Plugins · printfriendly · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 5.5.13
- Last updated
- 2026-09-11
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
The #1 Print, PDF, Email button. Stylish, full featured, customizable. Add custom header, footer, and more. — by Print & PDF by PrintFriendly
What to do
- Update to the latest version (5.5.13). Anything older than 5.5.11 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 printfriendly --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update printfriendly 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 4.4 CVE-2026-9738 · published 2026-07-11
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly (5.5.10 and older)
- Affected
- 5.5.10 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.5.11 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content_position_css' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2026-9738Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-25032 · published 2023-10-25
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly (5.5.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.5.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.5.2
- 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 NVD
Details from the advisory
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly plugin <= 5.5.1 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-11 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.5.13).
- 2026-07-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-9738), fixed in 5.5.11.
- 2023-10-25 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-25032), fixed in 5.5.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/printfriendly (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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