PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Catch Under Construction safe?
This WordPress maintenance mode plugin helps you display informative under construction page in an elegant manner with easy customization
What this plugin does
- Slug:
catch-under-construction - Author: Catch Plugins
- 100+ active installs
- 6052 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2019-05-06
coming soonlanding pagemaintenance modemaintenance pageunder construction
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.0
- Last updated: 2026-05-26 5:15am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Catch Under Construction. Reported between 2021 and 2021.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-24752 | Catch Under Construction [catch-under-construction] < 1.4 | Improper Access Control | Medium 5.7 | < 1.4 | 1.4 | 2021-09-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Catch Under Construction updated — 2.0 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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