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Post Grid vulnerabilities
Post Grid has 19 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 24 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 19
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Latest version
- 2.3.24
- Last updated
- 19 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content injection CVE-2026-84151 | Low 3.5 | Before 7.9.5 | Fixed in 7.9.5 | 13 d ago |
| Remote code execution CVE-2024-11080 | Critical 9.8 | Not yet published | Check for an update | 5 Sep 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-9645 | Medium 5.4 | Before 2.2.93 | Fixed in 2.2.93 | 15 May 2025 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2024-13796 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.3.7 | Fixed in 2.3.7 | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Privilege escalation CVE-2024-9636 | Critical 9.8 | Not yet published | Check for an update | 15 Jan 2025 |
| SQL injection CVE-2021-4450 | High 8.8 | Up to 2.1.12 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.3.24) | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-3635 | Medium 4.8 | Before 7.5.0 | Fixed in 7.5.0 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Privilege escalation CVE-2024-8253 | High 8.8 | Before 2.2.91 | Fixed in 2.2.91 | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-7588 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.2.87 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.3.24) | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-6346 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.86 | Fixed in 2.2.86 | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4042 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.81 | Fixed in 2.2.81 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1988 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.81 | Fixed in 2.2.81 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Security weakness CVE-2024-0881 | Medium 5.4 | Before 2.2.76 | Fixed in 2.2.76 | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2023-7072 | High 7.5 | Before 2.2.69 | Fixed in 2.2.69 | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-0447 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.1.16 | Fixed in 2.1.16 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24986 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.1.16 | Fixed in 2.1.16 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24488 | Medium 6.1 | Before 2.1.8 | Fixed in 2.1.8 | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2020-35936 | High 7.5 | Before 1.22.16 | Fixed in 1.22.16 | 1 Jan 2021 |
| PHP object injection CVE-2020-35938 | High 7.5 | Before 1.22.16 | Fixed in 1.22.16 | 1 Jan 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-84151, 24 Sep 2026
- The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 7.9.5 does not limit an expansion of the WordPress allowed-HTML list to its own markup and applies it site-wide, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store iframe, style and input elements that are normally stripped from their content, leading to HTML injection (phishing frames, CSS defacement and spoofed input forms) that renders to any visitor and to administrators reviewing the content. CVE record
- CVE-2024-11080, 5 Sep 2026
- The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks - ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Hook Injection in versions 2.2.32 to 2.3.1 via several functions in the ~/includes/blocks/form-wrap/function.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute actions with hooks in WordPress, granted no other security controls are present in the function. CVE record
- CVE-2024-9645, 15 May 2025
- The Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2024-13796, 28 Feb 2025
- The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks - ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6 via the /wp-json/post-grid/v2/get_users REST API This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including including emails and other user data. CVE record
- CVE-2024-9636, 15 Jan 2025
- The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 2.2.85 to 2.3.3. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what user meta can be updated during profile registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register on the site as an administrator. CVE record
- CVE-2021-4450, 16 Oct 2024
- The Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via post metadata in versions up to, and including, 2.1.12 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions and above to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3635, 30 Sep 2024
- The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 7.5.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its Grid settings, which could allow high privilege users such as Editor and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2024-8253, 11 Sep 2024
- The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions 2.2.87 to 2.2.90. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what user meta values can be updated and ensuring a form is active. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta to become an administrator. CVE record
- CVE-2024-7588, 14 Aug 2024
- The Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder - ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Accordion block in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.87 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-2024-6346, 1 Aug 2024
- The Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder - ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the redirectURL parameter of the Date Countdown widget, in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.85 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-2024-4042, 7 Jun 2024
- The Post Grid, Form Maker, Popup Maker, WooCommerce Blocks, Post Blocks, Post Carousel - Combo Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'class' attribute of the menu-wrap-item block in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.80 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
- CVE-2024-1988, 7 Jun 2024
- The Post Grid, Form Maker, Popup Maker, WooCommerce Blocks, Post Blocks, Post Carousel - Combo Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag' attribute in blocks in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.80 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
- CVE-2024-0881, 11 Apr 2024
- The Post Grid, Form Maker, Popup Maker, WooCommerce Blocks, Post Blocks, Post Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.2.76 does not have proper authorization, resulting in password protected posts to be displayed in the result of some unauthenticated AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to read such posts CVE record
- CVE-2023-7072, 12 Mar 2024
- The Post Grid Combo - 36+ Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.68 via the 'get_posts' REST API Endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including full draft posts and password protected posts, as well as the password for password-protected posts. CVE record
- CVE-2022-0447, 11 Apr 2022
- The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.16 does not sanitise and escape the post_types parameter before outputting it back in the response of the post_grid_update_taxonomies_terms_by_posttypes AJAX action, available to any authenticated users, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
- CVE-2021-24986, 11 Apr 2022
- The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.16 does not escape the keyword parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in pages containing a Post Grid with a search form CVE record
- CVE-2021-24488, 2 Aug 2021
- The slider import search feature and tab parameter of the Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 settings are not properly sanitised before being output back in the pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues CVE record
- CVE-2020-35936, 1 Jan 2021
- Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Post Grid plugin before 2.0.73 for WordPress allow remote authenticated attackers to import layouts including JavaScript supplied via a remotely hosted crafted payload in the source parameter via AJAX. The action must be set to post_grid_import_xml_layouts. CVE record
- CVE-2020-35938, 1 Jan 2021
- PHP Object injection vulnerabilities in the Post Grid plugin before 2.0.73 for WordPress allow remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects due to insecure unserialization of data supplied in a remotely hosted crafted payload in the source parameter via AJAX. The action must be set to post_grid_import_xml_layouts. CVE record
What to do if you run Post Grid
If you run Post Grid, 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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