Is Astra Widgets safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.2.17). As of 2026-11-04. 3 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.2.17 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Astra Widgets on the latest version (1.2.17) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Astra Widgets are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.16 and older, fixed in 1.2.17); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.15 and older, fixed in 1.2.16); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.14 and older, fixed in 1.2.15). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Astra Widgets?

1.2.17, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-08-24). It has 200,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Astra Widgets is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update astra-widgets). 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 · astra-widgets · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Astra Widgets safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.2.17
Last updated: 2026-08-24
Active installs: 200,000+
Known issues on record: 3
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 5.2+

Quickest solution to add widgets like Address, Social Profiles and List icons on a website built with Astra. — by Brainstorm Force

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.2.17). Anything older than 1.2.17 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get astra-widgets --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update astra-widgets updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

3 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.

medium 5.9 CVE-2025-68497 · published 2025-12-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.16 and older)

Affected: 1.2.16 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.17
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Astra Widgets astra-widgets allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Astra Widgets: from n/a through <= 1.2.16.

NVD CVE-2025-68497 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-56274 · published 2025-01-07

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.15 and older)

Affected: 1.2.15 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.16
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2024-56274 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-50439 · published 2024-10-28

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.14 and older)

Affected: 1.2.14 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.15
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2024-50439 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-08-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.17).
2025-12-24 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-68497), fixed in 1.2.17.
2025-01-07 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-56274), fixed in 1.2.16.
2024-10-28 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-50439), fixed in 1.2.15.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/astra-widgets (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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Is Astra Widgets safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.2.17)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.16 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.15 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Astra Widgets (1.2.14 and older)

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