Is Church Admin safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.1.7). As of 2026-11-04. 29 issues are on record for older versions; version 5.1.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Church Admin on the latest version (5.1.7) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Church Admin are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.1.2 and older, fixed in 5.1.3); SQL injection (5.1.1 and older, fixed in 5.1.2); Missing authorization check (5.0.30 and older, fixed in 5.1.0); Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (5.0.28 and older, fixed in 5.0.29); Missing authorization check (5.0.9 and older, fixed in 5.0.10); Missing authorization check (5.0.26 and older, fixed in 5.0.27). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Church Admin?

5.1.7, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-31). It has 900+ active installs.

What should I do if my Church Admin is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update church-admin). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · church-admin · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Church Admin safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 5.1.7
Last updated: 2026-10-31
Active installs: 900+
Known issues on record: 29
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.0+

Organise and communicate church life, with associated Android and iOS app for your congregation. — by andy_moyle

What to do

Update to the latest version (5.1.7). Anything older than 5.1.3 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 church-admin --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update church-admin updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

29 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.

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-94421 · published 2026-10-10

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.1.2 and older)

Affected: 5.1.2 and older
Fixed in: 5.1.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Church Admin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-94421 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

critical 9.3 CVE-2026-66478 · published 2026-08-13

SQL injection in Church Admin (5.1.1 and older)

Affected: 5.1.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.1.2
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Church Admin <= 5.1.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-66478 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-61983 · published 2026-07-13

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.30 and older)

Affected: 5.0.30 and older
Fixed in: 5.1.0
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 5.0.30.

NVD CVE-2026-61983 Patchstack advisory

low 2.2 CVE-2026-0682 · published 2026-01-17

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (5.0.28 and older)

Affected: 5.0.28 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.29 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Church Admin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.28 due to insufficient validation of user-supplied URLs in the 'audio_url' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

NVD CVE-2026-0682 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-39553 · published 2025-09-09

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.9 and older)

Affected: 5.0.9 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.10
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 5.0.9.

NVD CVE-2025-39553 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2025-57896 · published 2025-08-22

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.26 and older)

Affected: 5.0.26 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.27
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2025-57896 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-39555 · published 2025-04-16

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.0.23 and older)

Affected: 5.0.23 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.24
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 5.0.23.

NVD CVE-2025-39555 Patchstack advisory

critical 9.3 CVE-2025-26941 · published 2025-03-26

SQL injection in Church Admin (5.0.18 and older)

Affected: 5.0.18 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.19
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 5.0.18.

NVD CVE-2025-26941 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2024-53795 · published 2024-12-06

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.8 and older)

Affected: 5.0.8 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.9
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 5.0.8.

NVD CVE-2024-53795 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-37440 · published 2024-11-01

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.4.4 and older)

Affected: 4.4.4 and older
Fixed in: 4.4.5
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.4.4.

NVD CVE-2024-37440 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-50438 · published 2024-10-28

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.0.0 and older)

Affected: 5.0.0 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.0
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through < 5.0.0.

NVD CVE-2024-50438 Patchstack advisory

critical 9.9 CVE-2024-37418 · published 2024-07-09

Arbitrary file upload in Church Admin (4.4.6 and older)

Affected: 4.4.6 and older
Fixed in: 4.4.7
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.4.6.

NVD CVE-2024-37418 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-35764 · published 2024-06-21

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.4.4 and older)

Affected: 4.4.4 and older
Fixed in: 4.4.5
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.4.4.

NVD CVE-2024-35764 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.4 CVE-2024-35637 · published 2024-06-03

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (4.3.6 and older)

Affected: 4.3.6 and older
Fixed in: 4.4.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.3.6.

NVD CVE-2024-35637 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 6.3 CVE-2024-31281 · published 2024-05-17

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.1.6 and older)

Affected: 4.1.6 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.7
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.6.

NVD CVE-2024-31281 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-34828 · published 2024-05-14

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.1.32 and older)

Affected: 4.1.32 and older
Fixed in: 4.2.0
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 andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.32.

NVD CVE-2024-34828 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-32090 · published 2024-04-15

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.0.27 and older)

Affected: 4.0.27 and older
Fixed in: 4.0.28
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 andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.0.27.

