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Rescue Shortcodes · Security record

Is Rescue Shortcodes safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (3.4). 5 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Apr 23, 2026.

Checked 2 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 3.4.

How it’s looked after

Last release
Dec 19, 2025 (10 months ago)
Releases in the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 6.8.12 (current: 7.1)
Active installs
1K+

5 known vulnerabilities

  • 5 medium

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

  • 20231
  • 20242
  • 20251
  • 20261

Every known vulnerability in Rescue Shortcodes

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

Questions about Rescue Shortcodes’s security

Is Rescue Shortcodes safe to use?

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

Does Rescue Shortcodes have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 5 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Rescue Shortcodes up to date.

Is Rescue Shortcodes still maintained?

Its last release was 10 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

Is Rescue Shortcodes compatible with the latest WordPress?

Rescue Shortcodes’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

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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.