Headline Analyzer

Headline Analyzer has 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2023 and 2025; 2 are fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.7, and the most serious one scores 6.5 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (33%). Other recurring categories include Cross-Site Scripting, Missing Authorization.

2 of the records (67%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

3 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Headline Analyzer is installed on roughly 900 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.7/ 10
Patch Coverage67%
Open

1

Fixed

2

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.4CVE-2025-62974

Headline Analyzer <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

3 records
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Latestv1.3.7

Headline Analyzer

CoSchedule

Author

CoSchedule

4.3(14)
86/100
Last Updated
2025-10-07 (11mo ago)
Active Installs
900+
Downloads
35,581
Requires WP
5.6+
Requires PHP
7.0+
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Created
2022-06-06 (4y ago)

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