Software Paid Memberships Pro Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 2.12.6 Fixed in 2.12.7 OWASP Top 10 A3: Sensitive Data Exposure Classification Sensitive Data Exposure CVE N/A Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 5.3 Developer Claim ownership PSID 1a862cdb2bb3 Credits WordFence Required privilege...

Exploit for Missing Authorization in Wpexperts Post_Smtp

CVE-2023-6875 CVE-2023-6875 PoC This is the original proof...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 1, 2024 to January 7, 2024)

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 85 vulnerabilities disclosed in 74 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence...

WordPress POST SMTP Mailer 2.8.7 Authorization Bypass / Cross Site Scripting

Vulnerability Summary from Wordfence Intelligence Description: POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress = 2.8.7 – Authorization Bypass via type connect-app API Affected Plugin: POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Be...

Type Juggling Leads to Two Vulnerabilities in POST SMTP Mailer WordPress Plugin

On December 14th, 2023, during our Bug Bounty Program Holiday Bug Extravaganza, we received a submission for an Authorization Bypass vulnerability in POST SMTP Mailer, a WordPress plugin with over 300,000+ active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actor...

WordPress Contact Form 7 Connector Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Software Contact Form 7 Connector Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.2.2 Fixed in 1.2.3 OWASP Top 10 A5: Broken Access Control Classification Cross Site Request Forgery CSRF CVE N/A Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 4.3 Developer Claim ownership PSID 29ab020c5c41 Credits WordFence Required...

WordPress Export customers list csv for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.0.7 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Software Export customers list csv for WooCommerce Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 2.0.7 Fixed in 2.0.9 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 e6d6b8682f99 Credits WordFence...

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:...