Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises.
To help educate website owners about potential threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this past month.
The vulnerabilities listed below are virtually patched by the Sucuri Firewall and existing clients are protected. If you don’t have it installed yet, you can use our web application firewall to protect your site against known vulnerabilities.
Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder – Path Traversal
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Administrator or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Path Traversal CVE: CVE-2025-8081 Number of Installations: 10,000,000+ Affected Software: Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder <= 3.30.2 Patched Versions: Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder 3.30.3
Mitigation steps: Update to Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder plugin version 3.30.3 or greater.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) – Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Security Risk: Low Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE) Number of Installations: 2,000,000+ Affected Software: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) <= 3.5.1 Patched Versions: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 3.5.2
Mitigation steps: Update to Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) plugin version 3.5.2 or greater.
Plugins
Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-8488 Number of Installations: 2,000,000+ Affected Software: Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) <= 2.4.6 Patched Versions: Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) 2.4.7
Mitigation steps: Update to Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) plugin version 2.4.7 or greater.
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8451 Number of Installations: 2,000,000+ Affected Software: Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets <= 6.2.2 Patched Versions: Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 6.2.3
Mitigation steps: Update to Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin version 6.2.3 or greater.
WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-55716 Number of Installations: 600,000+ Affected Software: WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin <= 14.15.1 Patched Versions: WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin 14.15.2
Mitigation steps: Update to WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin version 14.15.2 or greater.
Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 5500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! – Sensitive Data Exposure
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Author or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Sensitive Data Exposure CVE: CVE-2025-49408 Number of Installations: 400,000+ Affected Software: Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 5500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! <= 3.2.7 Patched Versions: Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 5500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! 3.2.8
Mitigation steps: Update to Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 5500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! plugin version 3.2.8 or greater.
WP Crontrol – Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Administrator or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVE: CVE-2025-8678 Number of Installations: 300,000+ Affected Software: WP Crontrol <= 1.19.1 Patched Versions: WP Crontrol 1.19.2
Mitigation steps: Update to WP Crontrol plugin version 1.19.2 or greater.
Redirection for Contact Form 7 – Arbitrary File Deletion
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Deletion CVE: CVE-2025-8141 Number of Installations: 300,000+ Affected Software: Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.4 Patched Versions: Redirection for Contact Form 7 3.2.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin version 3.2.5 or greater.
Redirection for Contact Form 7 – PHP Object Injection
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: PHP Object Injection CVE: CVE-2025-8289 Number of Installations: 300,000+ Affected Software: Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.4 Patched Versions: Redirection for Contact Form 7 3.2.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin version 3.2.5 or greater.
Redirection for Contact Form 7 – PHP Object Injection
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: PHP Object Injection CVE: CVE-2025-8145 Number of Installations: 300,000+ Affected Software: Redirection for Contact Form 7 <= 3.2.4 Patched Versions: Redirection for Contact Form 7 3.2.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin version 3.2.5 or greater.
Qi Addons For Elementor – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8146 Number of Installations: 200,000+ Affected Software: Qi Addons For Elementor <= 1.9.2 Patched Versions: Qi Addons For Elementor 1.9.3
Mitigation steps: Update to Qi Addons For Elementor plugin version 1.9.3 or greater.
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager – SQL Injection
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: Requires Author or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: SQL Injection CVE: CVE-2025-6986 Number of Installations: 200,000+ Affected Software: FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager <= 6.4.8 Patched Versions: FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 6.4.9
Mitigation steps: Update to FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager plugin version 6.4.9 or greater.
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate WP File Manager And Document Library Solution – Arbitrary File Deletion
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Deletion CVE: CVE-2025-0818 Number of Installations: 200,000+ Affected Software: Advanced File Manager – Ultimate WP File Manager And Document Library Solution <= 5.3.9 Patched Versions: Advanced File Manager – Ultimate WP File Manager And Document Library Solution 5.4.0
Mitigation steps: Update to Advanced File Manager – Ultimate WP File Manager And Document Library Solution plugin version 5.4.0 or greater.
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer – Privilege Escalation
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: Requires Shop Manager or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Privilege Escalation CVE: CVE-2025-54697 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.16 Patched Versions: Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 1.5.17
Mitigation steps: Update to Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin version 1.5.17 or greater.
The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-55712 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce <= 6.3.13 Patched Versions: The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce 6.3.14
Mitigation steps: Update to The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin version 6.3.14 or greater.
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress – Content Injection
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Content Injection CVE: CVE-2025-8878 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress <= 4.16.4 Patched Versions: Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress 4.16.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress plugin version 4.16.5 or greater.
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Dynamic Builder and Ready Templates – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8100 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Dynamic Builder and Ready Templates <= 8.1.5 Patched Versions: Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Dynamic Builder and Ready Templates 8.1.6
Mitigation steps: Update to Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Dynamic Builder and Ready Templates plugin version 8.1.6 or greater.
Simple Local Avatars – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-8482 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: Simple Local Avatars <= 2.8.4 Patched Versions: Simple Local Avatars 2.8.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Simple Local Avatars plugin version 2.8.5 or greater.
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform – Sensitive Data Exposure
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Sensitive Data Exposure CVE: CVE-2025-47444 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 4.6.0 Patched Versions: GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 4.6.1
Mitigation steps: Update to GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin version 4.6.1 or greater.
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-7221 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 4.6.0 Patched Versions: GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 4.6.1
Mitigation steps: Update to GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin version 4.6.1 or greater.
WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8618 Number of Installations: 100,000+ Affected Software: WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce <= 4.2.1 Patched Versions: WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 4.2.2
Mitigation steps: Update to WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce plugin version 4.2.2 or greater.
Ocean Social Sharing – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-7500 Number of Installations: 80,000+ Affected Software: Ocean Social Sharing <= 2.2.1 Patched Versions: Ocean Social Sharing 2.2.2
Mitigation steps: Update to Ocean Social Sharing plugin version 2.2.2 or greater.
LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events – Local File Inclusion
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion CVE: CVE-2025-6715 Number of Installations: 80,000+ Affected Software: LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events <= 5.1.93 Patched Versions: LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events 5.1.94
Mitigation steps: Update to LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin version 5.1.94 or greater.
Media Library Assistant – Arbitrary File Deletion
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Author or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Deletion CVE: CVE-2025-8357 Number of Installations: 70,000+ Affected Software: Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 Patched Versions: Media Library Assistant 3.28
Mitigation steps: Update to Media Library Assistant plugin version 3.28 or greater.
WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-7496 Number of Installations: 70,000+ Affected Software: WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce <= 6.4.7 Patched Versions: WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce 6.4.8
Mitigation steps: Update to WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce plugin version 6.4.8 or greater.
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 – Directory Traversal
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Directory Traversal CVE: CVE-2025-8464 Number of Installations: 60,000+ Affected Software: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 <= 1.3.9 Patched Versions: Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 1.3.9.1
Mitigation steps: Update to Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 plugin version 1.3.9.1 or greater.
WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-55711 Number of Installations: 60,000+ Affected Software: WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin <= 2.0.12 Patched Versions: WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin 2.0.13
Mitigation steps: Update to WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin version 2.0.13 or greater.
Exclusive Addons for Elementor – Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-7498 Number of Installations: 60,000+ Affected Software: Exclusive Addons for Elementor <= 2.7.9.4 Patched Versions: Exclusive Addons for Elementor 2.7.9.5
Mitigation steps: Update to Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin version 2.7.9.5 or greater.
WP Import Export Lite – Arbitrary File Upload
Security Risk: Critical Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Upload CVE: CVE-2025-5061 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.29 Patched Versions: WP Import Export Lite 3.9.30
Mitigation steps: Update to WP Import Export Lite plugin version 3.9.30 or greater.
WP Import Export Lite – Arbitrary File Upload
Security Risk: Critical Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Upload CVE: CVE-2025-6207 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.28 Patched Versions: WP Import Export Lite 3.9.29
Mitigation steps: Update to WP Import Export Lite plugin version 3.9.29 or greater.
Advanced iFrame – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8089 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: Advanced iFrame <= 2025.6 Patched Versions: Advanced iFrame 2025.7
Mitigation steps: Update to Advanced iFrame plugin version 2025.7 or greater.
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-8896 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.14.3 Patched Versions: User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 3.14.4
Mitigation steps: Update to User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin version 3.14.4 or greater.
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI – Sensitive Data Exposure
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Sensitive Data Exposure CVE: CVE-2025-55710 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.37.2 Patched Versions: Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI 3.37.3
Mitigation steps: Update to Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin version 3.37.3 or greater.
Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-3414 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc <= 1.6.9 Patched Versions: Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc 1.7.0
Mitigation steps: Update to Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc plugin version 1.7.0 or greater.
Visual Composer Website Builder – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-55709 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.14.0 Patched Versions: Visual Composer Website Builder 45.15.0
Mitigation steps: Update to Visual Composer Website Builder plugin version 45.15.0 or greater.
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-57884 Number of Installations: 50,000+ Affected Software: Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks <= 12.1.1 Patched Versions: Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 12.1.2
Mitigation steps: Update to Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks plugin version 12.1.2 or greater.
Themes
ColorMag – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-9202 Number of Downloads: 4,262,710 Affected Software: ColorMag <= 4.0.19 Patched Versions: ColorMag 4.0.20
Mitigation steps: Update to ColorMag theme version 4.0.20 or greater.
Spacious – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-9331 Number of Downloads: 2,634,166 Affected Software: Spacious <= 1.9.11 Patched Versions: Spacious 1.9.12
Mitigation steps: Update to Spacious theme version 1.9.12 or greater.
Zakra – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-8595 Number of Downloads: 1,935,472 Affected Software: Zakra <= 4.1.5 Patched Versions: Zakra 4.1.6
Mitigation steps: Update to Zakra theme version 4.1.6 or greater.
Eximious Magazine – Local File Inclusion
Security Risk: High Exploitation Level: No authentication required. Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion CVE: CVE-2025-53248 Number of Downloads: 89,583 Affected Software: Eximious Magazine (all versions) Patched Versions: No Fix
Mitigation steps: No patch is available. Consider disabling or replacing the Eximious Magazine theme.
modernize – Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Contributor or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE: CVE-2025-53342 Number of Downloads: 59,351 Affected Software: modernize (all versions) Patched Versions: No Fix
Mitigation steps: No patch is available. Consider disabling or replacing the modernize theme.
modernize – Broken Access Control
Security Risk: Medium Exploitation Level: Requires Subscriber or higher level authentication. Vulnerability: Broken Access Control CVE: CVE-2025-53343 Number of Downloads: 59,351 Affected Software: modernize (all versions) Patched Versions: No Fix
Mitigation steps: No patch is available. Consider disabling or replacing the modernize theme.
Update your website software to mitigate risk. Users who are not able to update their software with the latest version are encouraged to use a web application firewall to help virtually patch known vulnerabilities and protect their website.
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