PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager safe?
Add Meta & Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (GA4) and any header script to your site. Everything you need to track users, ads, events & conversions.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
facebook-conversion-pixel - Author: fatcatapps
- 40000+ active installs
- 80/100 rating (41 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 1377147 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2014-06-12
CAPIConversions APIcustom audiencesFacebook PixelMeta Pixel
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.4.0
- Last updated: 2026-08-16 2:40am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
Known vulnerabilities
3 known CVEs on file for Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager. Reported between 2021 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-8544 | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 3.0.6 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 3.0.6 | 3.0.6 | 2024-09-23 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 2.6.4 | — | Unknown | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | 2023-11-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 2.6.4 | — | Unknown | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | 2021-11-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2021-24922 | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 2.6.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Critical 9.0 | < 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | 2021-11-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2021-24972 | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 2.6.3 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 4.8 | < 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | 2021-11-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager [facebook-conversion-pixel] < 2.6.4 | — | Unknown | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Pixel Cat Lite < 2.6.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | — | Unknown | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager updated — 3.4.0 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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