Plugins · live-css-preview · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Live CSS Preview safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.2.3
- Last updated
- 2026-04-06
- Active installs
- 300+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11 · PHP 7.4+
Live front-end and Customizer CSS editing powered by native WordPress Additional CSS storage. — by Dojo Digital
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.2.3). Anything older than 2.1.5 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 live-css-preview --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update live-css-preview updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 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 4.3 CVE-2025-12354 · published 2025-12-05
Missing authorization check in Live CSS Preview (2.1.4 and older)
- Affected
- 2.1.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.1.5 *
- 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 Live CSS Preview plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_frontend_save' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's css setting.
NVD CVE-2025-12354Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.org
Recent activity
- 2026-04-06 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.2.3).
- 2025-12-05 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-12354), fixed in 2.1.5.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/live-css-preview (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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