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Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Kali Forms Plugin
On March 2nd, 2026, we received a submission through our Bug Bounty Program for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Kali Forms, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to...
The Increasing Role of AI in Vulnerability Research
At Wordfence, we run a bug bounty program that pays out mid-six figures per year to researchers in bug bounties for WordPress related vulnerabilities. Funding this research helps us improve security for the WordPress community overall, and helps us secure our...
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 30, 2026 to April 5, 2026)
Last week, there were 54 vulnerabilities disclosed in 49 WordPress Plugins that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 36 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those...
200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Perfmatters WordPress Plugin
50,000 WordPress Sites affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Ninja Forms – File Upload WordPress Plugin
On January 8th, 2026, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Ninja Forms – File Upload, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to upload...
Important Notice: Preserving Free Access While Evolving the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability API
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...
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...
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 8, 2025 to December 14, 2025)
Last week, there were 224 vulnerabilities disclosed in 205 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 74 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week....
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025)
Last week, there were 179 vulnerabilities disclosed in 163 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 57 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week....
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 24, 2025 to November 30, 2025)
Last week, there were 74 vulnerabilities disclosed in 67 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 41 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week....