Plugins · pagerank-tools · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Pagerank tools safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2025-10-30
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
What to do
- Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate pagerank-tools && wp plugin delete pagerank-tools
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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. 2 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 6.1 CVE-2025-12416 · published 2025-11-04
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Pagerank tools (1.1.5 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.5 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Pagerank Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the pr_save_settings() function and insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The injected scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the plugin's settings page.
medium 6.1 CVE-2024-5730 · published 2024-06-28
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Pagerank tools (1.1.5 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.5 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Pagerank tools WordPress plugin through 1.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Recent activity
- 2025-10-30 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
- 2025-11-04 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-12416), fix version not stated.
- 2024-06-28 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-5730), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/pagerank-tools (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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