Plugins · breaking-news-wp · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Breaking News WP safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2026-04-15
- Known issues on record
- 3
- 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 breaking-news-wp && wp plugin delete breaking-news-wp
Check your version
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. 3 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-4280 · published 2026-04-22
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Breaking News WP (1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3 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 Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the brnwp_theme option value is passed directly to an include() statement in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode handler. While sanitize_text_field() is applied to user input, it does not strip directory traversal sequences (../). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the brnwp_theme option with a directory traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd) and subsequently trigger file inclusion of arbitrary files on the server when the shortcode is rendered.
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-31750 · published 2025-04-01
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Breaking News WP (1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 doit Breaking News WP breaking-news-wp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Breaking News WP: from n/a through <= 1.3.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-31751 · published 2025-04-01
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Breaking News WP (1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in doit Breaking News WP breaking-news-wp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Breaking News WP: from n/a through <= 1.3.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-15 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
- 2026-04-22 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-4280), fix version not stated.
- 2025-04-01 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-31750), fix version not stated.
- 2025-04-01 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-31751), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/breaking-news-wp (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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