Plugins · sportspress · data as of 2026-11-04
Is SportsPress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.7.31
- Last updated
- 2026-07-12
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 5
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8
SportsPress is an extendable all-in-one sports data plugin that helps sports clubs set up and manage a league or club site quickly and easily. — by ThemeBoy
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.7.31). Anything older than 2.7.27 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 sportspress --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update sportspress updates it.
Check your version
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.
high 8.8 CVE-2025-15368 · published 2026-02-04
File inclusion in SportsPress (2.7.26 and older)
- Affected
- 2.7.26 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.7.27 *
- 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 SportsPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.26 via shortcodes 'template_name' attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where php file type can be uploaded and included.
NVD CVE-2025-15368Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.8 CVE-2024-3986 · published 2024-07-30
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SportsPress (older than 2.7.22)
- Affected
- older than 2.7.22
- Fixed in
- 2.7.22
- 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
The SportsPress WordPress plugin before 2.7.22 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
medium 6.3 CVE-2024-34824 · published 2024-06-11
Missing authorization check in SportsPress (2.7.20 and older)
- Affected
- 2.7.20 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.7.21
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeBoy SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager.This issue affects SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager: from n/a through 2.7.20.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-1178 · published 2024-03-05
Missing authorization check in SportsPress (2.7.17 and older)
- Affected
- 2.7.17 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.7.18 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the settings_save() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the permalink structure for the clubs
medium 6.1 CVE-2021-24578 · published 2021-12-21
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in SportsPress (older than 2.7.9)
- Affected
- older than 2.7.9
- Fixed in
- 2.7.9
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The SportsPress WordPress plugin before 2.7.9 does not sanitise and escape its match_day parameter before outputting back in the Events backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Recent activity
- 2026-07-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.7.31).
- 2026-02-04 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2025-15368), fixed in 2.7.27.
- 2024-07-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-3986), fixed in 2.7.22.
- 2024-06-11 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-34824), fixed in 2.7.21.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by ThemeBoy (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Missing authorization (2) · File inclusion (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/sportspress (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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