Plugins · favorites · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Favorites safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.3.8
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.4+
Favorites for any post type. Easily add favoriting/liking, wishlists, or any other similar functionality using the developer-friendly API. — by Hook & Filter
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.3.8). Anything older than 2.3.7 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 favorites --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update favorites updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 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-2025-60202 · published 2025-11-06
File inclusion in Favorites (2.3.6 and older)
- Affected
- 2.3.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.3.7 *
- 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 Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Kyle Phillips Favorites favorites allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Favorites: from n/a through <= 2.3.6.
low 3.5 CVE-2025-1452 · published 2025-03-25
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Favorites (older than 2.3.5)
- Affected
- older than 2.3.5
- Fixed in
- 2.3.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Favorites WordPress plugin before 2.3.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
medium 6.4 CVE-2024-2948 · published 2024-03-30
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Favorites (2.3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 2.3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.3.4 *
- 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 Favorites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'user_favorites' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as 'no_favorites'. 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-2023-2304 · published 2023-05-31
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Favorites (2.3.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.3.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.3.3 *
- 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
The Favorites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'user_favorites' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2023-2304Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-08-21 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.3.8).
- 2025-11-06 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2025-60202), fixed in 2.3.7.
- 2025-03-25 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-1452), fixed in 2.3.5.
- 2024-03-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-2948), fixed in 2.3.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Hook & Filter (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · File inclusion (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/favorites (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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