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On January 12th, 2026, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in WPvivid Backup, a WordPress plugin with more than 800,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be used by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to a…

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📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…

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This regular report highlights trends and changes in the WordPress security landscape, empowering you as a site owner to proactively protect your website against current vulnerabilities and threats, and to better understand the protections Wordfence provides through it’s robust threat…

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In 2022, Wordfence introduced a completely free vulnerability database to support the WordPress security community. We made sure that included completely free access to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database API on the founded belief that WordPress vulnerability information should be…

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📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…

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Last month in December 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 759 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…

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📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…

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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…

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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…

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📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…

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📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…

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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…

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Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…

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Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…

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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…

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Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…

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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…

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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. The post…

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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…

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Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…

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