Web Stories · Security record
Is Web Stories safe?
No known vulnerability affects the current version (1.42.0). 3 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Dec 11, 2024.
Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 1.42.0.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- May 15, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 0
- Tested up to
- WordPress 6.8.12 (current: 7.1)
- Support resolved
- 1 of 1 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 60K+
3 known vulnerabilities
- 1 high
- 2 medium
None affects the current version.
Disclosed each year
- 20221
- 20231
- 20241
Every known vulnerability in Web Stories
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Fixed in 1.38.0 · CVE-2024-54317 · Dec 11, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.32.0 · CVE-2023-1979 · May 8, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.25.0 · CVE-2022-3708 · Oct 26, 2022 · Wordfence
Questions about Web Stories’s security
Is Web Stories safe to use?
No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Web Stories updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.
Does Web Stories have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 3 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Web Stories up to date.
Is Web Stories still maintained?
Its last release was 1 year ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is Web Stories compatible with the latest WordPress?
Web Stories’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
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