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General WordPress security vulnerability statistics powered by the Patchstack Vulnerability Database.

Vulnerabilities disclosed via Patchstack

548By Patchstack Alliance
921By other sources

Most common security vulnerabilities

How to patch common vulnerabilities
  • #1Other vulnerabilities
    35.60%
  • #2Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    25.32%
  • #3Broken Access Control
    16.27%
  • #4SQL Injection
    10.82%
  • #5Sensitive Data Exposure
    7.15%
  • #6Arbitrary File Upload
    3.00%
  • #7Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    1.84%
  • Disclosed by
    Patchstack
    Other sources

Patch status of published vulnerabilities

Not patched
#26318%
Patched
#1,20682%

Breakdown by software type

Plugin
#1,39395%
Theme
#654%
Core
#111%

Breakdown by patch priority

High (Resolve immediately)
#44630%
Medium (Resolve in 14 days)
#39827%
Low (Resolve in 30 days)
#62543%

Breakdown by CVSS severity

Critical (9.0-10.0)
#26818%
High (7.0-8.9)
#57039%
Medium (4.0-6.9)
#60141%
Low (0.1-3.9)
#302%