Plugins · cooked · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Cooked safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.17.0
- Last updated
- 2026-11-01
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 12
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.2 · PHP 7.4+
Free WordPress recipe plugin: recipe schema, nutrition labels, timers, metric/imperial switching, allergens, step videos, recipe imports and more. — by Gora Tech
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.17.0). Anything older than 1.16.2 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 cooked --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update cooked updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
12 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-2026-77829 · published 2026-10-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cooked (1.16.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.16.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.16.2 *
- 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 Cooked – Recipe Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via [cooked-timer] Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.1 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-2026-77829Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2026-73999 · published 2026-09-17
Missing authorization check in Cooked (1.16.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.16.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.16.1
- 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
Contributor Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) in Cooked <= 1.16.0 versions.
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-62989 · published 2025-12-31
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cooked (1.11.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.11.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.11.4
- 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 Gora Tech Cooked cooked allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Cooked: from n/a through <= 1.11.3.
medium 5.3 CVE-2025-68586 · published 2025-12-24
Missing authorization check in Cooked (1.11.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.11.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.11.4
- 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 Gora Tech Cooked cooked allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cooked: from n/a through <= 1.11.3.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-41816 · published 2024-08-05
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cooked (1.8.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.1 *
- 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
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the ‘[cooked-timer]’ shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a compromised page. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-39682 · published 2024-07-18
Content injection in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- 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
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary HTML in pages that will be shown whenever a user accesses a compromised page. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-39678 · published 2024-07-18
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-39679 · published 2024-07-18
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-39680 · published 2024-07-18
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-39681 · published 2024-07-18
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-37308 · published 2024-06-13
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cooked (1.7.15.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.15.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- 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
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Cooked Pro recipe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the `_recipe_settings[post_title]` parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a compromised page. A patch is available at commit 8cf88f334ccbf11134080bbb655c66f1cfe77026 and will be part of version 1.8.0.
medium 5.4 CVE-2023-44477 · published 2023-10-02
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cooked (1.7.13 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.13 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.15.1 *
- 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 NVD
Details from the advisory
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Boxy Studio Cooked plugin <= 1.7.13 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-01 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.17.0).
- 2026-10-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-77829), fixed in 1.16.2.
- 2026-09-17 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-73999), fixed in 1.16.1.
- 2025-12-31 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-62989), fixed in 1.11.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (4) · Missing authorization (2) · Content injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/cooked (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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