Known vulnerabilities in WP Super Edit

Get control of the WordPress wysiwyg visual editor and add some functionality with more buttons and custom TinyMCE plugins.

2Reported vulnerabilities

9.3Highest CVSS score

2.5.4Latest version

2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Super Edit to 2.5.4 or later. Some of these have no published fix. Update to the latest version and check the vendor advisory.

Plugin last updated: March 7, 2020 / Tested up to WordPress: 5.4.0 / 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-2021-47965	Critical 9.3	0.6%	0 to 2.5.4 (inclusive)	—	May 15, 2026
CVE-2025-49948	Medium 6.1	0.3%	2.5.4 and earlier	—	July 9, 2025

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