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WordFence

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

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.

WordFence

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.

Hacker News

Elementor Pro Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Upload PHP and Execute Code

Matched: WordPress

A critical flaw (CVE-2026-32475, CVSS 9.0) in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files and execute remote code. The vulnerability exists in the Forms module's file upload functionality. Users are advised to update the plugin promptly to mitigate risk.

Hacker News

Forminator WordPress Flaw Can Enable Unauthenticated RCE via Malicious PHP Uploads

Matched: WordPress

A critical flaw (CVE-2026-15748, CVSS 9.8) in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin, installed on over 600,000 sites, allows unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files and execute arbitrary code remotely. Site owners are urged to update the plugin immediately to mitigate the risk.

WordFence

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.