WP Abstracts

WP Abstracts has 9 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2023 and 2025; 8 are fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.8, and the most serious one scores 8.1 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 2 high. 2025 was the busiest year with 4 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 4 of the records (44%). Other recurring categories include Cross-Site Scripting, PHP Remote File Inclusion.

8 of the records (89%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

8 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (2) reported by qilin_99. WP Abstracts is installed on roughly 300 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.8/ 10
Patch Coverage89%
Open

1

Fixed

8

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.1CVE-2025-32591

WP Abstracts <= 2.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

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WP Abstracts

Kevon Adonis

Author

Kevon Adonis

4.8(36)
96/100
Last Updated
2026-07-03 (2mo ago)
Active Installs
300+
Downloads
22,671
Requires WP
5.0+
Requires PHP
7.2+
Tested up to
WP 7.0.4
Created
2013-09-12 (13y ago)

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