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Wordfence Security

34known security flaws found in Wordfence Security
since October 2012

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When they were found.

Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2012Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2012Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2012Advisory: Cross-site scripting, June 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, August 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, September 2014Advisory: a security flaw, September 2014Advisory: a security flaw, September 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, September 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, September 2014Minor: Cross-site scripting, December 2014Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: a security flaw, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2015Advisory: a security flaw, May 2015Advisory: a security flaw, June 2015Advisory: Cross-site scripting, May 2016Advisory: Cross-site scripting, October 2018Minor: Cross-site scripting, April 2019Minor: Cross-site scripting, September 202220122014201620182020202220242026

DangerousMajorMinorAdvisory

What they could let someone do.

What could happen

  • Cross-site scripting

    Someone could make your pages run their own script in visitors' browsers, to steal logins, show a fake payment form or send people to a scam site.

    How: The software puts text it was sent back onto a page without making it safe first, so a script hidden in a link, form or comment runs as if it were part of your site.

    Read about it here
Every known flaw, newest first (34)
  1. September 2022MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.6.1. Needs a login on the site.
  2. April 2019MinorCross-site scripting No login needed.
  3. October 2018AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 7.1.14.
  4. May 2016AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 6.1.7.
  5. June 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.4.
  6. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.8.7.
  7. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.4.
  8. May 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 3.8.3.
  9. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.5.
  10. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.3.
  11. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.8.3.
  12. May 2015AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.3.7.
  13. May 2015AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.5.
  14. December 2014MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.1.5. No login needed.
  15. September 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.4.
  16. September 2014AdvisoryA security flaw
  17. September 2014AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.4.
  18. September 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.4.
  19. September 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.3.
  20. August 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.8.3.
  21. June 2014AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.5.
  22. October 2012AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.3.7.
  23. October 2012AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.3.7.
  24. October 2012AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.3.6.
  25. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 7.1.14.
  26. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.3.
  27. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.4.
  28. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.4.
  29. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 5.2.5.
  30. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 5.2.5.
  31. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.3.7.
  32. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.8.3.
  33. Date not knownAdvisoryA security flawFixed in 3.8.3.
  34. Date not knownAdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 3.8.7.

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