Is Gotham Block Extra Light safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.6.0). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions. Keep Gotham Block Extra Light on the latest version (1.6.0) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Gotham Block Extra Light are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Path traversal / file read (1.5.0 and older); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.5.0 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Gotham Block Extra Light?

1.6.0, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-08-20). It has 30+ active installs.

What should I do if my Gotham Block Extra Light is out of date?

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

Is Gotham Block Extra Light safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.6.0
Last updated: 2026-08-20
Active installs: 30+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4.0+

This plugin detects if the user's browser has AdBlock software activated and displays a popup if this is the case (screenshot 1). — by Kapsule Corp

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.6.0). 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 gotham-block-extra-light --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update gotham-block-extra-light updates it.

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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.

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-15020 · published 2026-01-14

Path traversal / file read in Gotham Block Extra Light (1.5.0 and older)

Affected: 1.5.0 and older
Fixed in: unknown
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 Gotham Block Extra Light plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0 via the 'ghostban' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

NVD CVE-2025-15020 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.4 CVE-2025-15021 · published 2026-01-14

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Gotham Block Extra Light (1.5.0 and older)

Affected: 1.5.0 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Gotham Block Extra Light plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0 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-2025-15021 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-08-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.6.0).
2026-01-14 — Path traversal / file read disclosed (CVE-2025-15020), fix version not stated.
2026-01-14 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-15021), fix version not stated.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Path traversal and file read (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/gotham-block-extra-light (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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