Is Theme Test Drive safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (2.9.1) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of Theme Test Drive as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep Theme Test Drive on the latest version (2.9.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Theme Test Drive are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): File inclusion (2.9.1 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Theme Test Drive?

2.9.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2017-11-28). It has 7,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Theme Test Drive is out of date?

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

Is Theme Test Drive safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.9.1
Last updated: 2017-11-28
Active installs: 7,000+
Known issues on record: 1
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 4.3.34

Safely test drive any theme as an administrator, while visitors use the default one. — by Vladimir Prelovac

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Theme Test Drive for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get theme-test-drive --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update theme-test-drive updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

1 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 8.1 affects latest 2.9.1 CVE-2026-32464 · published 2026-08-18

File inclusion in Theme Test Drive (2.9.1 and older)

Affected: 2.9.1 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Theme Test Drive <= 2.9.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-32464 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2017-11-28 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.9.1).
2026-08-18 — File inclusion disclosed (CVE-2026-32464), no fix listed yet.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: File inclusion (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/theme-test-drive (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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