Is Easy Theme Options safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. Easy Theme Options is closed on wordpress.org. Closed on 2025-12-11 (reason given: Security Issue). Closed plugins get no updates through WordPress, so new security holes will not be fixed for you. Keep Easy Theme Options on the latest version and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Easy Theme Options are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.0 and older); Missing authorization check (1.0 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What should I do if my Easy Theme Options is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update easy-theme-options). 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 · easy-theme-options · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Easy Theme Options safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Status: Closed 2025-12-11
Known issues on record: 2
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 easy-theme-options && wp plugin delete easy-theme-options

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. 2 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.

high 7.1 CVE-2025-68839 · published 2026-01-22

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Easy Theme Options (1.0 and older)

Affected: 1.0 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; 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 Remi Corson Easy Theme Options easy-theme-options allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Easy Theme Options: from n/a through <= 1.0.

NVD CVE-2025-68839 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2025-14367 · published 2025-12-13

Missing authorization check in Easy Theme Options (1.0 and older)

Affected: 1.0 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Easy Theme Options plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing authorization checks in the eto_import_settings function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to import arbitrary plugin settings via the 'eto_import_settings' parameter.

NVD CVE-2025-14367 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

Recent activity

2025-12-11 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
2026-01-22 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-68839), fix version not stated.
2025-12-13 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-14367), fix version not stated.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/easy-theme-options (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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