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WordPress security problems in week 38 of 2026

New security problems in WordPress plugins, themes and WordPress itself, first reported from 14 September to 20 September 2026, in plain words.

Updated

In short

That week: 365 new problems in 252 plugins and themes; none are being attacked as far as we know.

Based on public reports. Check each plugin’s or theme’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.

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Other new problems

WordPress WordPress itself

  • This week A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could read or delete private files on your server. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.1.1.
  • This week Someone who already has an admin account could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 7.1.1.

LiteSpeed Cache plugin

  • This week Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 7.9.1.

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin

  • This week Someone could take over your site as an admin. Fixed in version 7.111.
  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 7.111.

Really Simple Security plugin

  • This week A stranger could slow down or crash your site. Fixed in version 9.8.3.
  • This week Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 9.8.2.

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin

  • This week Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 4.14.1.

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner plugin

  • This week A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 7.5.5.

EWWW Image Optimizer plugin

  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 8.7.7.

Redux Framework plugin

  • This week Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 4.5.14.
  • This week Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 4.5.14.

Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder plugin

  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 1.25.0.
  • This week A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 1.25.0.

Forminator Forms plugin

  • This week Someone could take over your site as an admin. Fixed in version 1.57.2.1.
  • This week Someone could in some setups, take over your site. Fixed in version 1.57.2.1.
  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 1.57.3.

Royal Addons for Elementor plugin

  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 1.7.1067.

Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme theme

  • This week Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could take over your site as an admin. Fixed in version 6.7.17.

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin

  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 6.3.1.

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin

  • This week Someone could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 4.5.0.
  • This week Someone could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 4.5.0.
  • This week Someone could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 4.5.0.
  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 4.5.0.
  • This week Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over. Fixed in version 4.5.0.

Breeze Cache plugin

  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 2.5.15.

Jeg Kit for Elementor plugin

  • This week A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 3.2.17.

Formidable Forms plugin

  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 6.35.
  • This week A stranger could use it to harm your site. Fixed in version 6.35.

Unlimited Elements for Elementor plugin

  • This week Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could in some setups, take over your site. Fixed in version 2.0.20.
  • This week Someone with a contributor account on your site could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf. Fixed in version 2.0.20.

ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin

  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could in some setups, take over your site. Fixed in version 6.5.6.

Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads plugin

  • This week A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 2.8.17.

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager plugin

  • This week Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 6.5.7.

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress plugin

  • This week Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 9.3.9.

Mailchimp for WooCommerce plugin

  • This week Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 6.1.1.

TikTok plugin

  • This week A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 1.4.2.
  • This week Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to. Fixed in version 1.4.2.

Qi Addons For Elementor plugin

  • This week Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins. Fixed in version 1.11.1.

And 227 more products with new problems. Search for yours on the full list. All plugins and themes

What to do

  1. Check whether your site uses any of the plugins or themes on this page.
  2. If it does, update them to the fixed version or newer. Start with the ones marked Today.
  3. If there is no fixed version yet, think about turning the plugin off or replacing it until a fix comes out.
  4. Not sure which versions you have? Watchfox AI checks them every day and emails you only when something needs fixing.

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