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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)
Matched: WordPress
Wordfence recorded 358 vulnerabilities across 243 WordPress plugins and 4 themes for the week of September 14–20, 2026. Of these, 311 were patched and 47 remain unpatched. Severity breakdown: 18 critical, 74 high, 262 medium, 4 low. Critical issues included backdoored software in Admin Menu Editor Pro, unauthenticated remote code execution in several plugins, authentication bypasses, and arbitrary file uploads. WordPress Core 7.1 received patches for stored XSS and several authorization flaws. 184 researchers contributed disclosures.
Wordfence Argus Finds Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Gravity Forms
Matched: WordPress
Wordfence discovered a high-severity arbitrary file upload vulnerability (CVE-2026-19513) in Gravity Forms, a WordPress plugin with over one million installations. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a cryptographic hash confusion flaw to upload files with attacker-chosen extensions, potentially enabling remote code execution. The flaw was patched in version 3.0.3, released August 20, 2026. Users should update immediately.
Critical Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin
Matched: WordPress
A critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability was patched in Elementor Pro, a WordPress plugin with around 6 million active installations. Discovered July 24, 2026, the flaw allows attackers without credentials to upload executable PHP files, potentially enabling remote code execution and complete site takeover. Users should update immediately.
600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Forminator Forms WordPress Plugin
Matched: WordPress
A critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability was discovered in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin, affecting over 600,000 active installations. The flaw, reported to Wordfence on July 14, 2026, allows attackers to upload files without authentication, posing significant security risks to affected sites. Users are advised to update the plugin promptly.