In 2025 the WordPress ecosystem continued to produce a large number of security disclosures, with third-party plugins and themes remaining the dominant source of high-impact vulnerabilities. Attackers quickly weaponized several unauthenticated remote code execution, arbitrary file upload and broken-access-control flaws, and exploit campaigns often began within days of disclosure. Industry mitigations such as virtual patching (WAF rules) and vendor “rapid mitigate” systems played a major role in reducing live exploitation while site owners applied official patches. If you manage WordPress sites, the priority remains the same: maintain an accurate inventory; patch high-risk components immediately; remove unused extensions; and combine short-term virtual patches with longer-term hardening and monitoring.
