Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin vulnerabilities

Plugin slug employee-spotlight · 4 known vulnerabilities · latest disclosed 2025-12-12 · WordPress.org page

Every listed vulnerability has a fix. Version 5.1.4 or later is not affected by any of them. If your site runs an older version, update it.

1 of 4 rated high or critical (CVSS 7 or more).

Known vulnerabilities in Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin

SeverityAffected versionsFixed inCVEPublishedDetails
Medium 4.3<= 5.1.35.1.4CVE-2025-134032025-12-12Advisory
Medium 6.4<= 5.1.25.1.3CVE-2025-120902025-10-31Advisory
Medium 6.4<= 5.1.05.1.1CVE-2025-589152025-09-23Advisory
High 8.1<= 5.1.15.1.2CVE-2025-535832025-08-25Advisory

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Is the Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin plugin safe to use?

All 4 known issues are fixed in current versions (5.1.4 or later). Keeping it updated is what matters.

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