Buckets
Buckets has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Buckets has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.
All of these findings were reported by Muhammad Yudha - DJ. Buckets is installed on roughly 400 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.8.30.
CVE-2025-57996Buckets <= 0.3.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Buckets
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matthewordie
This plugin is designed as a widgets alternative. However it’s uses can be expanded beyond that. It works ok on it’s own, but really flys when paired with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. I was tired of my widgets not migrating properly. On top of not having full control over simple things. So I built this. Now you can make a reusable piece of content. Place it right in the middle of another content area. Or even inside another bucket. Additionally you can use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to create your own sidebars and add new fields to really customize your Buckets. You can even create a fully modular site using sidebar areas and just throwing buckets in everywhere! This plugin is made for developers who like to make their client’s lives easier (and in turn, their own). Documentation is available on google docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fDhqmtKWTy-0oxTP8GUg7wdhv-VULNoBFkJbLvKNdzo/edit?usp=sharing Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or feedback! You can view the documentation here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fDhqmtKWTy-0oxTP8GUg7wdhv-VULNoBFkJbLvKNdzo/edit?usp=sharing
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