Plugins · stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Stars Testimonials safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.3.5
- Last updated
- 2026-08-13
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Testimonials & reviews WordPress plugin for your website. Display responsive website testimonials and customer reviews with ease ⭐ — by Premio
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.3.5). Anything older than 3.3.5 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 stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
3 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 6.5 CVE-2025-67912 · published 2025-12-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Stars Testimonials (3.3.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.3.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.3.5
- 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 Premio Stars Testimonials stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Stars Testimonials: from n/a through <= 3.3.4.
high 8.8 CVE-2024-11429 · published 2024-12-05
File inclusion in Stars Testimonials (3.3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.3.4 *
- 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 Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews – Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 via the 'stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP 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 files can be uploaded and included.
medium 6.4 CVE-2024-8989 · published 2024-10-01
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Stars Testimonials (3.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.3.2 *
- 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 Free Responsive Testimonials, Social Proof Reviews, and Customer Reviews – Stars Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's stars_testimonials shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1 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-2024-8989Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orgPlugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-08-13 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.3.5).
- 2025-12-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-67912), fixed in 3.3.5.
- 2024-12-05 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2024-11429), fixed in 3.3.4.
- 2024-10-01 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-8989), fixed in 3.3.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
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- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Premio (5 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · File inclusion (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid (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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