Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 2, 2024 to September 8, 2024)

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Last week, there were 44 vulnerabilities disclosed in 38 WordPress Plugins and no 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:

ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin <= 2.0.2 – Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More <= 16.26.8 – Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Update
The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended <= 3.0.8 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure and Arbitrary Options Update
WAF-RULE-738 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
WAF-RULE-734 – 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	34
Unpatched	10

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating	Number of Vulnerabilities
Medium Severity	30
High Severity	10
Critical Severity	4

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’)	13
Missing Authorization	11
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	4
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key	3
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)	3
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)	2
Improper Privilege Management	2
External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter	1
Improper Authentication	1
Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)	1
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File	1
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	1
Use of Less Trusted Source	1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name	Number of Vulnerabilities
Marco Wotschka	7
wesley (wcraft)	7
Lucio Sá	4
Francesco Carlucci	3
stealthcopter	2
Peter Thaleikis	2
vgo0	2
netc4t	1
Juampa Rodríguez	1
rajesh patil	1
Nadim Zubidat	1
Rafie Muhammad	1
FKSEC	1
Piotr Kuśpit	1
TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam)	1
Emiliano Versini	1
Luk6785	1
Xetnus	1
Webbernaut	1
Connor Billings	1
rezaduty	1
Krzysztof Zając	1
lowol	1
andrea bocchetti	1

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Advanced Sermons	advanced-sermons
Attributes for Blocks	attributes-for-blocks
Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size	tuxedo-big-file-uploads
Bit File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager and Code Editor for WordPress	file-manager
Blockspare: Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns for Blogs, Magazines, Business Sites – Post Grids, Sliders, Carousels, Counters, Page Builder & Starter Site Imports, No Coding Needed	blockspare
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia	ameliabooking
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia Premium	ameliabooking
Cab fare calculator	cab-fare-calculator
Cost Calculator Builder PRO	cost-calculator-builder-pro
Customizer Export/Import	customizer-export-import
Dynamic Featured Image	dynamic-featured-image
Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor	enteraddons
Form Vibes – Database Manager for Forms	form-vibes
ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board Plugin	forumwp
Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin	frontend-post-submission-manager-lite
Geo Controller	cf-geoplugin
HelloAsso	helloasso
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin	add-search-to-menu
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes	lifterlms
LiteSpeed Cache	litespeed-cache
MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution	dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor
Newsletters	newsletters-lite
Ninja Forms – File Uploads	ninja-forms-uploads
Pinpoint Booking System – #1 WordPress Booking Plugin	booking-system
PixelYourSite Pro – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager	pixelyoursite-pro
PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager	pixelyoursite
Preloader Plus – WordPress Loading Screen Plugin	preloader-plus
RD Station	integracao-rd-station
Remember Me Controls	remember-me-controls
Revision Manager TMC	revision-manager-tmc
Secure Downloads	secure-downloads
Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F	security-antivirus-firewall
Share This Image	share-this-image
The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended	wpextended
WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads	wpadcenter
WP Job Portal – A Complete Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website	wp-job-portal
WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More	wp-recall
WPCOM Member	wpcom-member

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.

MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution <= 4.2.0 – Missing Authorization to Limited Vendor Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover

9.8

CVSS Rating
Critical (9.8)

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-8289

Patch Status
Patched

Published
Sep 3, 2024

Affected Software
MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution

Researcher

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 2, 2024 to September 8, 2024)

New Firewall Rules Deployed Last Week

Total Unpatched & Patched Vulnerabilities Last Week

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Total Vulnerabilities by CWE Type Last Week

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Vulnerability Details

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