User Roles and Capabilities · Security record

Is User Roles and Capabilities safe?

One known vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.6), and it has no fix yet.

Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 1.2.6.

How it’s looked after

Last release: May 9, 2021 (5 years ago)
Releases in the last year: 0
Tested up to: WordPress 5.7.21 (current: 7.1)
Active installs: 7K+

1 known vulnerability

1 medium

1 affects the current version. 1 has no fix yet.

Every known vulnerability in User Roles and Capabilities

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

medium
Missing Authorization
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2025-49981 · Jun 19, 2025 · Wordfence

Questions about User Roles and Capabilities’s security

Is User Roles and Capabilities safe to use?

Yes: 1 known vulnerability affects version 1.2.6, according to WPVulnerability’s database. Until a fixed version is out, weigh the risk, or switch to an alternative.

Does User Roles and Capabilities have known security vulnerabilities?

Yes: 1 known vulnerability affects version 1.2.6, according to WPVulnerability’s database.

Is User Roles and Capabilities still maintained?

Its last release was 5 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

Is User Roles and Capabilities compatible with the latest WordPress?

User Roles and Capabilities’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.7.21, 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.