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Simple Blog Card vulnerabilities
Simple Blog Card has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 30 Aug 2023.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Latest version
- 2.38
- Last updated
- 16 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 30 Aug 2023
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-2023-4035 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.31 | Fixed in 1.31 | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Security weakness CVE-2023-4036 | Medium 4.3 | Before 1.32 | Fixed in 1.32 | 30 Aug 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-4035, 30 Aug 2023
- The Simple Blog Card WordPress plugin before 1.31 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2023-4036, 30 Aug 2023
- The Simple Blog Card WordPress plugin before 1.32 does not ensure that posts to be displayed via a shortcode are public, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to retrieve arbitrary post title and their content such as draft, private and password protected ones CVE record
What to do if you run Simple Blog Card
If you run Simple Blog Card, 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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