NVD CVE-2024-32090 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-31280 · published 2024-04-07

Arbitrary file upload in Church Admin (4.1.5 and older)

Affected: 4.1.5 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.6
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.5.

NVD CVE-2024-31280 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-30505 · published 2024-03-29

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.1.18 and older)

Affected: 4.1.18 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.19
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.18.

NVD CVE-2024-30505 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-30493 · published 2024-03-29

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.1.7 and older)

Affected: 4.1.7 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.8
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 andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.7.

NVD CVE-2024-30493 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-30244 · published 2024-03-28

SQL injection in Church Admin (4.0.27 and older)

Affected: 4.0.27 and older
Fixed in: 4.0.28
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.0.27.

NVD CVE-2024-30244 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-30197 · published 2024-03-27

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.0.26 and older)

Affected: 4.0.26 and older
Fixed in: 4.0.27
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.0.26.

NVD CVE-2024-30197 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-30193 · published 2024-03-27

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.1.17 and older)

Affected: 4.1.17 and older
Fixed in: 4.1.18
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andy_moyle Church Admin church-admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through <= 4.1.17.

NVD CVE-2024-30193 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.9 CVE-2023-38515 · published 2023-11-13

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (3.7.56 and older)

Affected: 3.7.56 and older
Fixed in: 3.8.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Church Admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through 3.7.56.

NVD CVE-2023-38515 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-30782 · published 2023-08-16

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (3.7.5 and older)

Affected: 3.7.5 and older
Fixed in: 3.7.6
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Church Admin plugin <= 3.7.5 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-30782 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-34021 · published 2023-06-23

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (3.7.29 and older)

Affected: 3.7.29 and older
Fixed in: 3.7.30
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Church Admin plugin <= 3.7.29 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-34021 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2022-0833 · published 2022-03-28

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (older than 3.4.135)

Affected: older than 3.4.135
Fixed in: 3.4.135
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 NVD

Details from the advisory

The Church Admin WordPress plugin before 3.4.135 does not have authorisation and CSRF in some of its action as well as requested files, allowing unauthenticated attackers to repeatedly request the "refresh-backup" action, and simultaneously keep requesting a publicly accessible temporary file generated by the plugin in order to disclose the final backup filename, which can then be fetched by the attacker to download the backup of the plugin's DB data

NVD CVE-2022-0833 WPScan advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2018-20971 · published 2019-08-16

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (older than 1.2550)

Affected: older than 1.2550
Fixed in: 1.2550
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The church-admin plugin before 1.2550 for WordPress has CSRF affecting the upload of a bible reading plan.

NVD CVE-2018-20971 wordpress.org

medium 4.3 CVE-2015-4127 · published 2015-05-28

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (0.800 and older)

Affected: 0.800 and older
Fixed in: 5.0.3 *
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the church_admin plugin before 0.810 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the address parameter, as demonstrated by a request to index.php/2015/05/21/church_admin-registration-form/.

NVD CVE-2015-4127 wordpress.org packetstormsecurity.com osvdb.org securityfocus.com exploit-db.com

Recent activity

2026-10-31 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.1.7).
2026-10-10 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-94421), fixed in 5.1.3.
2026-08-13 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-66478), fixed in 5.1.2.
2026-07-13 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-61983), fixed in 5.1.0.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (9) · Missing authorization (7) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (5) · SQL injection (3) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (3) · Arbitrary file upload (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/church-admin (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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Is Church Admin safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.1.7)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.1.2 and older)

SQL injection in Church Admin (5.1.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.30 and older)

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (5.0.28 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.9 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.26 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.0.23 and older)

SQL injection in Church Admin (5.0.18 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (5.0.8 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.4.4 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (5.0.0 and older)

Arbitrary file upload in Church Admin (4.4.6 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.4.4 and older)

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (4.3.6 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.1.6 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.1.32 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.0.27 and older)

Arbitrary file upload in Church Admin (4.1.5 and older)

Missing authorization check in Church Admin (4.1.18 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (4.1.7 and older)

SQL injection in Church Admin (4.0.27 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.0.26 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (4.1.17 and older)

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Church Admin (3.7.56 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (3.7.5 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (3.7.29 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (older than 3.4.135)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Church Admin (older than 1.2550)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Church Admin (0.800 and older)

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