PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Manage Notification Emails safe?
Enable and disable email notifications that WordPress sends to the admin and user. Works perfectly with many other plugins!
What this plugin does
- Slug:
manage-notification-emails - Author: 3D Virge
- 100000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (54 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 861089 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2015-09-07
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.8.6
- Last updated: 2026-07-21 8:41am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
2 known CVEs on file for Manage Notification Emails. Reported between 2022 and 2023.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6496 | Manage Notification E-mails [manage-notification-emails] < 1.8.6 | Improper Authorization | Medium 5.3 | < 1.8.6 | 1.8.6 | 2023-12-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-34654 | Manage Notification E-mails [manage-notification-emails] < 1.8.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 4.3 | < 1.8.3 | 1.8.3 | 2022-09-27 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Manage Notification Emails updated — 1.8.6 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.
Safer / more established alternatives
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