Reading progressbar
Reading progressbar has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2026; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.4, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Reading progressbar has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
All of these findings were reported by Krugov Artyom. Reading progressbar is installed on roughly 6,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
CVE-2026-2687Reading progressbar < 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Reading progressbar
Author
Jb Audras
Get a reading position indicator as a progress bar and show it where you want: top, bottom or custom position in differents templates or post types. Very lightweight, it uses <progress> HTML5 element and few lines of javascript. Options: Progress bar’s height Foreground color Background color Position (top, bottom, custom) Class/ID of HTML element to fix the bar (if custom position selected) Page templates Post types (natives or custom) Credits : Jean-Baptiste Audras, project manager at Whodunit and WordPress developer. @audrasjb on Twitter or Github.
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