Plugins · wp-reviews-plugin-for-google · data as of 2026-11-01
Is Widgets for Google Reviews safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 14.3
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
- Active installs
- 1+ million
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2+
Google Reviews Widget for WordPress. Display Google reviews in 1 minute with 45 professional layouts. Build trust, boost SEO, and increase sales. — by Trustindex
What to do
- Update to the latest version (14.3). Anything older than 13.3.2 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 wp-reviews-plugin-for-google --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-reviews-plugin-for-google updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
6 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 4.4 CVE-2026-11591 · published 2026-07-11
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Widgets for Google Reviews (13.3 and older)
- Affected
- 13.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 13.3.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 13.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
NVD CVE-2026-11591Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-9436 · published 2025-12-11
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Widgets for Google Reviews (13.2.1 and older)
- Affected
- 13.2.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 13.2.9 *
- 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 Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `trustindex` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 13.2.1 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.
high 7.2 CVE-2025-12510 · published 2025-12-06
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Widgets for Google Reviews (13.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 13.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 13.2.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 13.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on Google Reviews data imported by the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the admin panel (and potentially on the frontend) whenever a user accesses imported reviews, granted they can add a malicious review to a Google Place that is connected to the vulnerable site.
NVD CVE-2025-12510Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 8.0 CVE-2023-48275 · published 2024-03-26
Arbitrary file upload in Widgets for Google Reviews (11.0.2 and older)
- Affected
- 11.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 11.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Trustindex.Io Widgets for Google Reviews.This issue affects Widgets for Google Reviews: from n/a through 11.0.2.
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-3254 · published 2023-10-18
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Widgets for Google Reviews (10.9 and older)
- Affected
- 10.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 10.9.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; 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 Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 10.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation within setup_no_reg_header.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset plugin settings and remove reviews via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
medium 5.4 CVE-2022-4470 · published 2023-01-30
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Widgets for Google Reviews (older than 9.8)
- Affected
- older than 9.8
- Fixed in
- 9.8
- 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 Widgets for Google Reviews WordPress plugin before 9.8 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
- 2026-10-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (14.3).
- 2026-07-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-11591), fixed in 13.3.2.
- 2025-12-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-9436), fixed in 13.2.9.
- 2025-12-06 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-12510), fixed in 13.2.9.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-reviews-plugin-for-google (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. 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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