Is Enable Media Replace safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (4.2.3). 15 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Oct 30, 2026.

Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 4.2.3.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Oct 26, 2026 (1 week ago)
Releases in the last year: 7
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4
Support resolved: 2 of 5 threads in two months
Active installs: 600K+

15 known vulnerabilities

4 high
6 medium
5 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

20111
20221
20234
20252
20266

Every known vulnerability in Enable Media Replace

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

Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Fixed in 4.2.3 · CVE-2026-114422 · Oct 30, 2026 · Wordfence
high
Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection
Fixed in 4.2.3 · CVE-2026-73186 · Oct 28, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Post Content Modification via Media Replacement Workflow
Fixed in 4.2.3 · CVE-2026-85655 · Jul 1, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.2.2 · CVE-2026-57722 · Jun 8, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'location_dir' Parameter
Fixed in 4.1.9 · CVE-2026-5714 · Jun 8, 2026 · Wordfence
Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace
Fixed in 4.1.8 · CVE-2026-2732 · Mar 3, 2026 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file_modified Shortcode
Fixed in 4.1.7 · CVE-2025-9496 · Oct 10, 2025 · Wordfence
high
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.1.6 · CVE-2025-31081 · Apr 1, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.1.5 · CVE-2023-6737 · Dec 18, 2023 · Wordfence
WordPress Enable Media Replace Plugin < 4.1.3 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
Fixed in 4.1.3 · Sep 15, 2023 · Patchstack
high
Authenticated(Author+) PHP Object Injection
Fixed in 4.1.3 · CVE-2023-4643 · Sep 14, 2023 · Wordfence
high
Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
Fixed in 4.0.2 · CVE-2023-0255 · Jan 17, 2023 · Wordfence
medium
Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal
Fixed in 4.0.0 · CVE-2022-2554 · Sep 14, 2022 · Wordfence
Multiple Vulnerabilities
Fixed in 2.4 · Feb 9, 2011 · Patchstack
Multiple Vulnerabilities
Fixed in 2.4 · WPScan

Questions about Enable Media Replace’s security

Is Enable Media Replace safe to use?

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

Does Enable Media Replace have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 15 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Enable Media Replace up to date.

Is Enable Media Replace still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 2 of the 5 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Enable Media Replace 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.