Is Image Alt Text Manager safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. Image Alt Text Manager is closed on wordpress.org. Closed on 2026-06-13 (reason given: Guideline Violation). Closed plugins get no updates through WordPress, so new security holes will not be fixed for you. Keep Image Alt Text Manager on the latest version and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Image Alt Text Manager are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.8.2 and older); Missing authorization check (1.6.1 and older, fixed in 1.6.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What should I do if my Image Alt Text Manager is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update alt-manager). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · alt-manager · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Image Alt Text Manager safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Status: Closed 2026-06-13
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0

What to do

Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate alt-manager && wp plugin delete alt-manager

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version. 2 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-3350 · published 2026-03-21

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Image Alt Text Manager (1.8.2 and older)

Affected: 1.8.2 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Image Alt Text Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post title in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when dynamically generating image alt and title attributes using a DOM parser. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-3350 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.3 CVE-2023-50373 · published 2024-12-09

Missing authorization check in Image Alt Text Manager (1.6.1 and older)

Affected: 1.6.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.2
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPSAAD Alt Manager alt-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Alt Manager: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.

NVD CVE-2023-50373 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-06-13 — closed on wordpress.org (Guideline Violation).
2026-03-21 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-3350), fix version not stated.
2024-12-09 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2023-50373), fixed in 1.6.2.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/alt-manager (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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