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Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.

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  • Oct 31, 2026Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor: Limited file deletionCVE-2026-92294 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the '__construct' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.20.4 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete theme files on the server.

    Product
    Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor
    Affected
    up to 2.20.4
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.20.4. Update Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 30, 2026Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce: Arbitrary File UploadCVE-2026-115346 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1

    The Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 7.16.2 via the convert_palette_images_to_truecolor() function. This is due to insufficient file type validation before processing uploaded files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

    Product
    Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce
    Affected
    up to 7.16.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 7.16.2. Update Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 28, 2026Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-109978 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'productRating.iconColor' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.27 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerable code path is only reached when the productRating option is enabled and the associated WooCommerce product has a non-zero rating.

    Product
    Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates
    Affected
    up to 2.2.27
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.2.27. Update Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 28, 2026Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-109975 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content (block attribute icon.view / icon.layout / icon.gap)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.27 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Although wp_kses_post is applied on save, it does not neutralize a quote-only attribute-breakout payload containing no '<' character, leaving the block comment and its decoded JSON attributes intact and exploitable at render time.

    Product
    Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates
    Affected
    up to 2.2.27
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.2.27. Update Cozy Blocks – Website Builder for WordPress Block Editor | Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 21, 2026Elementor Website Builder: Does not sanitize the text content of SVG filesCVE-2026-81813 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8

    The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 4.3.5 does not sanitize the text content of SVG files, checking only their elements and attributes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store a payload which breaks out when the SVG is rendered inline in a page and executes in the browser of any user viewing it. Execution is specific to Chromium-based browsers; Firefox is not affected.

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder
    Fixed in
    4.3.5
    What to do
    Update Elementor Website Builder to 4.3.5 or newer.
  • Oct 21, 2026Elementor Website Builder: Does not sanitize uploaded SVG files on every upload routeCVE-2026-81812 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.4

    The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 4.3.5 does not sanitize uploaded SVG files on every upload route, allowing users with the Author role and above to upload a file containing JavaScript, which will run in the browser of any user who opens it. Exploitation requires unfiltered file uploads to be enabled in the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 4.3.5 settings, which is not the default.

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder
    Fixed in
    4.3.5
    What to do
    Update Elementor Website Builder to 4.3.5 or newer.
  • Oct 16, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2026-107762 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.5

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.2 via the 'context' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to expose arbitrary users' sensitive profile data — including email address, display name, nicename, registration date, profile image URL, and any string-valued user meta fields such as first name, last name, nickname, description, and custom meta keys — via the REST response. Exploitation requires a published page that uses a Kirki template containing at least one user-type dynamic content block; target user IDs are enumerable via standard WordPress REST endpoints, making the only prerequisite the presence of such a template on the site.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.3.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.3.2. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2026-104734 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.2 via deserialization of untrusted input . This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present. By default, Editor-level users are granted FULL_ACCESS to the plugin's import endpoint via the KIRKI_USERS_DEFAULT_FULL_ACCESS configuration, meaning exploitation is possible at Editor privilege level rather than being restricted to administrators alone.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.3.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.3.2. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2026-11905 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3 via the 'keys_conversion_map' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract the full post_content and plaintext post_password of private, draft, pending, and future posts belonging to any author, including Administrators and Editors.

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
    Affected
    up to 4.2.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.2.3. Update Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-14572 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with kirki_content_access capability granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.2.0. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 10, 2026Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-97340 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the user profile 'Author Page' social link contact-method fields (author_facebook, author_twitter, author_linkedin, author_dribble, author_whatsapp, author_email) in versions up to, and including, 7.16.1. Avada registers these fields through the user_contactmethods filter and, on the author archive, emits them inside an anchor href using only esc_attr() in Fusion_Social_Icon::get_markup(), which escapes HTML metacharacters but does not reject dangerous URL schemes such as javascript:. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses their author page and clicks the injected social icon (a click is required, and the site must have 'Open Social Icons in a New Window' set to Off so the browser doesn't block the javascript: URL from opening in a new tab).

    Product
    Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce
    Affected
    up to 7.16.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 7.16.1. Update Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 10, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Arbitrary shortcode executionCVE-2026-102291 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 This is due to the plugin substituting a user's `display_name` into the composed page markup unfiltered and then running the whole result through `do_shortcode()` in `TheFrontend::replace_content()`. Because `display_name` is writable by any user on their own account through the core profile form, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Where the page is a users collection — an ordinary team or member-directory page — the shortcode runs in the request of every visitor, including unauthenticated ones. Requires a published page with a Kirki element whose dynamic content is bound to the `display_name` user field.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.3.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.3.1. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 8, 2026Visual Composer Website Builder: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2026-106596 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3

    Missing Authorization vulnerability in Visual Composer Visual Composer Website Builder visualcomposer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Visual Composer Website Builder: from n/a through 45.16.3.

