WP RSS Aggregator: known security problems
13 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 13 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 5.0.12 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.0.11
- Fixed in
- 5.0.12
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 5.0.12 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-2433
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging <= 5.0.11 - Unauthenticated DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via postMessage
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.0.10)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.0.10
- Fixed in
- 5.0.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 5.0.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-1216
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator <= 5.0.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'template' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.0.10
- Fixed in
- 5.0.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 5.0.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-14745
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging <= 5.0.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wp-rss-aggregator Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.0.10) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.0.10
- Fixed in
- 5.0.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 5.0.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-14375
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging <= 5.0.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via className
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.23.12
- Fixed in
- 4.23.13
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.23.13 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-9583
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging <= 4.23.12 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.23.11
- Fixed in
- 4.23.12
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.23.12 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-6621
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.23.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Feed State Update
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.23.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.23.8
- Fixed in
- 4.23.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.23.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4860
- Report title
- RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging <= 4.23.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 4.23.5 up to and including 4.23.5
- Fixed in
- 4.23.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.23.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-0628
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.23.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery via RSS Feed Source
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.23.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.23.4
- Fixed in
- 4.23.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.23.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-0630
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.23.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Source
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.19.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.19.3
- Fixed in
- 4.20
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.20 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-0189
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.19.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 4.19.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 4.19.3
- Fixed in
- 4.19.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.19.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24988
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.19.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.19.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.19.1
- Fixed in
- 4.19.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.19.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24768
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.19.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.6.3
- Fixed in
- 4.6.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP RSS Aggregator to version 4.6.4 or newer.
- Report title
- WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More <= 4.6.3 - Authorization Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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