Is wp-special-textboxes (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress wp-special-textboxes has 1 known advisory in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.

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0critical

0on CISA KEV

0no fix recorded

CVE	Title	Severity	CVSS	Affected	Fixed in
CVE-2021-24485	The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin before 5.9.110 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege us	medium	4.8	`<5.9.110`	`5.9.110`

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