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Priority
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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended0.9.0.5-0.9.1.1
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability
10
Dec 3, 2025
WavePlayer<= 3.7.0
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
10
Nov 25, 2025
Gravity Forms <= 2.9.21.1
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Legacy Chunked Upload vulnerability
9
Nov 17, 2025
AI Engine<= 3.1.3
Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
9.8
Nov 5, 2025
Post SMTP<= 3.6.0
Missing Authorization to Account Takeover via Unauthenticated Email Log Disclosure vulnerability
9.8
Nov 3, 2025

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Vulnerabilities disclosed via Patchstack

16,196By Patchstack Alliance
17,595By other sources

Most common security vulnerabilities

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  • #1Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    42.89%
  • #2Other vulnerabilities
    16.53%
  • #3Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    14.92%
  • #4Broken Access Control
    11.08%
  • #5SQL Injection
    6.30%
  • #6Sensitive Data Exposure
    5.49%
  • #7Arbitrary File Upload
    2.79%
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Fixed status of published vulnerabilities

Not fixed
#9,80829%
Fixed
#23,98371%

Breakdown by software type

Plugin
#31,26293%
Theme
#2,2217%
Core
#3081%

Breakdown by patch priority

High (Resolve immediately)
#5,08215%
Medium (Resolve in 14 days)
#5,08220%
Low (Resolve in 30 days)
#5,08265%

Breakdown by CVSS severity

Critical (9.0-10.0)
#2,0517%
High (7.0-8.9)
#9,76031%
Medium (4.0-6.9)
#19,33162%
Low (0.1-3.9)
#1851%

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