NextScripts · Security record
Is NextScripts safe?
2 known vulnerabilities affect the current version (4.4.8), and they have no fix yet.
Checked 6 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 4.4.8.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Aug 13, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 0
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.0.8
- Active installs
- 20K+
22 known vulnerabilities
- 3 high
- 8 medium
- 11 not rated
2 affect the current version. 2 have no fix yet.
Disclosed each year
- 20152
- 20191
- 20202
- 20213
- 20222
- 20231
- 20244
- 20264
Every known vulnerability in NextScripts
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2026-27379 · Feb 24, 2026 · Wordfence
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2024-37275 · Jun 27, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.8 · CVE-2026-16570 · Aug 19, 2026 · CVE
Fixed in 4.4.8 · CVE-2026-97227 · Aug 17, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.7 · CVE-2026-3228 · Mar 9, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.4 · CVE-2024-1446 · May 21, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.4 · CVE-2024-1762 · May 21, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.4 · CVE-2024-2088 · May 21, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.3 · CVE-2023-49183 · Nov 29, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.26 · Jul 4, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.26 · Jul 4, 2022 · Patchstack
Fixed in 4.3.25 · CVE-2021-25072 · Dec 29, 2021 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.25 · CVE-2021-24975 · Dec 28, 2021 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.25 · CVE-2021-38356 · Oct 28, 2021 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.18 · Sep 6, 2020 · Patchstack
- medium
Missing Authorization
Fixed in 4.3.18 · CVE-2020-36831 · Sep 5, 2020 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.2.8 · CVE-2019-9911 · Feb 5, 2019 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.4.18 · May 25, 2015 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.4.18 · May 25, 2015 · Patchstack
Fixed in 3.4.18 · WPScan
Fixed in 4.3.18 · WPScan
Fixed in 4.3.26 · WPScan
Questions about NextScripts’s security
Is NextScripts safe to use?
Yes: 2 known vulnerabilities affect version 4.4.8, according to WPVulnerability’s database. Until a fixed version is out, weigh the risk, or switch to an alternative.
Does NextScripts have known security vulnerabilities?
Yes: 2 known vulnerabilities affect version 4.4.8, according to WPVulnerability’s database.
Is NextScripts still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
Is NextScripts compatible with the latest WordPress?
It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.
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