Plugins · garden-gnome-package · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Garden Gnome Package safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.5.4
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2+
Display panoramas, virtual tours or object movies created with Pano2VR and Object2VR. — by Chief Gnome
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.5.4). Anything older than 2.5.0 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 garden-gnome-package --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update garden-gnome-package 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.
medium 5.9 CVE-2026-39683 · published 2026-04-08
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Garden Gnome Package (2.4.1 and older)
- Affected
- 2.4.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.0 *
- 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chief Gnome Garden Gnome Package garden-gnome-package allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Garden Gnome Package: from n/a through <= 2.4.1.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-12854 · published 2025-01-08
Arbitrary file upload in Garden Gnome Package (2.3.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.3.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.4.0 *
- 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 Garden Gnome Package plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the functionality that automatically extracts 'ggpkg' files that have been uploaded in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-8657 · published 2024-09-24
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Garden Gnome Package (2.2.9 and older)
- Affected
- 2.2.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.3.0 *
- 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 NVD
Details from the advisory
The Garden Gnome Package plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's ggpkg shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
NVD CVE-2024-8657Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2023-5664 · published 2023-11-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Garden Gnome Package (2.2.8 and older)
- Affected
- 2.2.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.2.9 *
- 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 Garden Gnome Package plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ggpkg' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8 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. This was partially patched in version 2.2.7 and fully patched in version 2.2.9.
NVD CVE-2023-5664Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-10-15 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.5.4).
- 2026-04-08 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-39683), fixed in 2.5.0.
- 2025-01-08 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2024-12854), fixed in 2.4.0.
- 2024-09-24 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-8657), fixed in 2.3.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/garden-gnome-package (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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