Markdown on Save Improved

markdown-on-save-improved · plugin

Known security vulnerabilities for Markdown on Save Improved. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.

1 known vulnerabilities

1 exploitable without logging in · latest Jun 4, 2016

Closed on wordpress.org

Removed from the directory on May 13, 2018 · reason: author request. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.

wordpress.org status checked on Oct 7, 2026

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-4812unauthenticated · needs a click
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown on Save Improved plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to injec
Medium 6.1

The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).

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