Post Action Report: Bad Firewall Rule Released to WPEngine Customers Wednesday

On Wednesday afternoon a small percentage of WPEngine websites using a paid version of Wordfence experienced a 500 Internal Server Error or white screen on their sites due to an erroneous firewall rule that we released. If you have experienced this issue, please check your email which contains...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (Apr 3, 2023 to Apr 9, 2023)

Last week, there were 97 vulnerabilities disclosed in 63 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 28 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities i...

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched Promptly in WP Data Access WordPress Plugin

On April 5, 2023 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in WP Data Access, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 10,000 sites. This flaw makes it possible for an authenticated attacker to grant themselves...

WordPress WP Data Access 5.3.7 Privilege Escalation

The Wordfence team responsibly disclosed an authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the WP Data Access plugin. On April 5, 2023 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in WP Data Access, a WordPress plugin...

WordPress WP Data Access 5.3.7 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The Wordfence team responsibly disclosed an authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the WP Data Access plugin. On April 5, 2023 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in WP Data Access, a WordPress plugin...

WordPress Limit Login Attempts 1.7.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin versions 1.7.1 and below suffer from a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability. On January 26, 2023, the Wordfence team responsibly disclosed an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts, a WordPress plugin...

WordPress Limit Login Attempts 1.7.1 Cross Site Scripting

On January 26, 2023, the Wordfence team responsibly disclosed an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts, a WordPress plugin installed on over 600,000 sites that provides site owners with the ability to block IP addresses that have made repeated failed...

Update Now! Severe Vulnerability Impacting 600,000 Sites Patched in Limit Login Attempts

On January 26, 2023, the Wordfence team responsibly disclosed an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts, a WordPress plugin installed on over 600,000 sites that provides site owners with the ability to block IP addresses that have made repeated failed...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (Mar 27, 2023 to Apr 2, 2023)

Last week, there were 82 vulnerabilities disclosed in 70 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 34 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in...

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

Last week, there were 80 vulnerabilities disclosed in 69 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 31 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in...

PSA: Update Now! Critical Authentication Bypass in WooCommerce Payments Allows Site Takeover

This post has been updated with additional information that has become available since its publication The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team regularly monitors plugin updates and reviews any indicating that a potential security issue may have been addressed. Today, March 23, 2023, we noticed tha...

Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Three WordPress Plugins Patched

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team recently disclosed several Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities that we discovered in three different plugins - Watu Quiz installed on 5,000 sites, GN-Publisher installed on 40,000 sites, and Japanized For WooCommerce installed on 10,000 sites. As...

WordPress Meta Slider Plugin <= 3.29.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software Meta Slider Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 3.29.0 Fixed in 3.29.1 OWASP Top 10 A7: Cross-Site Scripting XSS Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE N/A Patch priority High CVSS severity High 7.1 Developer Claim ownership PSID 2e34a11fb393 Credits WordFence Required privilege...

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

Last week, there were 60 vulnerabilities disclosed in 40 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 16 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in...

WordPress LeadSnap Plugin <= 1.23 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

Software LeadSnap Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 1.23 Fixed in 1.24 OWASP Top 10 A1: Injection Classification PHP Object Injection CVE N/A Patch priority High CVSS severity High 5.4 Developer Claim ownership PSID 9b44d2d3b583 Credits WordFence Required privilege Unauthenticated Published 13...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2023)

Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence. This database is continuously updated, maintained, and populated by Wordfences highly credentialed and experienced vulnerability...

Wordfence Intelligence: Because Community Created Vulnerabilities Are Community Property

Last August, at Black Hat 2022 in Las Vegas, we launched Wordfence Intelligence, a product designed to provide large enterprise customers with rich IP threat data, malware signatures, malware hashes, and vulnerability data to help keep enterprise customers and networks secure. Our mission at...

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

Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence Community Edition. This database is continuously updated, maintained, and populated by Wordfences highly credentialed and experienced...

WordPress Gallery Blocks with Lightbox Plugin <= 3.0.7 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Software Gallery Blocks with Lightbox Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 3.0.7 Fixed in 3.0.8 OWASP Top 10 A5: Broken Access Control Classification Broken Access Control CVE N/A Patch priority Medium CVSS severity Medium 5.4 Developer Claim ownership PSID 3d6fef144531 Credits WordFence Required...

Wordfence WooCommerce 2FA: Set Up This New Feature To Protect Your Customers

On February 15, we made the exciting announcement that the latest release of Wordfence, version 7.9.0, includes a new feature: WooCommerce 2FA two-factor authentication for customer level users. What does this mean for you as an e-commerce store operator? And how can you start using this feature?...