    Product
    Visual Composer Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 45.16.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 45.16.3. Update Visual Composer Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 7, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-102173 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via registration metadata in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 This is due to insufficient escaping in `ExceptionalElements::image_element()`, which concatenates a user-meta value straight into an `<img src="…">` attribute. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses a page rendering a Kirki users collection whose image element is bound to one of the nine registration meta fields. Requires public user registration to be enabled and a published page carrying a `kirki-register` element, which prints the required element nonce into the public markup.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.3.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.3.1. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 3, 2026The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder: Arbitrary shortcode executionCVE-2026-92084 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.1

    The The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires the target site to have a Beaver Builder page containing the Sidebar module populated with a widget that displays attacker-controllable text, such as the core Recent Comments widget, with comment moderation disabled or the attacker's comment approved.

    Product
    The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.11.0.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.11.0.5. Update The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 2, 2026Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder: Blind SQL InjectionCVE-2026-95865 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via 'fields[][value]' Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The vulnerable get_autosuggest_values AJAX endpoint is reachable by any Contributor who owns a draft post, as the required fl_ajax_update nonce is emitted into the block editor for any user who can edit a Beaver Builder post type.

    Product
    Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.11.0.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.11.0.5. Update Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 2, 2026Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-84925 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1

    The Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'lang' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.16.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The injected value is propagated through Fusion_Multilingual::set_active_language() and concatenated into a URL by Fusion_Settings::get_setting_link() without applying urlencode(), esc_url(), or esc_attr() before being echoed raw into a double-quoted href attribute in the post editor metabox.

    Product
    Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce
    Affected
    up to 7.16.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 7.16.1. Update Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 30, 2026Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.CVE-2026-97262 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.

    Affected
    up to 45.16.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 45.16.2. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 25, 2026Elementor Website Builder: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2026-62062 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.8

    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from n/a through 4.3.1.

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 4.3.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.3.1. Update Elementor Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 24, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Blind Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2026-18335 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 via the 'kirki_data' Parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.2.0. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 24, 2026Visual Composer Website Builder: Local File InclusionCVE-2026-12227 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8

    The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

    Product
    Visual Composer Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 45.16.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 45.16.0. Update Visual Composer Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 22, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-16778 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dslc_module_downloads_output' Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.21 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The save-time wp_kses_post check is bypassed because the payload is stored as a serialized string containing no HTML tags for kses to tokenize, and the shortcode callback re-emits attacker-controlled values — including view_all_link (href attribute), main_heading_title (h2 body), button_text (anchor body), and button_inline_svg (anchor body) — without any escaping at render time.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.21
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.21. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 18, 2026Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-75017 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to demote administrator-owned published builder templates (header, footer, front page, single, archive, 404, and search) to draft status and replace them with attacker-authored block content rendered site-wide, enabling defacement, phishing, and SEO spam. This is possible because the mzb-builder-template post type is registered with capability_type='post' and exposed via the REST API, and the _mzb_template meta key is accessible to any user with edit_posts capability, meaning Contributor-level users and above can trigger the vulnerable save_post() hook.

    Product
    Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid
    Affected
    up to 1.8.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.8.6. Update Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 11, 2026Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 versions.CVE-2026-62138 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 versions.

    Affected
    up to 45.16.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 45.16.1. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 11, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-17037 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘comment’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.2.0. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 8, 2026The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder: Arbitrary shortcode executionCVE-2026-18021 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.3.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

    Product
    The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.10.3.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.10.3.1. Update The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 8, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2026-16502 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.18 via deserialization of untrusted input . This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.18
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.18. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 4, 2026The AI Website Builder WordPress plugin (GitHub build) 1.0.0 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check on its REST API routes, allowing unauthenticated CVE-2026-82923 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8

    The AI Website Builder WordPress plugin (GitHub build) 1.0.0 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check on its REST API routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to install and activate plugins and themes, import content from a URL under their control, write a file of their choosing into the uploads directory, and delete site content and media. On a host that serves PHP from the uploads directory, that file write is remote code execution.

    What to do
    Update the plugin to the newest version.
  • Sep 1, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-16788 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_projects_output Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. WordPress's shortcode-aware kses handling preserves the serialized shortcode body as a placeholder before content filtering runs, allowing attacker-controlled values such as view_all_link, main_heading_link_title, main_filter_title_all, and button_text to reach render-time sinks entirely unescaped.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.19
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.19. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 1, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-16786 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_testimonials_output Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injected payload survives save-time wp_kses_post filtering because KSES treats shortcode delimiters as opaque, and the unescaped fields — including main_heading_title, view_all_link, main_heading_link_title, and main_filter_title_all — are only rendered when do_shortcode() executes at page-view time.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.19
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.19. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 1, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-16787 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dslc_custom_field' Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.19
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.19. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Sep 1, 2026Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-13203 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'custom_id' shortcode attribute of the dslc_modules_section and dslc_modules_area shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 2.1.19. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the user-supplied attribute, which is concatenated into the HTML id="" attribute of the rendered <div> element in the dslc_modules_section_front() and dslc_modules_area_front() functions without esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.1.19
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.1.19. Update Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 31, 2026Improper input validation vulnerability in Extend Themes Kubio AI Website Builder.CVE-2026-83492 · Other software · Extend Themes · reported by vulnreport@tenable.comMedium 6.9

    Improper input validation vulnerability in Extend Themes Kubio AI Website Builder. This issue affects Kubio AI Website Builder: before 2.9.1.

