Known vulnerabilities in Typing Effect

Create an animated typing effect that allows words to be 'typed out' on to a post or page.

2Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

1.3.7Latest version

10,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Typing Effect to 1.3.7 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: October 26, 2023 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.3.10 / View on wordpress.org

This plugin has not been updated in over two years. New vulnerabilities may never be fixed. Consider an alternative.

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-40605	Medium 6.4	0.4%	1.3.6 and earlier	`1.3.7`	August 17, 2023
CVE-2026-66644	Medium 6.4	0.2%	1.3.7 and earlier	—	August 18, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.