PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Sydney Toolbox safe?
Registers custom post types and custom fields for the Sydney theme
What this plugin does
- Slug:
sydney-toolbox - Author: Syed Balkhi
- 50000+ active installs
- 46/100 rating (15 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 2530030 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2016-03-18
custom fieldscustom post typessydney
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.36
- Last updated: 2024-12-17 4:12pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.7.7
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
5 known CVEs on file for Sydney Toolbox. Reported between 2024 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-4473 | Sydney Toolbox [sydney-toolbox] < 1.32 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.32 | 1.32 | 2024-05-13 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-4036 | Sydney Toolbox [sydney-toolbox] < 1.31 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.31 | 1.31 | 2024-05-01 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-3208 | Sydney Toolbox [sydney-toolbox] < 1.29 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.29 | 1.29 | 2024-04-05 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-2936 | Sydney Toolbox [sydney-toolbox] < 1.27 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.27 | 1.27 | 2024-03-28 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-1447 | Sydney Toolbox [sydney-toolbox] < 1.26 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.26 | 1.26 | 2024-02-14 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Sydney Toolbox updated — 1.36 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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