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.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4

Simple Ticker <= 3.05 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Vulnerability Records

1 records
Plugin Profile
Latestv3.11
4.0(4)
80/100
Last Updated
2026-08-16 (27d ago)
Active Installs
500+
Downloads
12,704
Requires WP
6.6+
Requires PHP
8.0+
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Created
2016-07-31 (10y ago)

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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