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Companion Auto Update

Companion Auto Update is a WordPress component with 3 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Jul 15, 2025; the highest CVE/CNA score is 9.8.

Plugin slug: companion-auto-update

CVE-2025-4369: Companion Auto Update: Cross-site scripting

Companion Auto Update is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

PublishedJul 15, 2025
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Safe version
Jul 15, 2025 CVE-2025-4369
Companion Auto Update: Cross-site scripting
Companion Auto Update is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
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CVE5.5
NVDPending
Aug 16, 2019 CVE-2018-20973
Companion Auto Update: Filesystem traversal
Companion Auto Update is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
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CVE9.8
NVD9.8
Aug 16, 2019 CVE-2018-20972
Companion Auto Update: Cross-site request forgery
Companion Auto Update is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.
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CVE8.8
NVD8.8