Plugins · advanced-settings · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Advanced Settings 3 safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.3.2
- Last updated
- 2026-10-25
- Active installs
- 200+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Adds settings that you might expect to find in the WordPress core. — by Helmut Wandl
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.3.2). Anything older than 3.2.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get advanced-settings --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update advanced-settings updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
critical 9.1 CVE-2025-58996 · published 2025-11-06
Arbitrary file upload in Advanced Settings 3 (3.1.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.2.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-58975 · published 2025-09-09
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Advanced Settings 3 (3.1.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.1.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.2.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-49865 · published 2025-06-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Advanced Settings 3 (3.0.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.0.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.0.1.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-25 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.3.2).
- 2025-11-06 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2025-58996), fixed in 3.2.0.
- 2025-09-09 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-58975), fixed in 3.2.0.
- 2025-06-17 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-49865), fixed in 3.0.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-settings (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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