PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Variation Swatches for WooCommerce safe?
Turn dropdowns into color, image, and button swatches for WooCommerce Variable Products. No coding needed.
What this plugin does
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woo-variation-swatches - Author: Emran Ahmed
- 300000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (926 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 9783610 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2017-12-20
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.3.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-20 4:10pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.3
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Variation Swatches for WooCommerce. Reported between 2019 and 2019.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-14774 | Variation Swatches for WooCommerce [woo-variation-swatches] < 1.0.62 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 1.0.62 | 1.0.62 | 2019-08-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Variation Swatches for WooCommerce updated — 2.3.0 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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