Plugins · quick-playground · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Quick Playground safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.3.6
- Last updated
- 2026-08-24
- Active installs
- 10+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Simplify creation of WordPress Playground test, staging, and demo sites. Specify the theme, plugins and content from the WP admin dashboard. — by davidfcarr
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.3.6). Anything older than 1.3.5 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 quick-playground --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update quick-playground updates it.
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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.
medium 4.4 CVE-2026-2500 · published 2026-06-06
Path traversal / file read in Quick Playground (1.3.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.
NVD CVE-2026-2500Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 7.5 CVE-2026-6403 · published 2026-05-15
Path traversal / file read in Quick Playground (1.3.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.4 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to and including 1.3.3. This is due to insufficient path validation in the qckply_zip_theme() function, which appends a user-controlled 'stylesheet' parameter directly to the theme root directory path without sanitizing directory traversal sequences. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger the creation of a ZIP archive containing arbitrary files from the server's filesystem — including wp-config.
NVD CVE-2026-6403Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
critical 9.8 CVE-2026-1830 · published 2026-04-09
Arbitrary file upload in Quick Playground (1.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to insufficient authorization checks on REST API endpoints that expose a sync code and allow arbitrary file uploads. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the sync code, upload PHP files with path traversal, and achieve remote code execution on the server.
NVD CVE-2026-1830Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-08-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.6).
- 2026-06-06 — Path traversal / file read disclosed (CVE-2026-2500), fixed in 1.3.5.
- 2026-05-15 — Path traversal / file read disclosed (CVE-2026-6403), fixed in 1.3.4.
- 2026-04-09 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2026-1830), fixed in 1.3.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Path traversal and file read (2) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/quick-playground (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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