Plugins · custom-related-posts · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Custom Related Posts safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.8.2
- Last updated
- 2026-08-19
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Manual related posts without slowing down your website! — by Brecht
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.8.2). Anything older than 1.8.1 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-related-posts --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update custom-related-posts updates it.
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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.
high 7.5 CVE-2025-68033 · published 2026-01-05
Information disclosure in Custom Related Posts (1.8.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Brecht Custom Related Posts custom-related-posts allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Custom Related Posts: from n/a through <= 1.8.0.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-46227 · published 2025-04-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Custom Related Posts (1.7.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.5
- 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brecht Custom Related Posts custom-related-posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Related Posts: from n/a through <= 1.7.4.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-12825 · published 2025-02-01
Missing authorization check in Custom Related Posts (1.7.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.4 *
- 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 Custom Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access & modification of data due to a missing capability check on three AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to search posts and link/unlink relations.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-19 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.8.2).
- 2026-01-05 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2025-68033), fixed in 1.8.1.
- 2025-04-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-46227), fixed in 1.7.5.
- 2025-02-01 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-12825), fixed in 1.7.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Brecht (5 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/custom-related-posts (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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