Plugins · related-posts-thumbnails · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Related Posts Thumbnails safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.0.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Related Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post. — by marynixie
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.0.0). Anything older than 4.3.3 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 related-posts-thumbnails --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update related-posts-thumbnails 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-2026-24596 · published 2026-01-23
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Related Posts Thumbnails (4.3.2 and older)
- Affected
- 4.3.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.3.3
- 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in marynixie Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress related-posts-thumbnails allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Related Posts Thumbnails Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 4.3.2.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-19 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.0.0).
- 2026-01-23 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-24596), fixed in 4.3.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-thumbnails (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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