Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 12, 2024 to February 18, 2024)

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Last week, there were 76 vulnerabilities disclosed in 62 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress Theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 30 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-678 – data redacted while we work with the vendor on a patch.
Bricks <= 1.9.6 – Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

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	58
Unpatched	18

Total Vulnerabilities by CVSS Severity Last Week

Severity Rating	Number of Vulnerabilities
Medium Severity	62
High Severity	3
Critical Severity	11

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’)	31
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)	9
Missing Authorization	9
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)	6
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)	4
Improper Access Control	3
Information Exposure	3
Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’)	2
Information Exposure Through Log Files	2
Protection Mechanism Failure	2
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	2
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (‘PHP Remote File Inclusion’)	1
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)	1
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)	1

Researchers That Contributed to WordPress Security Last Week

Researcher Name	Number of Vulnerabilities
Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_)	7
wesley (wcraft)	7
Dave Jong	7
Francesco Carlucci	5
Nikolas	4
Webbernaut	4
Joshua Chan	4
Lucio Sá	3
Dhabaleshwar Das	3
Dimas Maulana	3
Richard Telleng (stueotue)	3
Snicco	2
Abdi Pranata	2
Mika	2
Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT)	2
Akbar Kustirama	2
RandomRoot	2
Majed Refaea	1
Benmalek Aymen (centaurus)	1
Nguyen Xuan Chien	1
NamGyu Kang	1
Kang SeoHee	1
Nathaniel Oh (0x4n3)	1
Rodrigo Escobar (ipax)	1
Le Ngoc Anh	1
kodaichodai	1
Dmitrii Ignatyev	1
Krzysztof Zając	1
beluga	1
LVT-tholv2k	1

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WordPress Plugins with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Action Network	wp-action-network
Best WordPress Gallery Plugin – FooGallery	foogallery
Bold Page Builder	bold-page-builder
Booster for WooCommerce	woocommerce-jetpack
Broken Link Checker	broken-link-checker
Canto	canto
Comments Like Dislike	comments-like-dislike
Community by PeepSo – Social Network, Membership, Registration, User Profiles	peepso-core
Custom Field Template	custom-field-template
Cwicly	cwicly
Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall	defender-security
Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings	directorist
Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search	doofinder-for-woocommerce
Easy Forms for Mailchimp	yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender
Elementor Addons by Livemesh	addons-for-elementor
Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers	email-encoder-bundle
EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor	embedpress
Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders	essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
Frontend File Manager Plugin	nmedia-user-file-uploader
Happy Addons for Elementor	happy-elementor-addons
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration	instawp-connect
Landing Page Cat – Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Page & Squeeze Pages	landing-page-cat
Malware Scanner	miniorange-malware-protection
Maspik – Spam Blacklist	contact-forms-anti-spam
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education	masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system
Microsoft Clarity	microsoft-clarity
moveto	moveto
Multi Step Form	multi-step-form
My Private Site	jonradio-private-site
MyWaze	my-waze
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more	nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
Ocean Extra	ocean-extra
Page scroll to id	page-scroll-to-id
Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction	paid-member-subscriptions
Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations	paytium
PB oEmbed HTML5 Audio – with Cache Support	pb-oembed-html5-audio-with-cache-support
Peach Payments Gateway	wc-peach-payments-gateway
Pexels: Free Stock Photos	wp-pexels-free-stock-photos
Piraeus Bank WooCommerce Payment Gateway	woo-payment-gateway-for-piraeus-bank
PJ News Ticker	pj-news-ticker
postMash – custom post order	postmash
PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)	powerpack-lite-for-elementor
Premium Addons for Elementor	premium-addons-for-elementor
Simple Share Buttons Adder	simple-share-buttons-adder
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle	so-widgets-bundle
Sitepact’s Contact Form 7 Extension For Klaviyo	sitepact-klaviyo-contact-form-7
SKT Page Builder	skt-builder
SMTP Mail	smtp-mail
Sunshine Photo Cart: Free Client Galleries for Photographers	sunshine-photo-cart
Sydney Toolbox	sydney-toolbox
SysBasics Easy Checkout Field Editor, Fees & Discounts	phppoet-checkout-fields
TinyMCE and TinyMCE Advanced Professsional Formats and Styles	tinymce-and-tinymce-advanced-professsional-formats-and-styles
TNC PDF viewer	pdf-viewer-by-themencode
Ultimate Posts Widget	ultimate-posts-widget
Ultimate Reviews	ultimate-reviews
Widgets Controller	widgets-controller
WP Activity Log	wp-security-audit-log
WP Editor	wp-editor
WP Maintenance	wp-maintenance
WP Setup Wizard	wp-setup-wizard
WP SMS – Messaging & SMS Notification for WordPress, WooCommerce, GravityForms, etc	wp-sms
wp-media-folder	wp-media-folder

WordPress Themes with Reported Vulnerabilities Last Week

Software Name	Software Slug
Bricks	bricks

Vulnerability Details

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Bricks <= 1.9.6 – Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

9.8

CVSS Rating
Critical (9.8)

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-25600

Patch Status
Patched

Published
Feb 13, 2024

Affected Software
Bricks

Researcher

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 12, 2024 to February 18, 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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