WordPress Plugin Wordfence Security-Firewall & Malware Scan Multiple Vulnerabilities (5.2.3)

Description

WordPress Plugin Wordfence Security-Firewall & Malware Scan is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including cross-site scripting and security bypass vulnerabilities. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks or to scrape and attempt exploiting the site without being detected and blocked. WordPress Plugin Wordfence Security-Firewall & Malware Scan version 5.2.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

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Update to plugin version 5.2.4 or latest

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