Simple Ticker
Simple Ticker has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2023; it is fixed 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 Simple Ticker has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
Simple Ticker is installed on roughly 500 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Simple Ticker <= 3.05 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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Simple Ticker
Author
Katsushi Kawamori
Displays the ticker. It can display three own ticker. It can view the Sticky Posts as ticker. It can view the WooCommerce sale as ticker. It supports the display of the widget and the short code and block. Filter hooks /** ================================================== * Filter for Inner text. * simple_ticker_1_inner_text * simple_ticker_2_inner_text * simple_ticker_3_inner_text * * @param $text1 Inner text. * @param $post_id Post ID. * */ add_filter( 'simple_ticker_1_inner_text', function( $text1, $post_id ) { if ( 3309 == $post_id ) { $change = 'Test'; $changed = '<span style="color: #329BCB">' . esc_attr( $change ) . '</span>'; $text1 = str_replace( $change, $changed, $text1 ); } return $text1; }, 10, 2 );
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