Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 9, 2024 to September 15, 2024)

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Last week, there were 64 vulnerabilities disclosed in 50 WordPress Plugins and 7 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 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:

WAF-RULE-740 – Data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
WAF-RULE-739 – 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	51
Unpatched	13

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating	Number of Vulnerabilities
Medium Severity	47
High Severity	12
Critical Severity	5

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’)	38
Missing Authorization	5
Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)	4
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)	4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)	2
Improper Privilege Management	2
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	2
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel	1
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key	1
Deserialization of Untrusted Data	1
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	1
External Control of File Name or Path	1
Improper Access Control	1
Incorrect Privilege Assignment	1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name	Number of Vulnerabilities
vgo0	13
Francesco Carlucci	8
wesley (wcraft)	6
Lucio Sá	4
Robert DeVore	3
Krzysztof Zając	2
LVT-tholv2k	2
Webbernaut	2
Ram	2
stealthcopter	2
abrahack	2
Tieu Pham Trong Nhan	2
Peng Zhou	1
Connor Billings	1
Yoshimitsu Kato	1
bart	1
zer0gh0st	1
theviper17y	1
Ala Arfaoui	1
Le Ngoc Anh	1
Miguel Santareno	1
TANG Cheuk Hei (siunam)	1
Tonn	1
Jorge Diaz (ddiax)	1
Danielius Vargonas	1
Thanh Nam Tran	1
Arkadiusz Hydzik	1
Rasoul Jahanshahi	1

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds	advanced-backgrounds
Affiliate Super Assistent	amazonsimpleadmin
amCharts: Charts and Maps	amcharts-charts-and-maps
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone	backuply
Bit File Manager – 100% Free & Open Source File Manager and Code Editor for WordPress	file-manager
Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin	classified-listing
Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles, Premium – Mobile App	peepso-core
Cron Jobs	leira-cron-jobs
Custom Post Limits	custom-post-limits
Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder	elementor
Email Obfuscate Shortcode	email-obfuscate-shortcode
Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders	essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets	eventprime-event-calendar-management
Exit Notifier	exit-notifier
Flipping Cards	flipping-cards
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder	forminator
FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce	woocommerce-currency-switcher
Frontend Dashboard	frontend-dashboard
Fusion Builder	fusion-builder
HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block	html5-video-player
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin	learnpress
Login with phone number	login-with-phone-number
Lucas String Replace	lucas-string-replace
Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor	master-addons
MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud	mstore-api
Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade	nova-blocks
PDF Thumbnail Generator	pdf-thumbnail-generator
Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)	buddyforms
Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks	post-grid
Product Slider for WooCommerce by PickPlugins	woocommerce-products-slider
Roles & Capabilities	leira-roles
Simple Spoiler	simple-spoiler
Slider comparison image before and after	slider-comparison-image-before-and-after
Spiffy Calendar	spiffy-calendar
Stream	stream
Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms	tag-groups
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution	tutor
video carousel slider with lightbox	wp-responsive-video-gallery-with-lightbox
Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier )	waitlist-woocommerce
WooCommerce Multiple Free Gift	woocommerce-multiple-free-gift
WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium	woocommerce-photo-reviews
WordPress Affiliates Plugin — SliceWP Affiliates	slicewp
WP Booking System – Booking Calendar	wp-booking-system
WP Delicious – Recipe Plugin for Food Bloggers (formerly Delicious Recipes)	delicious-recipes
WP Editor	wp-editor
WP Meta SEO	wp-meta-seo
WP Simple Booking Calendar	wp-simple-booking-calendar
WP Test Email	wp-test-email
WPFactory Helper	wpcodefactory-helper
YITH Custom Login	yith-custom-login

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Beauty	beauty
Betheme	betheme
Bricks	bricks
Delicate	delicate
Neighborly	neighborly
Triton Lite	triton-lite
Tweaker5	tweaker5

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.

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection via ‘c_fields’

10.0

CVSS Rating
Critical (10.0)

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-8529

Patch Status
Patched

Published
Sep 11, 2024

Affected Software
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

Researcher

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 9, 2024 to September 15, 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

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Vulnerability Details

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