PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Yet Another Related Posts Plugin safe?
The best WordPress plugin for displaying related posts. Simple and flexible, with a powerful proven algorithm and inbuilt caching.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
yet-another-related-posts-plugin - Author: YARPP
- 100000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (1162 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 7988982 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2008-01-02
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 5.30.11
- Last updated: 2024-11-11 6:16pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.7.7
- Requires PHP: 5.3+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
7 known CVEs on file for Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Reported between 2015 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43919 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.11 (closed) | Missing Authorization | Critical 9.8 | < 5.30.11 | 5.30.11 | 2024-08-26 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-6495 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.10 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 4.8 | < 5.30.10 | 5.30.10 | 2024-06-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-0602 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.10 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 4.0 | < 5.30.10 | 5.30.10 | 2024-02-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-2433 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.4 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 5.30.4 | 5.30.4 | 2023-07-17 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-0579 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.3 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | High 8.8 | < 5.30.3 | 5.30.3 | 2023-04-25 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-45374 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.5 (closed) | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | High 7.7 | < 5.30.5 | 5.30.5 | 2023-04-18 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-4471 | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 5.30.3 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 5.30.3 | 5.30.3 | 2023-01-19 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 4.2.5 (closed) | — | Unknown | < 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | 2015-05-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
+ 3 more known vulnerabilities
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 4.2.5 (closed) | — | Unknown | < 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | 2015-05-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin [yet-another-related-posts-plugin] < 4.2.5 (closed) | — | Unknown | < 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 4.2.4 - CSRF / XSS / RCE | — | Unknown | < 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Yet Another Related Posts Plugin updated — 5.30.11 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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