Plugins · virtue-toolkit · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.9.12.2
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Custom Portfolio and Shortcode functionality for free Virtue, Ascend, and Pinnacle WordPress themes — by Nexcess
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.9.12.2). Anything older than 4.9.12.2 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 virtue-toolkit --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update virtue-toolkit updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 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-2026-97266 · published 2026-09-30
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit (4.9.12.1 and older)
- Affected
- 4.9.12.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.9.12.2
- 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
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit <= 4.9.12.1 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-65473 · published 2026-07-23
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit (4.9.12 and older)
- Affected
- 4.9.12 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.9.12.1
- 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
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit <= 4.9.12 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.9.12.2).
- 2026-09-30 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-97266), fixed in 4.9.12.2.
- 2026-07-23 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-65473), fixed in 4.9.12.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Nexcess (14 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/virtue-toolkit (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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