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Easy Updates Manager vulnerabilities
Easy Updates Manager has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 28 May 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Latest version
- 9.0.22
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 28 May 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-7660 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 9.0.20 | Fixed in a later version (latest 9.0.22) | 28 May 2026 |
| Security weakness CVE-2019-15650 | Medium 4.3 | Before 8.0.5 | Fixed in 8.0.5 | 27 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-7660, 28 May 2026
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2019-15650, 27 Aug 2019
- 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. CVE record
What to do if you run Easy Updates Manager
If you run Easy Updates Manager, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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