Debug Meta Data

Debug Meta Data has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2020; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.4, and the most serious one scores 5.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Debug Meta Data has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2020.

All of these findings were reported by Chuck Gabriele, Mandiant. Debug Meta Data is installed on roughly 30 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 5.4.0.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

5.4/ 10

Patch Coverage0%

Open

Fixed

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Most severe open issueCVSS 5.4CVE-2020-27356

Debug Meta Data <= 1.1.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

1 records


2020-10-20 00:00	Debug Meta Data <= 1.1.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting Debug Meta Data <= 1.1.2	`CVE-2020-27356`	5.4 Medium	Chuck Gabriele, Mandiant	No

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Latestv1.1.2

Debug Meta Data

Author

Ahmad Awais

5.0(1)

100/100

Last Updated

2020-03-12 (7y ago)

Active Installs

30+

Downloads

5,739

Requires WP

4.0.0+

Requires PHP

Tested up to

WP 5.4.0

Created

2016-01-23 (11y ago)

Creates a meta-box with meta-data information of a post for all post types. Information with meta key, meta value and its var_dump Install and activate the plugin and you’ll have the meta box for all post types (even the custom post types). License & Conduct MIT © Ahmad Awais Code of Conduct

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