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Word Balloon Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 3 vulnerability records associated with Word Balloon, published between 2022 and 2024.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

3Total records
0Critical
1High
2Medium
0Low
0Informational
3Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2022-12-28First disclosure
2024-06-19Latest disclosure
3 of 3CVE coverage

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Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
202211 records
202311 records
202411 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
High133.3%
Medium266.7%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Cross-Site Scripting

1 record33.3%

First: 2022. Latest: 2022.

CSRF

1 record33.3%

First: 2023. Latest: 2023.

Other

1 record33.3%

First: 2024. Latest: 2024.

Patch Status

Patched
3
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 4.22.0
  • 4.20.3
  • 4.19.3

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-4.21.1Word Balloon <= 4.21.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File InclusionJune 19, 20244.22.0High
*-4.20.2Word Balloon <= 4.20.2 - Cross-Site Request ForgeryNovember 13, 20234.20.3Medium
*-4.19.2Word Balloon <= 4.19.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ShortcodeDecember 28, 20224.19.3Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

HighCVE-2024-35781

Word Balloon <= 4.21.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion

Published: June 19, 2024

Affected versions
*-4.21.1
Patched versions
4.22.0
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-5884

Word Balloon <= 4.20.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Published: November 13, 2023

Affected versions
*-4.20.2
Patched versions
4.20.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-4751

Word Balloon <= 4.19.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Published: December 28, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.19.2
Patched versions
4.19.3
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

HighCVE-2024-35781

Word Balloon <= 4.21.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion

Published: June 19, 2024

Affected versions
*-4.21.1
Patched versions
4.22.0
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-4751

Word Balloon <= 4.19.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Published: December 28, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.19.2
Patched versions
4.19.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-5884

Word Balloon <= 4.20.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Published: November 13, 2023

Affected versions
*-4.20.2
Patched versions
4.20.3
Original Wordfence record

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