Plugins · cool-tag-cloud · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Cool Tag Cloud safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2025-12-03
- 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 cool-tag-cloud && wp plugin delete cool-tag-cloud
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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. 3 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-69011 · published 2026-02-20
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cool Tag Cloud (2.29 and older)
- Affected
- 2.29 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 WPKube Cool Tag Cloud cool-tag-cloud allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Cool Tag Cloud: from n/a through <= 2.29.
high 8.1 CVE-2025-13614 · published 2025-12-05
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cool Tag Cloud (2.29 and older)
- Affected
- 2.29 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 Cool Tag Cloud plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'cool_tag_cloud' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.29 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.
medium 5.4 CVE-2021-24682 · published 2021-11-01
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cool Tag Cloud (older than 2.26)
- Affected
- older than 2.26
- Fixed in
- 2.26
- 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
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Cool Tag Cloud WordPress plugin before 2.26 does not escape the style attribute of the cool_tag_cloud shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Recent activity
- 2025-12-03 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
- 2026-02-20 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-69011), fix version not stated.
- 2025-12-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-13614), fix version not stated.
- 2021-11-01 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2021-24682), fixed in 2.26.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/cool-tag-cloud (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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