Plugins · organize-series · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.1.5
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Known issues on record
- 5
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.2.0+
Organize posts into issues or a series. Ideal for magazines, newspapers, teachers, comic artists, and anyone writing multi-part articles. — by PublishPress
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.1.5). Anything older than 3.1.4 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 organize-series --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update organize-series updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
5 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 5.4 CVE-2026-39444 · published 2026-10-02
Missing authorization check in Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… (3.1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Series organize-series allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PublishPress Series: from n/a through 3.1.3.
medium 5.4 CVE-2026-74005 · published 2026-09-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… (3.1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; 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
Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in PublishPress Series <= 3.1.3 versions.
high 7.6 CVE-2026-66630 · published 2026-09-17
SQL injection in Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… (3.1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Administrator SQL Injection in PublishPress Series <= 3.1.3 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-66617 · published 2026-09-17
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… (3.1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.4
- 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 PublishPress Series <= 3.1.3 versions.
medium 5.9 CVE-2026-27365 · published 2026-08-18
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, P… (2.17.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.17.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.17.1
- 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 PublishPress PublishPress Series allows Stored XSS. This issue affects PublishPress Series: from n/a through 2.17.0.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-26 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.1.5).
- 2026-10-02 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-39444), fixed in 3.1.4.
- 2026-09-17 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-74005), fixed in 3.1.4.
- 2026-09-17 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-66630), fixed in 3.1.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by PublishPress (7 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/organize-series (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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