Is Ditty safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.1.72). As of 2026-11-04. 10 issues are on record for older versions; version 3.1.70 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Ditty on the latest version (3.1.72) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Ditty are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.1.69 and older, fixed in 3.1.70); Missing authorization check (3.1.67 and older, fixed in 3.1.69); Missing authorization check (3.1.66 and older, fixed in 3.1.67); Missing authorization check (3.1.65 and older, fixed in 3.1.66); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.1.58 and older, fixed in 3.1.59); Missing authorization check (3.1.24 and older, fixed in 3.1.25). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Ditty?

3.1.72, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-11-03). It has 30,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Ditty is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update ditty-news-ticker). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · ditty-news-ticker · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Ditty safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 3.1.72
Last updated: 2026-11-03
Active installs: 30,000+
Known issues on record: 10
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Ditty offers a range of content display options, including its signature news ticker and customizable layouts. — by metaphorcreations

What to do

Update to the latest version (3.1.72). Anything older than 3.1.70 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 ditty-news-ticker --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update ditty-news-ticker updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

10 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 6.5 CVE-2026-94461 · published 2026-09-23

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.69 and older)

Affected: 3.1.69 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.70
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

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ditty <= 3.1.69 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-94461 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-81274 · published 2026-08-27

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.67 and older)

Affected: 3.1.67 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.69
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Ditty <= 3.1.67 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-81274 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-27355 · published 2026-07-23

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.66 and older)

Affected: 3.1.66 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.67 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Ditty <= 3.1.66 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-27355 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2026-9011 · published 2026-05-22

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.65 and older)

Affected: 3.1.65 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.66 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.65. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full item content of non-public Dittys — including drafts, pending, scheduled, and disabled entries — by enumerating integer post IDs against the ditty_init AJAX endpoint. Unlike the non-AJAX init() counterpart, init_ajax() does not verify that the requested Ditty has a 'publish' post status before loading and returning its items, allowing content that administrators explicitly withheld from public view to be extracted.

NVD CVE-2026-9011 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-60105 · published 2025-09-26

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.58 and older)

Affected: 3.1.58 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.59
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 metaphorcreations Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through <= 3.1.58.

NVD CVE-2025-60105 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2023-47764 · published 2024-12-09

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.24 and older)

Affected: 3.1.24 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.25
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 metaphorcreations Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through <= 3.1.24.

NVD CVE-2023-47764 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-3954 · published 2024-05-14

PHP object injection in Ditty (3.1.38 and older)

Affected: 3.1.38 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.39 *
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 Ditty plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to 3.1.38 via deserialization of untrusted input when adding a new ditty. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

NVD CVE-2024-3954 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-32569 · published 2024-04-18

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.31 and older)

Affected: 3.1.31 and older
Fixed in: 3.1.32
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 Metaphor Creations Ditty allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through 3.1.31.

NVD CVE-2024-32569 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-23874 · published 2023-05-03

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.0.32 and older)

Affected: 3.0.32 and older
Fixed in: 3.0.33
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 Metaphor Creations Ditty plugin <= 3.0.32 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-23874 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2022-0533 · published 2022-03-07

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (older than 3.0.15)

Affected: older than 3.0.15
Fixed in: 3.0.15
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

The Ditty (formerly Ditty News Ticker) WordPress plugin before 3.0.15 is affected by a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

NVD CVE-2022-0533 WPScan advisory Code change (fix)

Recent activity

2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.1.72).
2026-09-23 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-94461), fixed in 3.1.70.
2026-08-27 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-81274), fixed in 3.1.69.
2026-07-23 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-27355), fixed in 3.1.67.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5) · Missing authorization (4) · PHP object injection (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/ditty-news-ticker (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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Is Ditty safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.1.72)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.69 and older)

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.67 and older)

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.66 and older)

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.65 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.58 and older)

Missing authorization check in Ditty (3.1.24 and older)

PHP object injection in Ditty (3.1.38 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.1.31 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (3.0.32 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ditty (older than 3.0.15)

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