Is Bold Timeline Lite safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.3.0). As of 2026-11-04. 6 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.3.0 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Bold Timeline Lite on the latest version (1.3.0) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Bold Timeline Lite are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.8 and older, fixed in 1.3.0); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.7 and older, fixed in 1.2.8); Missing authorization check (1.1.9 and older, fixed in 1.2.0); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.0 and older, fixed in 1.2.1); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (older than 1.1.5, fixed in 1.1.5). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Bold Timeline Lite?

1.3.0, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-06-01). It has 10,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Bold Timeline Lite is out of date?

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

Is Bold Timeline Lite safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.3.0
Last updated: 2026-06-01
Active installs: 10,000+
Known issues on record: 6
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.0.8

Bold Timeline Lite – WordPress Timeline Plugin — by boldthemes

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.3.0). Anything older than 1.3.0 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 bold-timeline-lite --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update bold-timeline-lite updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

6 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 6.4 CVE-2026-7438 · published 2026-09-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.8 and older)

Affected: 1.2.8 and older
Fixed in: 1.3.0 *
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 Bold Timeline Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `supertitle` and `subtitle` attributes of the `bold_timeline_item` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-7438 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-68513 · published 2025-12-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.7 and older)

Affected: 1.2.7 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.8
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Timeline Lite bold-timeline-lite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bold Timeline Lite: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

NVD CVE-2025-68513 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2025-14032 · published 2025-12-12

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.7 and older)

Affected: 1.2.7 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.8 *
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 Bold Timeline Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'title' parameter in the 'bold_timeline_group' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-14032 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-45110 · published 2025-01-02

Missing authorization check in Bold Timeline Lite (1.1.9 and older)

Affected: 1.1.9 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Timeline Lite bold-timeline-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Bold Timeline Lite: from n/a through <= 1.1.9.

NVD CVE-2023-45110 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-43294 · published 2024-08-18

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.0 and older)

Affected: 1.2.0 and older
Fixed in: 1.2.1
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BoldThemes Bold Timeline Lite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bold Timeline Lite: from n/a through 1.2.0.

NVD CVE-2024-43294 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2022-4828 · published 2023-01-30

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (older than 1.1.5)

Affected: older than 1.1.5
Fixed in: 1.1.5
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

The Bold Timeline Lite WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

NVD CVE-2022-4828 WPScan advisory

Recent activity

2026-06-01 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.0).
2026-09-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-7438), fixed in 1.3.0.
2025-12-24 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-68513), fixed in 1.2.8.
2025-12-12 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-14032), fixed in 1.2.8.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/bold-timeline-lite (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 Bold Timeline Lite safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.3.0)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.8 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.7 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.7 and older)

Missing authorization check in Bold Timeline Lite (1.1.9 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (1.2.0 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Bold Timeline Lite (older than 1.1.5)

Recent activity

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