Bug Library

Bug Library has 4 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2021 and 2025; all 4 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.7, and the most serious one scores 9.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 1 critical and 0 high. 2024 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include SQL Injection, Unrestricted Upload Of File With Dangerous Type.

Every one of the 4 issues recorded for Bug Library has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

3 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (2) reported by Bob Matyas. Bug Library is installed on roughly 100 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.7/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

4

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 9.8CVE-2024-5450

Bug Library <= 2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

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Vulnerability Records

4 records
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Latestv2.1.6
4.7(6)
94/100
Last Updated
2025-01-20 (2y ago)
Active Installs
100+
Downloads
15,470
Requires WP
3.0+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 6.5.10
Created
2011-01-25 (16y ago)

This plugin provides an easy way to incorporate a bug/enhancement tracking system to a WordPress site. By adding a shortcode to a page, users will be able to display a bug list and allow visitors to submit new bugs / enhancements. The plugin will also provide search and sorting capabilities. A captcha and approval mechanism will allow the site admin to avoid spam. You can try it out in a temporary copy of WordPress here. Changelog Support Forum

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