WordPress wordpress-popular-posts has 5 known advisories in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.
| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-42362 | The WordPress Popular Posts WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in | high | 8.8 | <=5.3.2 | – |
| CVE-2021-20746 | Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrar | medium | 5.4 | <=5.3.2 | – |
| CVE-2022-43468 | External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the | high | 7.5 | <=6.0.5 | – |
| CVE-2021-36872 | Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts plugin (versions <= 5.3.3). Vulnerable at &widg | medium | 5.5 | <=5.3.3 | – |
| CVE-2023-45607 | Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts plugin <= 6.3.2 versions. | medium | 6.5 | <6.3.3 | 6.3.3 |
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