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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 12 vulnerability records associated with Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, published between 2012 and 2022.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

12Total records
0Critical
5High
7Medium
0Low
0Informational
12Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2012-10-19First disclosure
2022-09-06Latest disclosure
3 of 12CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
201222 records
201477 records
201611 records
201811 records
202211 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
High541.7%
Medium758.3%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Cross-Site Scripting

11 records91.7%

First: 2012. Latest: 2022.

Other

1 record8.3%

First: 2014. Latest: 2014.

Patch Status

Patched
12
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 7.6.1
  • 7.1.14
  • 6.1.7
  • 5.1.5
  • 5.2.4
  • 5.2.3
  • 3.8.3
  • 5.1.4
  • 3.3.7

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-7.6.0Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingSeptember 6, 20227.6.1Medium
[*, 7.1.14)Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.1.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and Information DisclosureOctober 2, 20187.1.14Medium
6.1.1-6.1.6Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan 6.1.1 - 6.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingMay 10, 20166.1.7Medium
[*, 5.1.5)Wordfence <= 5.1.4 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingDecember 8, 20145.1.5Medium
*-5.2.3Wordfence Security <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP_HOSTSeptember 27, 20145.2.4High
*-5.2.3Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URISeptember 14, 20145.2.4High
[*, 5.2.4)Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Multiple Protection Mechanism BypassesSeptember 14, 20145.2.4Medium
[*, 5.2.3)Wordfence <= 5.2.2 - Stored Cross-Site ScriptingSeptember 8, 20145.2.3High
*-3.8.1Wordfence Security <= 3.8.1 - Stored Cross-Site ScriptingAugust 1, 20143.8.3High
*-5.1.3Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 5.1.3 - Cross-Site ScriptingJuly 30, 20145.1.4High
[*, 3.3.7)Wordfence < 3.3.7 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingOctober 19, 20123.3.7Medium
*-3.3.6Wordfence Security - Firewall & Malware Scan <= 3.3.6 - Stored Cross-Site ScriptingOctober 19, 20123.3.7Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

MediumCVE-2022-3144

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 6, 2022

Affected versions
*-7.6.0
Patched versions
7.6.1
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.1.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure

Published: October 2, 2018

Affected versions
[*, 7.1.14)
Patched versions
7.1.14
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan 6.1.1 - 6.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: May 10, 2016

Affected versions
6.1.1-6.1.6
Patched versions
6.1.7
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2014-4932

Wordfence <= 5.1.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: December 8, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 5.1.5)
Patched versions
5.1.5
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence Security <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP_HOST

Published: September 27, 2014

Affected versions
*-5.2.3
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Multiple Protection Mechanism Bypasses

Published: September 14, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 5.2.4)
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI

Published: September 14, 2014

Affected versions
*-5.2.3
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence <= 5.2.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 8, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 5.2.3)
Patched versions
5.2.3
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

High

Wordfence Security <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP_HOST

Published: September 27, 2014

Affected versions
*-5.2.3
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2014-4664

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 5.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

Published: July 30, 2014

Affected versions
*-5.1.3
Patched versions
5.1.4
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence Security <= 3.8.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: August 1, 2014

Affected versions
*-3.8.1
Patched versions
3.8.3
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence <= 5.2.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 8, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 5.2.3)
Patched versions
5.2.3
Original Wordfence record
High

Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI

Published: September 14, 2014

Affected versions
*-5.2.3
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence Security - Firewall & Malware Scan <= 3.3.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: October 19, 2012

Affected versions
*-3.3.6
Patched versions
3.3.7
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence <= 5.2.3 - Multiple Protection Mechanism Bypasses

Published: September 14, 2014

Affected versions
[*, 5.2.4)
Patched versions
5.2.4
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan 6.1.1 - 6.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: May 10, 2016

Affected versions
6.1.1-6.1.6
Patched versions
6.1.7
Original Wordfence record

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