ElasticPress · Security record
Is ElasticPress safe?
No known vulnerability affects the current version (5.3.5). 12 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Jun 6, 2024.
Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 5.3.5.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Sep 10, 2026 (1 month ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 6
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- Support resolved
- 1 of 1 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 8K+
12 known vulnerabilities
- 2 critical
- 3 high
- 3 medium
- 4 not rated
None affects the current version.
Disclosed each year
- 20212
- 20225
- 20232
- 20242
Every known vulnerability in ElasticPress
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Fixed in 5.3.5 · CVE-2026-62088 · Jun 6, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 5.1.1 · CVE-2024-35684 · Jun 6, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.5.4 · CVE-2021-4342 · Jun 7, 2023 · CVE
- critical
Sandbox Bypass
Fixed in 4.5.1 · CVE-2023-28154 · Mar 13, 2023 · Wordfence
- critical
Prototype Pollution
Fixed in 4.4.0 · CVE-2022-37601 · Oct 12, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.0 · CVE-2022-37603 · Oct 11, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.4.0 · CVE-2022-37599 · Oct 11, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.3.0 · CVE-2022-25858 · Jul 14, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 4.2.0 · Apr 5, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.5.4 · CVE-2021-4405 · Mar 1, 2021 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.5.4 · Feb 12, 2021 · Patchstack
Fixed in 3.5.4 · Wordfence
Questions about ElasticPress’s security
Is ElasticPress safe to use?
No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep ElasticPress updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.
Does ElasticPress have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 12 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep ElasticPress up to date.
Is ElasticPress still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 1 month ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is ElasticPress compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
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