Plugins · wordpress-popular-posts · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WP Popular Posts safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 7.4.4
- Last updated
- 2026-11-02
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Known issues on record
- 7
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
A highly customizable, easy-to-use popular posts plugin! — by Hector Cabrera
What to do
- Update to the latest version (7.4.4). Anything older than 7.4.3 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 wordpress-popular-posts --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wordpress-popular-posts updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
7 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 5.3 CVE-2026-92548 · published 2026-10-01
Information disclosure in WP Popular Posts (7.4.2 and older)
- Affected
- 7.4.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 7.4.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WP Popular Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 via the 'context' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive edit-context fields — including raw title, raw content body, password, meta, status, and guid — from non-public post objects such as wp_block synced patterns that WordPress core itself refuses to expose to unauthenticated callers. This is possible because the plugin's REST route is registered with a permission_callback of __return_true and passes the caller-supplied context parameter (e.g., context=edit) directly to WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_item_for_response() without invoking get_item_permissions_check() or check_read_permission(), while the underlying query accepts an arbitrary post_type value without enforcing public or show_in_rest visibility flags.
NVD CVE-2026-92548Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 7.3 CVE-2024-11733 · published 2025-01-03
Remote code execution in WP Popular Posts (7.1.0 and older)
- Affected
- 7.1.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 7.2.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The The WordPress Popular Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
medium 5.4 CVE-2023-45607 · published 2023-10-18
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Popular Posts (6.3.2 and older)
- Affected
- 6.3.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.3.3
- 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
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts plugin <= 6.3.2 versions.
high 7.5 CVE-2022-43468 · published 2022-12-07
Security issue in WP Popular Posts (6.0.5 and older)
- Affected
- 6.0.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.1.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.
high 8.8 CVE-2021-42362 · published 2021-11-17
Arbitrary file upload in WP Popular Posts (0.0 to 5.3.2)
- Affected
- 0.0 to 5.3.2
- Fixed in
- 5.3.3 *
- 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 WordPress Popular Posts WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient input file type validation found in the ~/src/Image.php file which makes it possible for attackers with contributor level access and above to upload malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions up to and including 5.3.2.
NVD CVE-2021-42362WPScan advisoryCode change (fix)packetstormsecurity.comblog.nintechnet.comgithub.comWordfence advisory
medium 5.4 CVE-2021-36872 · published 2021-09-23
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Popular Posts (5.3.3 to 5.3.3)
- Affected
- 5.3.3 to 5.3.3
- Fixed in
- 5.3.4 *
- 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
Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts plugin (versions <= 5.3.3). Vulnerable at &widget-wpp[2][post_type].
medium 5.4 CVE-2021-20746 · published 2021-06-28
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Popular Posts (5.3.2 and older)
- Affected
- 5.3.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.3.3 *
- 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
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.
NVD CVE-2021-20746wordpress.orgcabrerahector.comcabrerahector.comjvn.jp
Recent activity
- 2026-11-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (7.4.4).
- 2026-10-01 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2026-92548), fixed in 7.4.3.
- 2025-01-03 — Remote code execution disclosed (CVE-2024-11733), fixed in 7.2.0.
- 2023-10-18 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-45607), fixed in 6.3.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Sensitive data exposure (1) · Remote code execution (1) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts (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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