Is Zotpress safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (7.4.5). As of 2026-11-04. 9 issues are on record for older versions; version 7.4.5 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Zotpress on the latest version (7.4.5) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Zotpress are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (7.4.4 and older, fixed in 7.4.5); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (7.3.15 and older, fixed in 7.4); Missing authorization check (7.3.12 and older, fixed in 7.3.13); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (7.3.10 and older, fixed in 7.3.11); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (7.3.9 and older, fixed in 7.3.10); SQL injection (7.3.7 and older, fixed in 7.3.8). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Zotpress?

7.4.5, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-25). It has 2,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Zotpress is out of date?

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

Is Zotpress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 7.4.5
Last updated: 2026-10-25
Active installs: 2,000+
Known issues on record: 9
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4

Zotpress displays your Zotero citations on WordPress. — by Katie

What to do

Update to the latest version (7.4.5). Anything older than 7.4.5 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 zotpress --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update zotpress updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

9 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-2026-27420 · published 2026-10-08

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.4.4 and older)

Affected: 7.4.4 and older
Fixed in: 7.4.5 *
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Katie Seaborn Zotpress zotpress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Zotpress: from n/a through 7.4.4.

NVD CVE-2026-27420 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2025-4666 · published 2025-06-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.15 and older)

Affected: 7.3.15 and older
Fixed in: 7.4 *
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 Zotpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘nickname’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-4666 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-7429 · published 2024-11-05

Missing authorization check in Zotpress (7.3.12 and older)

Affected: 7.3.12 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.13 *
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 Zotpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Zotpress_process_accounts_AJAX function in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

NVD CVE-2024-7429 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-47621 · published 2024-10-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.10 and older)

Affected: 7.3.10 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.11
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Katie Zotpress zotpress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Zotpress: from n/a through <= 7.3.10.

NVD CVE-2024-47621 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-34569 · published 2024-05-08

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.9 and older)

Affected: 7.3.9 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.10
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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Katie Zotpress zotpress.This issue affects Zotpress: from n/a through <= 7.3.9.

NVD CVE-2024-34569 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-30488 · published 2024-03-29

SQL injection in Zotpress (7.3.7 and older)

Affected: 7.3.7 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Katie Zotpress zotpress.This issue affects Zotpress: from n/a through <= 7.3.7.

NVD CVE-2024-30488 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-46313 · published 2023-10-31

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.4 and older)

Affected: 7.3.4 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.5
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Katie Seaborn Zotpress plugin <= 7.3.4 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-46313 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-32961 · published 2023-06-12

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.3 and older)

Affected: 7.3.3 and older
Fixed in: 7.3.4
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

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Katie Seaborn Zotpress plugin <= 7.3.3 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-32961 Patchstack advisory lourcode.kr

critical 9.8 CVE-2016-1000217 · published 2016-10-06

SQL injection in Zotpress (6.1.2 and older)

Affected: 6.1.2 and older
Fixed in: 6.1.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Zotpress plugin for WordPress SQLi in zp_get_account()

NVD CVE-2016-1000217 wordpress.org securityfocus.com

Recent activity

2026-10-25 — latest release on wordpress.org (7.4.5).
2026-10-08 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-27420), fixed in 7.4.5.
2025-06-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-4666), fixed in 7.4.
2024-11-05 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-7429), fixed in 7.3.13.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6) · SQL injection (2) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/zotpress (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 Zotpress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (7.4.5)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.4.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.15 and older)

Missing authorization check in Zotpress (7.3.12 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.10 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.9 and older)

SQL injection in Zotpress (7.3.7 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.4 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zotpress (7.3.3 and older)

SQL injection in Zotpress (6.1.2 and older)

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