Plugins · image-widget · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Image Widget safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.4.12
- Last updated
- 2026-04-20
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.7.11
A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site. — by Nexcess
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.4.12). Anything older than 4.4.12 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 image-widget --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update image-widget updates it.
Check your version
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 5.9 CVE-2026-42643 · published 2026-04-29
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Image Widget (4.4.11 and older)
- Affected
- 4.4.11 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.4.12
- 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 StellarWP Image Widget image-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image Widget: from n/a through <= 4.4.11.
medium 4.8 CVE-2024-10939 · published 2024-12-13
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Image Widget (older than 4.4.11)
- Affected
- older than 4.4.11
- Fixed in
- 4.4.11
- 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 CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Image Widget WordPress plugin before 4.4.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its Image Widget settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Recent activity
- 2026-04-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.4.12).
- 2026-04-29 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-42643), fixed in 4.4.12.
- 2024-12-13 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-10939), fixed in 4.4.11.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Nexcess (14 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/image-widget (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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