Modernize - Flexibility of WordPress

Modernize - Flexibility of WordPress has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; none of them are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.3, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10. 2025 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Missing Authorization.

None of the 2 issues recorded for Modernize - Flexibility of WordPress have a published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

All of these findings were reported by Ananda Dhakal. Modernize - Flexibility of WordPress is installed on roughly 1,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The upstream project has not shipped an update in about 8 years, so new fixes are unlikely to arrive on their own.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.3/ 10
Patch Coverage0%
Open

2

Fixed

0

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.4CVE-2025-53342

Modernize <= 3.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

2 records
modernize screenshot
Latestv1.8.0
4.7(3)
94/100
Last Updated
2017-09-17 (9y ago)
Active Installs
1,000+
Downloads
59,387
Requires WP
0+
Requires PHP
0+
Created
2016-11-12 (10y ago)

modernize is a modern, simple and beautiful WordPress theme. I made it for blogging. Customizer, social menu icon, several templates, logo addition, switching function between one column and two columns, etc. are also available.

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BlogOne columnEditor styleTheme optionsCustom backgroundFull width template

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