Known vulnerabilities in Forget About Shortcode Buttons

A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.

3Reported vulnerabilities

6.1Highest CVSS score

2.1.3Latest version

20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Forget About Shortcode Buttons to 2.1.3 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: November 4, 2024 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.7.7 / 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.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2016-1000133	Medium 6.1	3.4%	1.1.1 and earlier	`1.1.2`	October 10, 2016
CVE-2025-63041	Medium 4.3	0.3%	2.1.3 and earlier	—	June 26, 2026
CVE-2023-32579	Medium 4.3	0.3%	2.1.2 and earlier	`2.1.3`	May 11, 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.