Known vulnerabilities in W4 Post List

Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.

4Reported vulnerabilities

6.5Highest CVSS score

3.0.2Latest version

3,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update W4 Post List to 2.4.6 or later. 4 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 12, 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.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-1371	Medium 6.5	0.7%	Before 2.4.6	`2.4.6`	April 17, 2023
CVE-2023-1373	Medium 6.1	0.5%	Before 2.4.6	`2.4.6`	April 17, 2023
CVE-2023-0374	Medium 5.4	0.4%	Before 2.4.6	`2.4.6`	April 17, 2023
CVE-2023-27413	Medium 6.4	0.4%	2.4.4 and earlier	`2.4.5`	March 8, 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.