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Content Views vulnerabilities
Content Views has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 4 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Latest version
- 4.5.1.2
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 4 Sep 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2026-17517 | Medium 5.3 | Before 4.5.1.2 | Fixed in 4.5.1.2 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| SQL injection CVE-2026-15361 | High 8.1 | Before 4.5 | Fixed in 4.5 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-8722 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 4.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.1.2) | 6 Sep 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4446 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 3.7.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.1.2) | 14 May 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-17517, 4 Sep 2026
- The Content Views WordPress plugin before 4.5.1.2 does not check whether the user requesting a view is allowed to read the posts it returns, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain the title and content of non-public posts, such as draft, pending, private and scheduled posts, when a view has been configured to include them. CVE record
- CVE-2026-15361, 7 Aug 2026
- The Content Views WordPress plugin before 4.5 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not properly sanitise attacker-supplied data before using it in a SQL query, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to perform SQL injection attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2025-8722, 6 Sep 2025
- The Content Views plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Grid and List widgets in all versions up to, and including, 4.1 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4446, 14 May 2024
- The Content Views - Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts, & More (Gutenberg Blocks and Shortcode) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘pagingType’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. CVE record
What to do if you run Content Views
If you run Content Views, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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