Is wpDataTables safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (6.6.1.1). As of 2026-11-04. 14 issues are on record for older versions; version 7.5.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep wpDataTables on the latest version (6.6.1.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of wpDataTables are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6.5.1.4 and older, fixed in 6.5.1.5); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (7.5.1 and older, fixed in 7.5.2); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6.5.1.1 and older, fixed in 6.5.1.2); SQL injection (7.4 and older, fixed in 7.4.1); SQL injection (7.3.6 and older, fixed in 7.4); File inclusion (6.5.0.1 and older, fixed in 6.5.0.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of wpDataTables?

6.6.1.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-14). It has 60,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my wpDataTables is out of date?

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

Is wpDataTables safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 6.6.1.1
Last updated: 2026-10-14
Active installs: 60,000+
Known issues on record: 14
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

The best WordPress table plugin. Create responsive, and searchable tables and charts from Excel (.xlsx, .xls or .ods), CSV, XML, JSON, and PHP. — by Melograno Venture Studio

What to do

Update to the latest version (6.6.1.1). Anything older than 7.5.2 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 wpdatatables --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wpdatatables updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

14 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. 3 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.

high 7.1 CVE-2026-66597 · published 2026-08-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (6.5.1.4 and older)

Affected: 6.5.1.4 and older
Fixed in: 6.5.1.5
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables <= 6.5.1.4 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-66597 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-65509 · published 2026-08-06

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (7.5.1 and older)

Affected: 7.5.1 and older
Fixed in: 7.5.2
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 Patchstack

Note: the source's version range goes past the newest wpDataTables release on wordpress.org (6.6.1.1), so it probably describes a paid edition with its own version numbers, or contains a typo. We do not use it to judge your version.

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables <= 7.5.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-65509 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-57672 · published 2026-07-02

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (6.5.1.1 and older)

Affected: 6.5.1.1 and older
Fixed in: 6.5.1.2
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables <= 6.5.1.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-57672 Patchstack advisory

critical 9.3 CVE-2026-54825 · published 2026-06-26

SQL injection in wpDataTables (7.4 and older)

Affected: 7.4 and older
Fixed in: 7.4.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in wpDataTables <= 7.4 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-54825 Patchstack advisory

critical 9.3 CVE-2026-49080 · published 2026-06-17

SQL injection in wpDataTables (7.3.6 and older)

Affected: 7.3.6 and older
Fixed in: 7.4
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in wpDataTables <= 7.3.6 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-49080 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2026-28039 · published 2026-03-05

File inclusion in wpDataTables (6.5.0.1 and older)

Affected: 6.5.0.1 and older
Fixed in: 6.5.0.2
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 Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in TMS wpDataTables wpdatatables allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects wpDataTables: from n/a through 6.5.0.1.

NVD CVE-2026-28039 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.7 CVE-2024-4895 · published 2024-05-23

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (3.4.2.12 and older)

Affected: 3.4.2.12 and older
Fixed in: 3.4.2.40 *
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 Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the CSV import functionality in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-4895 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-0591 · published 2024-03-13

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (3.4.2.4 and older)

Affected: 3.4.2.4 and older
Fixed in: 3.4.2.40 *
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 Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'A' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-0591 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)plugins.svn.wordpress.org plugins.svn.wordpress.org

high 7.2 CVE-2023-4314 · published 2023-09-11

Remote code execution in wpDataTables (older than 2.1.66)

Affected: older than 2.1.66
Fixed in: 2.1.66
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wpDataTables WordPress plugin before 2.1.66 does not validate the "Serialized PHP array" input data before deserializing the data. This allows admins to deserialize arbitrary data which may lead to remote code execution if a suitable gadget chain is present on the server. This is impactful in environments where admin users should not be allowed to execute arbitrary code, such as multisite.

NVD CVE-2023-4314 WPScan advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-23876 · published 2023-05-03

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.49 and older)

Affected: 2.1.49 and older
Fixed in: 2.1.50
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 TMS-Plugins wpDataTables plugin <= 2.1.49 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-23876 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.8 CVE-2022-29432 · published 2022-05-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.27 and older)

Affected: 2.1.27 and older
Fixed in: 3.4.2.40 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; 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

Multiple Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TMS-Plugins wpDataTables plugin <= 2.1.27 on WordPress via &data-link-text, &data-link-url, &data, &data-shortcode, &data-star-num vulnerable parameters.

NVD CVE-2022-29432 Patchstack advisory wordpress.org

medium 4.8 CVE-2022-25618 · published 2022-04-04

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.27 and older)

Affected: 2.1.27 and older
Fixed in: 3.4.2.40 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; 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 (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpDataTables (WordPress plugin) versions <= 2.1.27

NVD CVE-2022-25618 Patchstack advisory wordpress.org

critical 9.8 CVE-2021-26754 · published 2021-02-08

SQL injection in wpDataTables (older than 3.4.1)

Affected: older than 3.4.1
Fixed in: 3.4.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

wpDataTables before 3.4.1 mishandles order direction for server-side tables, aka admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable order[0][dir] SQL injection.

NVD CVE-2021-26754 wordpress.org n4nj0.github.io wpdatatables.com

medium 6.1 CVE-2019-6011 · published 2019-12-26

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.0.11 and older)

Affected: 2.0.11 and older
Fixed in: 3.4.2.40 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: advisory text · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpDataTables Lite Version 2.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

NVD CVE-2019-6011 wordpress.org jvn.jp

Recent activity

2026-10-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.6.1.1).
2026-08-20 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-66597), fixed in 6.5.1.5.
2026-08-06 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-65509), fixed in 7.5.2.
2026-07-02 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-57672), fixed in 6.5.1.2.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (9) · SQL injection (3) · File inclusion (1) · Remote code execution (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wpdatatables (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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Is wpDataTables safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (6.6.1.1)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (6.5.1.4 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (7.5.1 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (6.5.1.1 and older)

SQL injection in wpDataTables (7.4 and older)

SQL injection in wpDataTables (7.3.6 and older)

File inclusion in wpDataTables (6.5.0.1 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (3.4.2.12 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (3.4.2.4 and older)

Remote code execution in wpDataTables (older than 2.1.66)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.49 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.27 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.1.27 and older)

SQL injection in wpDataTables (older than 3.4.1)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in wpDataTables (2.0.11 and older)

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