    Product
    Kubio AI Website Builder
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Aug 16, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-18347 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to read arbitrary user metadata and sensitive user record fields — including email address, assigned roles, registration date, and any user_meta values — belonging to any WordPress user including administrators, by supplying a target user ID with a user-type context to the frontend collection endpoint.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.1.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.1.1. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 16, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-17604 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.9

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.1 via the 'data' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The intended strpos()-based guard against leaving the uploads directory is bypassed by crafting a URL that includes the uploads base path as a substring while embedding directory traversal sequences, such as /wp-content/uploads/../../wp-config.php.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.1.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.1.1. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 15, 2026Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-17090 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Module 'button' (Button Code) Setting in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Beaver Builder grants editor access to any WordPress role holding the edit_posts capability by default, meaning Author-level users and above can exploit this vulnerability.

    Product
    Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 2.10.2.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.10.2.2. Update Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 11, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-16974 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post_meta Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.2.0. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 1, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Path Traversal (Zip Slip)CVE-2026-15601 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.9

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal (Zip Slip) in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the extract_zip_file function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to write arbitrary files on the server, which can allow for remote code execution. The install_app, update_app, and get_kirki_template_from_zip code paths accept a user-supplied app src value to construct the download URL, and no sanitization is applied to prevent a crafted ZIP from being fetched and extracted with path-traversing entry names that escape the intended destination directory.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.0.13
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.0.13. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 27, 2026Contributor Broken Access Control in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.15.0 versions.CVE-2026-65568 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5

    Contributor Broken Access Control in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.15.0 versions.

    Affected
    up to 45.15.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 45.15.0. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 24, 2026Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-15420 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0 via the 'plus_name' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary JS/CSS files on the server, which can lead to denial of service or destruction of critical plugin and theme assets.

    Product
    Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 5.0.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.0.0. Update Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 24, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2026-13464 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.14 via the 'context' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the full title, content, and excerpt of any WordPress post — including drafts, pending, privately published, password-protected, and trashed posts — regardless of author, by supplying an arbitrary post ID via the context parameter alongside an attacker-controlled block template.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.0.14
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.0.14. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 20, 2026Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-12900 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `uagb/image` block in all versions up to, and including, 2.19.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor
    Affected
    up to 2.19.28
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.19.28. Update Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 20, 2026Elementor Website Builder: Does not properly check user permissions before returning post data through one of its REST endpointsCVE-2026-8825 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.9

    The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.4 does not properly check user permissions before returning post data through one of its REST endpoints, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve the title, body and metadata of private posts, private pages and drafts authored by other users (including administrators).

    Product
    Elementor Website Builder
    Fixed in
    4.1.4
    What to do
    Update Elementor Website Builder to 4.1.4 or newer.
  • Jul 17, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-15457 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.9

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the 'family' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary directories on the server, which can result in loss of data and availability.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.0.13
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.0.13. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 10, 2026GW AI Website Builder: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2026-1946 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The GW AI Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gwaiwebu_gravitywrite_disconnect_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disconnect the plugin from GravityWrite via the 'gwaiwebu_gravitywrite_disconnect' AJAX action.

    Product
    GW AI Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 1.0.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0.1. Update GW AI Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 8, 2026Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-6740 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'commentIcon' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder
    Affected
    up to 4.7.4
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.7.4. Update Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 8, 2026Website Builder by SeedProd - Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-14785 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Website Builder by SeedProd - Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `seedprodnestedmenuwidget` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.20.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Website Builder by SeedProd - Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode
    Affected
    up to 6.20.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.20.2. Update Website Builder by SeedProd - Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 2, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-12472 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.11. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary HTML-injected emails — including phishing messages embedding a real, valid WordPress password-reset URL for the targeted user — to any registered user via the site's own mail server, abusing its SPF/DKIM reputation. The attacker-controlled emailSubject parameter is passed to wp_mail() with only sanitize_text_field() applied, while emailBody 'text' items are concatenated raw into the HTML email body with no escaping, and 'chip' items can include the genuine WordPress password-reset link for the targeted account.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.0.11
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.0.11. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jul 2, 2026Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2026-12122 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.11 via the get_single_symbol. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the full builder metadata and rendered HTML of any kirki_symbol post — including unpublished drafts — by supplying a sequential WordPress post ID.

    Product
    Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
    Affected
    up to 6.0.11
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.0.11. Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Jun 25, 2026Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Elementor Website Builder <= 4.1.3 versions.CVE-2026-57619 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Elementor Website Builder <= 4.1.3 versions.

    Affected
    up to 4.1.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.1.3. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.

Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.

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