Is Admin Columns safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (7.1.8). 4 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Jun 5, 2026.

Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 7.1.8.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Oct 27, 2026 (1 week ago)
Releases in the last year: 9
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4
Support resolved: 1 of 2 threads in two months
Active installs: 100K+

4 known vulnerabilities

2 high
2 medium

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

20191
20212
20261

Every known vulnerability in Admin Columns

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

high
Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via Custom Field Meta Value
Fixed in 7.0.19 · CVE-2026-7654 · Jun 5, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Admin Columns Free < 4.3.2 and Pro < 5.5.2 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.3.2 · CVE-2021-24365 · Jun 18, 2021 · Wordfence
medium
Admin Columns Free < 4.3 and Pro < 5.5.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.3 · CVE-2021-24366 · May 31, 2021 · Wordfence
high
Authenticated (Subscriber+) CSV Injection
Affects 3.4.6 and earlier · CVE-2019-17661 · Oct 29, 2019 · Wordfence

Questions about Admin Columns’s security

Is Admin Columns safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Admin Columns updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Admin Columns have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 4 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Admin Columns up to date.

Is Admin Columns still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 2 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Admin Columns compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.