Plugins · ghostkit · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.8.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-24
- Active installs
- 6,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.2 · PHP 8.3+
Animate WordPress blocks with reveal, scroll, mouse and loop effects, set in the block settings. — by nK
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.8.0). Anything older than 3.6.1 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 ghostkit --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update ghostkit updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 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-2026-57651 · published 2026-06-26
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects (3.6.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.6.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.6.1
- 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 Ghost Kit <= 3.6.0 versions.
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-9992 · published 2025-09-18
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects (3.4.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.4.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.4.4 *
- 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 Ghost Kit – Page Builder Blocks, Motion Effects & Extensions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom JS field in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
high 8.1 CVE-2025-53567 · published 2025-08-20
File inclusion in Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects (3.4.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.4.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.4.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- 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 nK Ghost Kit ghostkit allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Ghost Kit: from n/a through <= 3.4.1.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.8.0).
- 2026-06-26 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-57651), fixed in 3.6.1.
- 2025-09-18 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-9992), fixed in 3.4.4.
- 2025-08-20 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2025-53567), fixed in 3.4.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by nK (3 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · File inclusion (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/ghostkit (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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