WordPress 4.7.38

WordPress 4.7.38 has 19 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2012 and 2026; 18 are fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.5, and the most serious one scores 8.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 5 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 10 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Exposure Of Sensitive Information To An Unauthorized Actor, behind 3 of the records (16%). Other recurring categories include Missing Authorization, Improper Neutralization Of Input During Web Page Generation.

18 of the records (95%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2022.

17 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each.

01234567891020.06.2012Today20.06.20123.7WordPress Core - Informational < 6.8 - Weak Hashing Algorithm CVSS 3.7 · 20.06.201203.05.20175.9Wordpress Core < 5.5 - Unauthorized Password Reset via Interception CVSS 5.9 · 03.05.201705.02.20187.5WordPress Core < 5.0 - Denial of Service CVSS 7.5 · 05.02.201816.08.20188.8WordPress Core < 4.9 - Insecure Deserialization CVSS 8.8 · 16.08.201819.02.20196.5WordPress Core <= 5.0.3 - Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion CVSS 6.5 · 19.02.201910.11.20215.3WordPress Core < 5.8.2 - ca-bundle.crt contains expired certificate DST Root CA X3 CVSS 5.3 · 10.11.202125.11.20218.1WordPress Core < 5.8 - Dependency Confusion CVSS 8.1 · 25.11.202106.09.20224.0WordPress Core - All known versions - Unauthenticated Blind Server Side Request Forgery CVSS 4.0 · 06.09.202204.04.20245.3WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink CVSS 5.3 · 04.04.202417.09.20264.4WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Header Image Data CVSS 4.4 · 17.09.20264.3WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Overwrite CVSS 4.3 · 17.09.20264.3WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Missing Authorization to Comment/Note Reparenting via REST API CVSS 4.3 · 17.09.20264.3WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure via Sample Permalink AJAX Actions CVSS 4.3 · 17.09.20267.2WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpautop() Blockquote Handling CVSS 7.2 · 17.09.20265.5WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Missing Authorization to customize_changeset Write via XML-RPC (Multisite/Custom Role edit_css Bypass) CVSS 5.5 · 17.09.20262.7WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Missing Authorization to Network Plugin Activation (Multisite) CVSS 2.7 · 17.09.20264.3WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Forced Theme Install/Preview and Selector Injection via Theme Installer Route CVSS 4.3 · 17.09.20264.3WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Information Exposure via attachment_submitbox_metadata() CVSS 4.3 · 17.09.202628.10.20268.1WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.3 - Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window Staged-Installer Remote Code Execution CVSS 8.1 · 28.10.2026

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.5/ 10
Patch Coverage95%
Open

1

Fixed

18

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Most severe open issueCVSS 4.0CVE-2022-3590

WordPress Core - All known versions - Unauthenticated Blind Server Side Request Forgery

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Vulnerability Records

19 records
2026-10-28 00:00N/A
8.1
High
Umut BayramYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.4
Medium
Jeremy FeltYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.3
Medium
AnthropicYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.3
Medium
viridisYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.3
Medium
hermanhmsYes
2026-09-17 00:00CVE-2026-93485
7.2
High
Rafie MuhammadYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
5.5
Medium
Ben BidnerYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
2.7
Low
Jesse McNeilYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.3
Medium
Paulos YibeloYes
2026-09-17 00:00N/A
4.3
Medium
HDWSecYes
Showing 1–10 of 19 reports

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