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Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.

1,762exploited flaws on CISA’s list

34added in the last 30 days

344new WordPress flaws this week

390,080entries in the database

23 results

Oct 4, 2026Horizontal scrolling announcements: Does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front endCVE-2026-17005 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8
The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.
Product
Horizontal scrolling announcements
Affected
up to 2.6
What to do
Affects up to 2.6. Update Horizontal scrolling announcements to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com
Mar 5, 2026Horizon: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')CVE-2026-22420 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.1
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Horizon horizon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Horizon: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Product
Horizon
Affected
up to 1.1
What to do
Affects up to 1.1. Update Horizon to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Feb 5, 2026Timeline Block – Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress (Vertical & Horizontal Timelines): Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2026-1228 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Timeline Block – Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress (Vertical & Horizontal Timelines) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3 via the tlgb_shortcode() function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to disclose private timeline content via the id attribute supplied to the 'timeline_block' shortcode.
Product
Timeline Block – Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress (Vertical & Horizontal Timelines)
Affected
up to 1.3.3
What to do
Affects up to 1.3.3. Update Timeline Block – Beautiful Timeline Builder for WordPress (Vertical & Horizontal Timelines) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Jan 22, 2026Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-22347 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in subhansanjaya Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider carousel-horizontal-posts-content-slider allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider: from n/a through <= 3.3.2.
Product
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider
Affected
up to 3.3.2
What to do
Affects up to 3.3.2. Update Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Sep 22, 2025HORIZONTAL SLIDER: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2025-58676 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in extendyourweb HORIZONTAL SLIDER horizontal-slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HORIZONTAL SLIDER: from n/a through <= 2.4.
Product
HORIZONTAL SLIDER
Affected
up to 2.4
What to do
Affects up to 2.4. Update HORIZONTAL SLIDER to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Jan 16, 2025JB Horizontal Scroller News Ticker: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-23830 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jobair JB Horizontal Scroller News Ticker jb-horizontal-scroller-news-ticker allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects JB Horizontal Scroller News Ticker: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Product
JB Horizontal Scroller News Ticker
Affected
up to 1.0
What to do
Affects up to 1.0. Update JB Horizontal Scroller News Ticker to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Jan 16, 2025Horizontal Line Shortcode: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-23791 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in mikakaltoft Horizontal Line Shortcode horizontal-line-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Horizontal Line Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Product
Horizontal Line Shortcode
Affected
up to 1.0
What to do
Affects up to 1.0. Update Horizontal Line Shortcode to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Dec 11, 2024Horizontal scroll image slideshow: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-11442 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Horizontal scroll image slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'horizontal-scroll-image-slideshow' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 10.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Horizontal scroll image slideshow
Affected
up to 10.1
What to do
Affects up to 10.1. Update Horizontal scroll image slideshow to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordpress.org
Dec 2, 2024Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-52492 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gopiplus Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow image-horizontal-reel-scroll-slideshow allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow: from n/a through <= 13.4.
Product
Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow
Affected
up to 13.4
What to do
Affects up to 13.4. Update Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Oct 28, 2024Scrollbar by webxapp – Best vertical/horizontal scrollbars: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-50467 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in siteengineai Scrollbar by webxapp – Best vertical/horizontal scrollbars plugin scrollbar-by-webxapp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Scrollbar by webxapp – Best vertical/horizontal scrollbars plugin: from n/a through <= 1.3.0.
Product
Scrollbar by webxapp – Best vertical/horizontal scrollbars
Affected
up to 1.3.0
What to do
Affects up to 1.3.0. Update Scrollbar by webxapp – Best vertical/horizontal scrollbars to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Oct 6, 2024WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-47322 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ex-Themes WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin wp-timelines allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin: from n/a through <= 3.6.7.
Product
WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline
Affected
up to 3.6.7
What to do
Affects up to 3.6.7. Update WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Oct 5, 2024WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline: Path Traversal: '.../...//'CVE-2024-47324 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.5
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Ex-Themes WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin wp-timelines.This issue affects WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin: from n/a through <= 3.6.7.
Product
WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline
Affected
up to 3.6.7
What to do
Affects up to 3.6.7. Update WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Oct 5, 2024WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')CVE-2024-47323 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.1
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Ex-Themes WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin wp-timelines.This issue affects WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline plugin: from n/a through <= 3.6.7.
Product
WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline
Affected
up to 3.6.7
What to do
Affects up to 3.6.7. Update WP Timeline – Vertical and Horizontal timeline to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com
Aug 5, 2024Horizontal scrolling announcements: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-5000 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Horizontal scrolling announcements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's 'hsas-shortcode' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Product
Horizontal scrolling announcements
Affected
up to 2.4
What to do
Affects up to 2.4. Update Horizontal scrolling announcements to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Apr 10, 2024WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-27989 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in I Thirteen Web Solution WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: from n/a through 1.1.17.
Product
WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs
Affected
up to 1.1.17
What to do
Affects up to 1.1.17. Update WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Mar 29, 2024WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2024-30497 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.5
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in I Thirteen Web Solution WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs.This issue affects WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: from n/a through 1.1.17.
Product
WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs
Affected
up to 1.1.17
What to do
Affects up to 1.1.17. Update WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record patchstack.com patchstack.com
Feb 7, 2024Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline): Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-0977 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
The Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via image URLs in the plugin's timeline widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, changes the slideshow type, and then changes it back to an image.
Product
Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline)
Affected
up to 1.5.3
What to do
Affects up to 1.5.3. Update Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Dec 18, 2023Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5413 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ihrss-gallery' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow
Affected
up to 13.3
What to do
Affects up to 13.3. Update Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Oct 31, 2023Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-5412 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 13.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Product
Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow
Affected
up to 13.2
What to do
Affects up to 13.2. Update Image horizontal reel scroll slideshow to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Oct 20, 2023Horizontal scrolling announcement: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-4999 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's [horizontal-scrolling] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level and above permissions to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Product
Horizontal scrolling announcement
Affected
up to 9.2
What to do
Affects up to 9.2. Update Horizontal scrolling announcement to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Sep 16, 2023Horizontal scrolling announcement: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-5001 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Horizontal scrolling announcement plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'horizontal-scrolling' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Product
Horizontal scrolling announcement
Affected
up to 9.2
What to do
Affects up to 9.2. Update Horizontal scrolling announcement to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com
Jul 1, 2023Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline): Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2020-36738 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Product
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)
Affected
up to 2.0.2
What to do
Affects up to 2.0.2. Update Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record blog.nintechnet.com blog.nintechnet.com
Jun 9, 2023WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2184 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
The WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.1.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Product
WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs
Affected
up to 1.1.15
What to do
Affects up to 1.1.15. Update WP Responsive Tabs horizontal vertical and accordion Tabs to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD record plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.com

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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