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CM Tooltip Glossary vulnerabilities
CM Tooltip Glossary has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 15 May 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 7,000+
- Latest version
- 4.5.6
- Last updated
- 16 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 15 May 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-5026 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.3.4 | Fixed in 4.3.4 | 15 May 2025 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2024-4086 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 4.2.11 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.6) | 2 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24678 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.9.21 | Fixed in 3.9.21 | 4 Oct 2021 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2016-1000132 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 3.2.8 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.6) | 10 Oct 2016 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-5026, 15 May 2025
- The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 4.3.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) CVE record
- CVE-2024-4086, 2 May 2024
- The CM Tooltip Glossary - Powerful Glossary Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.11. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings or reset them via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24678, 4 Oct 2021
- The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2016-1000132, 10 Oct 2016
- Reflected XSS in wordpress plugin enhanced-tooltipglossary v3.2.8 CVE record
What to do if you run CM Tooltip Glossary
If you run CM Tooltip Glossary, 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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