Is SKT Skill Bar safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.1). As of 2026-11-04. 5 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.6 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep SKT Skill Bar on the latest version (3.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of SKT Skill Bar are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.6 and older); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.5 and older, fixed in 2.6); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.4 and older, fixed in 2.5); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.3 and older, fixed in 2.4); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.0 and older, fixed in 2.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of SKT Skill Bar?

3.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-06-29). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my SKT Skill Bar is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update skt-skill-bar). 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 · skt-skill-bar · data as of 2026-11-04

Is SKT Skill Bar safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 3.1
Last updated: 2026-06-29
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 5
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.0.8 · PHP 7.4+

Showcase skillsets that you are good at anywhere on your website using this plugin. — by Sonal S Sinha

What to do

Update to the latest version (3.1). Anything older than 2.6 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 skt-skill-bar --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update skt-skill-bar updates it.

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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 6.4 CVE-2026-6972 · published 2026-08-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.6 and older)

Affected: 2.6 and older
Fixed in: unknown
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 SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `chart_size` attribute of the `skillwrapper` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the `chart_size` attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline `<style>` block. 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-2026-6972 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-66090 · published 2025-11-21

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.5 and older)

Affected: 2.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.6
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sonalsinha21 SKT Skill Bar skt-skill-bar allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects SKT Skill Bar: from n/a through <= 2.5.

NVD CVE-2025-66090 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-47482 · published 2025-05-07

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.4 and older)

Affected: 2.4 and older
Fixed in: 2.5
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sonalsinha21 SKT Skill Bar skt-skill-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SKT Skill Bar: from n/a through <= 2.4.

NVD CVE-2025-47482 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-26880 · published 2025-04-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.3 and older)

Affected: 2.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.4
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

NVD CVE-2025-26880 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-38698 · published 2024-07-20

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.0 and older)

Affected: 2.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.1
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SKT Themes SKT Skill Bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SKT Skill Bar: from n/a through 2.0.

NVD CVE-2024-38698 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-06-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.1).
2026-08-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-6972), fix version not stated.
2025-11-21 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-66090), fixed in 2.6.
2025-05-07 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-47482), fixed in 2.5.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/skt-skill-bar (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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Is SKT Skill Bar safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.1)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.6 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.5 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.3 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SKT Skill Bar (2.0 and older)

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