Is Easy Updates Manager safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (9.0.22). As of 2026-11-01. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 9.0.21 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Easy Updates Manager on the latest version (9.0.22) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Easy Updates Manager are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (9.0.20 and older, fixed in 9.0.21); Security issue (older than 8.0.5, fixed in 8.0.5). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Easy Updates Manager?

9.0.22, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-08-31). It has 300,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Easy Updates Manager is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates). 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 · stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates · data as of 2026-11-01

Is Easy Updates Manager safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 9.0.22
Last updated: 2026-08-31
Active installs: 300,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+

Manage all your WordPress updates, including individual updates, automatic updates, logs, and loads more. This also works very well with WordPress Mul … — by David Anderson / Team Updraft

What to do

Update to the latest version (9.0.22). Anything older than 9.0.21 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 stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 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 6.1 CVE-2026-7660 · published 2026-05-28

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Easy Updates Manager (9.0.20 and older)

Affected: 9.0.20 and older
Fixed in: 9.0.21 *
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 Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Easy Updates Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'paged' parameter in versions up to, and including, 9.0.20 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the pagination() function. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2026-7660 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2019-15650 · published 2019-08-27

Security issue in Easy Updates Manager (older than 8.0.5)

Affected: older than 8.0.5
Fixed in: 8.0.5
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: advisory text · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates plugin before 8.0.5 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on option changes (such as disabling unattended theme updates) because of a nonce check error.

NVD CVE-2019-15650 wordpress.org wpvulndb.com

Recent activity

2026-08-31 — latest release on wordpress.org (9.0.22).
2026-05-28 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-7660), fixed in 9.0.21.
2019-08-27 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2019-15650), fixed in 8.0.5.

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Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. 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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