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Vulnerability database

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

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
Aug 15, 2025Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2025-49897 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in gopiplus Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 allows Blind SQL Injection. This issue affects Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2: from n/a through 9.1.
Product
Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2
Affected
up to 9.1
What to do
Affects up to 9.1. Update Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 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
Jul 18, 2025Vertical scroll image slideshow gallery: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-5752 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Vertical scroll image slideshow gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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
Vertical scroll image slideshow gallery
Affected
up to 11.1
What to do
Affects up to 11.1. Update Vertical scroll image slideshow gallery 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
Jun 27, 2025CSS3 Vertical Web Pricing Tables: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-52727 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in QuanticaLabs CSS3 Vertical Web Pricing Tables css3_vertical_web_pricing_tables allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects CSS3 Vertical Web Pricing Tables: from n/a through <= 1.9.
Product
CSS3 Vertical Web Pricing Tables
Affected
up to 1.9
What to do
Affects up to 1.9. Update CSS3 Vertical Web Pricing Tables 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
Jun 3, 2025Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget: Does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embedCVE-2025-4567 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget WordPress plugin before 3.2.10 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Product
Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget
Fixed in
3.2.10
What to do
Update Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget to 3.2.10 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.com
May 2, 2025VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-4172 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'verticalresponse' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 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
VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget
Affected
up to 1.6
What to do
Affects up to 1.6. Update VerticalResponse Newsletter Widget 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 wordpress.org wordfence.com
Jan 16, 2025Simple Vertical Timeline: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-23856 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Odyno Simple Vertical Timeline simple-vertical-timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through <= 0.1.
Product
Simple Vertical Timeline
Affected
up to 0.1
What to do
Affects up to 0.1. Update Simple 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 patchstack.com
Nov 30, 2024Vertical Carousel: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-53756 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aftab Husain Vertical Carousel vertical-carousel-slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Vertical Carousel: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Product
Vertical Carousel
Affected
up to 1.0.2
What to do
Affects up to 1.0.2. Update Vertical Carousel 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
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
Nov 18, 2023Vertical scroll recent post: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2023-47671 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Gopi Ramasamy Vertical scroll recent.This issue affects Vertical scroll recent post: from n/a through 14.0.
Product
Vertical scroll recent post
Affected
up to 14.0
What to do
Affects up to 14.0. Update Vertical scroll recent post 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
Oct 31, 2023Vertical marquee: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-5436 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Vertical marquee plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1 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
Vertical marquee
Affected
up to 7.1
What to do
Affects up to 7.1. Update Vertical marquee 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 vertical reel scroll slideshow: SQL InjectionCVE-2023-5428 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Image vertical reel scroll slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.0 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 vertical reel scroll slideshow
Affected
up to 9.0
What to do
Affects up to 9.0. Update Image vertical 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
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, 2023wordpress vertical image slider: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2289 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
The wordpress vertical image slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘search_term’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.16 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
wordpress vertical image slider
Affected
up to 1.2.16
What to do
Affects up to 1.2.16. Update wordpress vertical image 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 plugins.trac.wordpress.org wordfence.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
Feb 28, 2023Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin <= 1.5.8 can lead to theme deletion.CVE-2023-23983 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin <= 1.5.8 can lead to theme deletion.
Affected
up to 1.5.8
What to do
Affects up to 1.5.8. Update the plugin 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
May 9, 2022Vertical scroll recent post: Does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attributeCVE-2022-1171 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
The Vertical scroll recent post WordPress plugin before 14.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Product
Vertical scroll recent post
Fixed in
14.0
What to do
Update Vertical scroll recent post to 14.0 or newer.
Full record and what to do →NVD record wpscan.com wpscan.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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