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Insert Pages vulnerabilities
Insert Pages has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 2 Jul 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Latest version
- 3.11.5
- Last updated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Most recent
- 2 Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-10089 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 3.11.4 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.11.5) | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4483 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.7.5 | Fixed in 3.7.5 | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24850 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.7.0 | Fixed in 3.7.0 | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Broken access control CVE-2021-24851 | Medium 4.3 | Before 3.7.0 | Fixed in 3.7.0 | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Path traversal CVE-2017-18586 | Critical 9.1 | Before 3.2.4 | Fixed in 3.2.4 | 22 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-10089, 2 Jul 2026
- The Insert Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post custom field keys (meta key names) in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.4. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the the_meta() function: while the custom field VALUE is sanitized with wp_kses_post(), the custom field KEY ($key) is interpolated into the rendered HTML (lines 1786-1791) and echoed (line 1806) without any escaping when an inserted page is rendered with the [insert page='ID' display='all'] shortcode. 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. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4483, 16 Jan 2023
- The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24850, 17 Nov 2021
- The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 adds a shortcode that prints out other pages' content and custom fields. It can be used by users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks by storing the payload/s in another post's custom fields. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24851, 17 Nov 2021
- The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access content and metadata from arbitrary posts/pages regardless of their author and status (ie private), using a shortcode. Password protected posts/pages are not affected by such issue. CVE record
- CVE-2017-18586, 22 Aug 2019
- The insert-pages plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress has directory traversal via custom template paths. CVE record
What to do if you run Insert Pages
If you run Insert Pages, 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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