Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 12, 2026 to January 18, 2026)

Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

20,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Backdoor Vulnerability in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor WordPress Plugin

On January 12th, 2026, we received a submission for a Backdoor vulnerability in the LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor, a WordPress plugin with more than 20,000+ active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to create malicious administrator users...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress Plugin

On December 10th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000+ active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 5, 2026 to January 11, 2026)

Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 15, 2025 to January 4, 2026)

Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

10,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Site Reset and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Demo Importer Plus WordPress Plugin

On November 27th, 2025, we received a submission for a Site Reset and Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Demo Importer Plus, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to trigger a full site reset and assign the administrator role to the...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 8, 2025 to December 14, 2025)

Last week, there were 246 vulnerabilities disclosed in 226 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 81 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025)

Last week, there were 190 vulnerabilities disclosed in 173 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 59 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities...

Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – November 2025

Last month in November 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 746 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the Wordfen...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 24, 2025 to November 30, 2025)

Last week, there were 126 vulnerabilities disclosed in 113 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 60 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Sneeit Framework Plugin

On June 10th, 2025, we received a submission for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Sneeit Framework, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 1,700 active installations. The plugin is bundled in multiple premium themes. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely. The vendor...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress Plugin

On November 18th, 2025, we received a submission for an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely. Props to dudekmar who...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor Plugin

On July 24th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative privileges by...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 17, 2025 to November 23, 2025)

Last week, there were 167 vulnerabilities disclosed in 152 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 69 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities...

Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – October 2025

Last month in October 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 486 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the Wordfenc...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 10, 2025 to November 16, 2025)

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Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Post SMTP Plugin

On October 11th, 2025, we received a submission for an Account Takeover via Email Log Disclosure vulnerability in Post SMTP, a WordPress plugin with more than 400,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to view email logs, including password...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 3, 2025 to November 9, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! The LFInder Challenge:Refine your LFI hunting skills with an expanded scope. Now through November 24, 2025, all LFI vulnerabilities in software with at least 25 active installs are considered in-scope for all researchers, regardless of...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 27, 2025 to November 2, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AI Engine WordPress Plugin

On October 4th, 2025, we received a submission for a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability in AI Engine, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to extract the bearer token and then get full access to...

400,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Account Takeover Vulnerability in Post SMTP WordPress Plugin

On October 11th, 2025, we received a submission for an Account Takeover via Email Log Disclosure vulnerability in Post SMTP, a WordPress plugin with more than 400,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to view email logs, including password...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 20, 2025 to October 26, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in WP Freeio Plugin

On September 25th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in WP Freeio, a WordPress plugin bundled in the Freeio premium theme with more than 1,700 sales. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative...

Rogue WordPress Plugin Conceals Multi-Tiered Credit Card Skimmers in Fake PNG Files

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team recently discovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting WordPress e-commerce sites, specifically those using the WooCommerce plugin. This malware exhibits advanced features including custom encryption methods, fake images used to conceal malicious...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress Plugin

On October 3rd, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an authenticated attacker, with subscriber-level...

Mass Exploit Campaign Targeting Arbitrary Plugin Installation Vulnerabilities

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 13, 2025 to October 19, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Malware Using Variable Functions and Cookies For Obfuscation

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Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – September 2025

Last month in September 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 374 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 6, 2025 to October 12, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Quarterly WordPress Threat Intelligence Report – Q3 2025

As the leader in WordPress security, Wordfence provides unparalleled security coverage that fully encompasses protection, active monitoring, detection, and response all built around our threat intelligence, demonstrating a strong commitment to security. Our mission is to ensure comprehensive...

4,000,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Slider Revolution WordPress Plugin

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 29, 2025 to October 5, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Service Finder Bookings Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🚀 Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,2...

How to Find Local File Inclusion (LFI) Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins and Themes

Local File Inclusion LFI occurs when user-controlled input is used to build a path to a file that is then included by the application. In WordPress and PHP web applications in general, this means values from $GET, $POST, $REQUEST, or other user-controlled sources end up in the include, require,...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 22, 2025 to September 28, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 15, 2025 to September 21, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – August 2025

Last month in August 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 438 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the Wordfence...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 8, 2025 to September 14, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Case Theme User Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🚀 Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,2...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 1, 2025 to September 7, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Operation: Maximum Impact Challenge ! Now through November 10, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions in software with at least 5,000 active installs and fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 pe...

The Price of ‘Free’: How Nulled Plugins Are Used to Weaken Your Defense

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team has discovered a new malware campaign that highlights the hidden risks associated with "nulled plugins", or premium plugins that have been tampered with by third parties. This campaign is particularly concerning because it doesn't just infect websites: it...

600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in Fluent Forms WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 💉 Participate in theSQLsplorer Challenge! Now through September 22, 2025, all SQL Injection vulnerabilities in software with at least 25 active installs are considered in-scope for all researchers, regardless of researcher tier AND...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 25, 2025 to August 31, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 18, 2025 to August 24, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

15,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Dokan Pro WordPress Plugin

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Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – July 2025

Last month in July 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 325 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by the Wordfence...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 11, 2025 to August 17, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 4, 2025 to August 10, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

40,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in UiCore Elements WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...