Is Simple Yearly Archive safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.2.8). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.2.5 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Simple Yearly Archive on the latest version (2.2.8) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Simple Yearly Archive are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.2.4 and older, fixed in 2.2.5); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.1.8 and older, fixed in 2.1.9). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Simple Yearly Archive?

2.2.8, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-11-03). It has 6,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Simple Yearly Archive is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update simple-yearly-archive). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · simple-yearly-archive · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Simple Yearly Archive safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.2.8
Last updated: 2026-11-03
Active installs: 6,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Simple Yearly Archive is a rather neat and simple Wordpress plugin that allows you to display your archives in a year-based list. — by wpseek

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.2.8). Anything older than 2.2.5 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 simple-yearly-archive --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update simple-yearly-archive updates it.

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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.

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-7441 · published 2026-08-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Simple Yearly Archive (2.2.4 and older)

Affected: 2.2.4 and older
Fixed in: 2.2.5 *
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 Simple Yearly Archive plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `posttype` attribute of the `SimpleYearlyArchive` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-7441 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 4.8 CVE-2023-25484 · published 2023-04-25

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Simple Yearly Archive (2.1.8 and older)

Affected: 2.1.8 and older
Fixed in: 2.1.9
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 Oliver Schlöbe Simple Yearly Archive plugin <= 2.1.8 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-25484 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.2.8).
2026-08-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-7441), fixed in 2.2.5.
2023-04-25 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-25484), fixed in 2.1.9.

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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/simple-yearly-archive (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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