WordPress plugin · visualcomposer
Is Visual Composer Website Builder safe?
Safe on 45.16.4 or newer.
The current version, 45.16.4, is past every affected range on record (11 of 12 records list one; 1 doesn’t, so check it below). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 12
- High or critical
- 1
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 45.16.4
- Last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- Active installs
- 30,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Oct 8, 2026Visual Composer Website Builder: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2026-106596 · affects up to 45.16.3 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Sep 30, 2026Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.CVE-2026-97262 · affects up to 45.16.2 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Sep 24, 2026Visual Composer Website Builder: Local File InclusionCVE-2026-12227 · affects up to 45.16.0 · reported by Wordfence2.8% oddsCritical 9.8
- Sep 11, 2026Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 versions.CVE-2026-62138 · affects up to 45.16.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Jul 27, 2026Contributor Broken Access Control in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.15.0 versions.CVE-2026-65568 · affects up to 45.15.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5
- Aug 14, 2025Visual Composer Website Builder: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-55709 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- May 19, 2025Visual Composer Website Builder: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-48276 · affects up to 45.11.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Apr 22, 2025Visual Composer Website Builder: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2025-46254 · affects up to 45.10.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Jun 4, 2024Visual Composer Website Builder: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-35653 · affects up to 45.8.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Mar 19, 2024Visual Composer Website Builder: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-27997 · affects up to 45.6.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
- Sep 6, 2022Visual Composer Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-2516 · affects up to 45.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Sep 6, 2022Visual Composer Website Builder: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-2430 · affects up to 45.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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