Modern Footnotes · Security record
Is Modern Footnotes safe?
No known vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.1). 3 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Jun 19, 2025.
Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 1.5.1.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Aug 24, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 4
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- Support resolved
- 0 of 1 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 6K+
3 known vulnerabilities
- 3 medium
None affects the current version.
Disclosed each year
- 20232
- 20251
Every known vulnerability in Modern Footnotes
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Fixed in 1.4.20 · CVE-2025-50049 · Jun 19, 2025 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.4.17 · CVE-2023-5618 · Oct 19, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.4.16 · CVE-2023-28423 · Mar 14, 2023 · Wordfence
Questions about Modern Footnotes’s security
Is Modern Footnotes safe to use?
No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Modern Footnotes updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.
Does Modern Footnotes have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 3 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Modern Footnotes up to date.
Is Modern Footnotes still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is Modern Footnotes compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Hear about the next one first
Track your plugin on TrackWP and get an alert when a new vulnerability affecting it is published. Every plan has it, the free Starter too; Boost and FullCharge email it at once.
Start freeVulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.