Is Football Pool safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.13.6). As of 2026-11-04. 9 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.13.5 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Football Pool on the latest version (2.13.6) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Football Pool are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.13.4 and older, fixed in 2.13.5); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.12.6 and older, fixed in 2.13.0); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.12.5 and older, fixed in 2.12.6); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.12.4 and older, fixed in 2.12.5); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.12.2 and older, fixed in 2.12.3); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.11.10 and older, fixed in 2.12.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Football Pool?

2.13.6, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-30). It has 900+ active installs.

What should I do if my Football Pool is out of date?

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

Is Football Pool safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.13.6
Last updated: 2026-10-30
Active installs: 900+
Known issues on record: 9
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.9.11 · PHP 7.4+

Add some game-day fun to your WordPress site! Let users predict match results, earn points, and go head-to-head in a fantasy sports pool. — by AntoineH

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.13.6). Anything older than 2.13.5 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 football-pool --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update football-pool updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

9 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 6.1 CVE-2026-8790 · published 2026-08-05

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.13.4 and older)

Affected: 2.13.4 and older
Fixed in: 2.13.5 *
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 Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Football Pool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `shouttext` POST parameter of the Shoutbox widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. When a shoutbox form submission fails the nonce check (or `shouttext` is empty, or the user is unable to save), the raw POST value is echoed back into a `<textarea>` element using `printf('%s', ...)` with no HTML escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts in the browser of an authenticated victim (Subscriber-level or higher) who is tricked into submitting a crafted POST request to a page that contains the Shoutbox widget.

NVD CVE-2026-8790 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-58987 · published 2025-09-09

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.6 and older)

Affected: 2.12.6 and older
Fixed in: 2.13.0
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 AntoineH Football Pool football-pool allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Football Pool: from n/a through <= 2.12.6.

NVD CVE-2025-58987 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-53280 · published 2025-06-27

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.5 and older)

Affected: 2.12.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.12.6
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

NVD CVE-2025-53280 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.8 CVE-2025-5490 · published 2025-06-19

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.4 and older)

Affected: 2.12.4 and older
Fixed in: 2.12.5 *
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

The Football Pool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

NVD CVE-2025-5490 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-30764 · published 2025-03-27

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Football Pool (2.12.2 and older)

Affected: 2.12.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.12.3
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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in AntoineH Football Pool football-pool allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Football Pool: from n/a through <= 2.12.2.

NVD CVE-2025-30764 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.9 CVE-2024-43130 · published 2024-08-12

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.10 and older)

Affected: 2.11.10 and older
Fixed in: 2.12.1
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Antoine Hurkmans Football Pool allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Football Pool: from n/a through 2.11.10.

NVD CVE-2024-43130 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-43139 · published 2024-08-12

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.9 and older)

Affected: 2.11.9 and older
Fixed in: 2.11.10
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

NVD CVE-2024-43139 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-29802 · published 2024-03-27

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.3 and older)

Affected: 2.11.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.11.4
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 Antoine Hurkmans Football Pool allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Football Pool: from n/a through 2.11.3.

NVD CVE-2024-29802 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2017-18524 · published 2019-08-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (older than 2.6.5)

Affected: older than 2.6.5
Fixed in: 2.6.5
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The football-pool plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

NVD CVE-2017-18524 wordpress.org

Recent activity

2026-10-30 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.13.6).
2026-08-05 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-8790), fixed in 2.13.5.
2025-09-09 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-58987), fixed in 2.13.0.
2025-06-27 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-53280), fixed in 2.12.6.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (8) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/football-pool (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 Football Pool safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.13.6)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.13.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.6 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.5 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.12.4 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Football Pool (2.12.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.10 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.9 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (2.11.3 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Football Pool (older than 2.6.5)

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