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Melapress File Monitor vulnerabilities

Melapress File Monitor has 3 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 15 May 2025.

Known vulnerabilities
3
Active installs
6,000+
Latest version
2.4.0
Last updated
26 Aug 2026
Most recent
15 May 2025

Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.

VulnerabilitySeverityAffectedFixPublished
SQL injection
CVE-2024-9879
Medium 5.4Before 2.1.1Fixed in 2.1.115 May 2025
SQL injection
CVE-2024-10009
Medium 4.1Before 2.1.0Fixed in 2.1.015 May 2025
SQL injection
CVE-2022-2269
Critical 9.8Before 1.8.3Fixed in 1.8.38 Aug 2022
Read the published descriptions
CVE-2024-9879, 15 May 2025
The Melapress File Monitor WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks CVE record
CVE-2024-10009, 15 May 2025
The Melapress File Monitor WordPress plugin before 2.1.0 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks CVE record
CVE-2022-2269, 8 Aug 2022
The Website File Changes Monitor WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not sanitise and escape user input before using it in a SQL statement via an action available to users with the manage_options capability (by default admins), leading to an SQL injection CVE record

What to do if you run Melapress File Monitor

If you run Melapress File Monitor, 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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