WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.

2Reported vulnerabilities
6.5Highest CVSS score
1.5.4Latest version
20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Classic Editor and Classic Widgets to 1.4.2 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 15, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2024-47312 Medium 6.5 0.4% 1.4.1 and earlier 1.4.2 September 25, 2024
CVE-2023-27434 Medium 4.3 0.3% 1.2.5 and earlier 1.2.6 March 3, 2023

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