Is GutenBee safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.20.5). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.20.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep GutenBee on the latest version (2.20.5) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of GutenBee are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Arbitrary file upload (2.20.1 and older, fixed in 2.20.2); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.18.0 and older, fixed in 2.18.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of GutenBee?

2.20.5, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-22). It has 6,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my GutenBee is out of date?

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

Is GutenBee safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.20.5
Last updated: 2026-10-22
Active installs: 6,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

GutenBee enhances the Gutenberg editor with more blocks! — by The CSSIgniter Team

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.20.5). Anything older than 2.20.2 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 gutenbee --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update gutenbee 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.

high 8.8 CVE-2026-9227 · published 2026-05-28

Arbitrary file upload in GutenBee (2.20.1 and older)

Affected: 2.20.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.20.2 *
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 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 2.20.1 via the gutenbee_file_and_ext_json function. This is due to a flawed strpos() substring check that only verifies whether the filename contains the string '.json' rather than confirming the filename ends with a .json extension, allowing double-extension filenames like shell.json.php to bypass validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

NVD CVE-2026-9227 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)github.com Plugin source

medium 6.4 CVE-2025-8566 · published 2025-09-30

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in GutenBee (2.18.0 and older)

Affected: 2.18.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.18.1 *
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 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via parameters in the CountUp and Google Maps Blocks in all versions up to, and including, 2.18.0 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.

NVD CVE-2025-8566 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

Recent activity

2026-10-22 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.20.5).
2026-05-28 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2026-9227), fixed in 2.20.2.
2025-09-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-8566), fixed in 2.18.1.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Arbitrary file upload (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/gutenbee (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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