Plugins · testimonial-free · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Real Testimonials safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.1.1
- Last updated
- 2026-11-03
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
A Customizable Testimonial plugin to Automate Collecting, Filtering, and Publishing Customer Reviews. Testimonial Slider, Grid & More to Grow Sales — by ShapedPlugin LLC
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.1.1). Anything older than 3.1.16 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 testimonial-free --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update testimonial-free 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.
high 7.2 CVE-2026-59521 · published 2026-07-13
PHP object injection in Real Testimonials (3.1.15 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.15 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.16
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ShapedPlugin LLC Real Testimonials testimonial-free allows Object Injection.This issue affects Real Testimonials: from n/a through <= 3.1.15.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-22269 · published 2025-04-15
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Real Testimonials (3.1.6 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.1.7
- 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 ShapedPlugin LLC Real Testimonials testimonial-free allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Real Testimonials: from n/a through <= 3.1.6.
medium 5.4 CVE-2022-4648 · published 2023-01-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Real Testimonials (older than 2.6.0)
- Affected
- older than 2.6.0
- Fixed in
- 2.6.0
- 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 NVD
Details from the advisory
The Real Testimonials WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.1.1).
- 2026-07-13 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2026-59521), fixed in 3.1.16.
- 2025-04-15 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-22269), fixed in 3.1.7.
- 2023-01-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2022-4648), fixed in 2.6.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by ShapedPlugin LLC (6 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · PHP object injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-free (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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