Plugins · custom-layouts · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Custom Layouts safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.5.1
- Last updated
- 2025-12-29
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11 · PHP 7.2+
Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more). — by Code Amp
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.5.1). Anything older than 1.5.0 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 custom-layouts --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update custom-layouts updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 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 4.3 CVE-2025-62996 · published 2025-12-09
Missing authorization check in Custom Layouts (1.4.12 and older)
- Affected
- 1.4.12 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.5.0
- 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 Code Amp Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy custom-layouts allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy: from n/a through <= 1.4.12.
medium 6.5 CVE-2024-43305 · published 2024-08-18
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Custom Layouts (1.4.11 and older)
- Affected
- 1.4.11 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.4.12
- 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 Code Amp Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy: from n/a through 1.4.11.
Recent activity
- 2025-12-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.5.1).
- 2025-12-09 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-62996), fixed in 1.5.0.
- 2024-08-18 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-43305), fixed in 1.4.12.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Code Amp (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/custom-layouts (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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