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Is Visual CSS Style Editor safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Visual CSS Style Editor WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer
Known vulnerabilities
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.5.4 [CVE-2021-24934, WordPress Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, Visual CSS Style Editor < 7.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting, Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via wyp_page_type parameter]
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.2.1 [CVE-2019-11886, YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Updates, Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update]
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.2.1 [WordPress YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated arbitrary Options update vulnerability]
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.5.9 [CVE-2022-33961, WordPress YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor Plugin <= 7.5.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.5.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting liveLink, YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor < 7.5.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS]
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.6.4 [CVE-2024-43963, WordPress YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor Plugin <= 7.6.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.6.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting]
+ 1 more known vulnerability
- Visual CSS Style Editor [yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer] < 7.6.5 [CVE-2024-47348, WordPress YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor Plugin <= 7.6.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.6.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
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