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35added in the last 30 days
575new WordPress flaws this week
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  • Oct 13, 2026Epic Games Unreal Engine versions up to and including 5.8.0 ship with an insecure default configuration for the LaunchURL Blueprint node (UKismetSystemLibrary::CVE-2026-14765 · Other software · Epic Games · reported by cve@takeonme.orgHigh 7.7

    Epic Games Unreal Engine versions up to and including 5.8.0 ship with an insecure default configuration for the LaunchURL Blueprint node (UKismetSystemLibrary::LaunchURL). The URL scheme filter (FURLRequestFilter) is empty by default, which permits all URL schemes. On Windows, this results in a call to ShellExecuteW() with the open verb, so a supplied file:/// URI causes the referenced file to be executed. Any Unreal Engine game that loads user-generated content containing Blueprints is vulnerable to command execution via a malicious local file or a remote file on a WebDAV share. This is an instance of CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default).

    Product
    Unreal Engine
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Apr 30, 2026Kismet protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of serviceCVE-2026-6532 · Other software · Wireshark Foundation · reported by cve@gitlab.comMedium 5.5

    Kismet protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

    Product
    Wireshark
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Oct 17, 2024Akismet htaccess writer: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-49316 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in zodiac Akismet htaccess writer akismet-htaccess-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Akismet htaccess writer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

    Product
    Akismet htaccess writer
    Affected
    up to 1.0.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.0.1. Update Akismet htaccess writer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Aug 20, 2024Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/admin_widgets.php?action=install&widget=akismetCVE-2024-42613 · Other software · pligg · reported by MITREHigh 8.8

    Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/admin_widgets.php?action=install&widget=akismet

    Product
    pligg_cms
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Aug 28, 2019The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.CVE-2015-9357 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.1

    The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.

    Product
    akismet
    Fixed in
    3.1.5
    What to do
    Update akismet to 3.1.5 or newer.
  • Jul 10, 2008The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stCVE-2008-3138 · Other software · Rpath · reported by MITREMedium 5

    The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

    Product
    Rpath Linux
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • May 16, 2007Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.CVE-2007-2714 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREHigh 10

    Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

    Fixed in
    2.0.2
    What to do
    Update the plugin to 2.0.2 or newer.
  • Sep 13, 2006WordPress 2.0.2 through 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for (1) 404.php, (2) akismet.php, (3) archive.php, (4CVE-2006-4743 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 5

    WordPress 2.0.2 through 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for (1) 404.php, (2) akismet.php, (3) archive.php, (4) archives.php, (5) attachment.php, (6) blogger.php, (7) comments.php, (8) comments-popup.php, (9) dotclear.php, (10) footer.php, (11) functions.php, (12) header.php, (13) hello.php, (14) wp-content/themes/default/index.php, (15) links.php, (16) livejournal.php, (17) mt.php, (18) page.php, (19) rss.php, (20) searchform.php, (21) search.php, (22) sidebar.php, (23) single.php, (24) textpattern.php, (25) upgrade-functions.php, (26) upgrade-schema.php, or (27) wp-db-backup.php, which reveal the path in various error messages. NOTE: another researcher has disputed the details of this report, stating that version 2.0.5 does not exist. NOTE: the admin-footer.php, admin-functions.php, default-filters.php, edit-form-advanced.php, edit-link-form.php, edit-page-form.php, kses.php, locale.php, rss-functions.php, template-loader.php, and wp-db.php vectors are already covered by CVE-2006-0986. The edit-form-comment.php, vars.php, and wp-settings.php vectors are already covered by CVE-2005-4463. The menu-header.php vector is already cover

    Affected
    up to 2.0.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.0.5. 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.
  • Aug 19, 2005Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frameCVE-2005-2627 · Other software · Kismet · reported by MITREHigh 7.5

    Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

    Product
    Kismet
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Aug 19, 2005Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.CVE-2005-2626 · Other software · Kismet · reported by MITREHigh 10

    Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

    Product
    Kismet
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
  • Oct 4, 2002SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backtick or pipe) in the essid arguCVE-2002-0904 · Other software · Kismet · reported by MITREHigh 7.5

    SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backtick or pipe) in the essid argument.

    Product
    Kismet
    What to do
    Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.

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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