PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Transients Manager safe?
Provides a familiar interface to view, search, edit, and delete Transients.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
transients-manager - Author: Syed Balkhi
- 20000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (38 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 576137 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2014-05-11
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.0.7
- Last updated: 2024-10-18 5:06pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.6.10
- Requires PHP: 5.6.20+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
⚠ Transients Manager hasn't been updated in over 738 days. An unmaintained plugin doesn't receive new security fixes, which is itself a security risk even without a known CVE.
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Transients Manager. Reported between 2024 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-10045 | Transients Manager [transients-manager] < 2.0.7 (closed) | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 4.3 | < 2.0.7 | 2.0.7 | 2024-10-22 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Transients Manager updated — 2.0.7 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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