PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Wp Crontrol safe?
Take control of the cron events on your WordPress website or WooCommerce store with WP Crontrol.
What this plugin does
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wp-crontrol - Author: John Blackbourn
- 300000+ active installs
- 90/100 rating (165 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 8237696 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2008-01-06
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.21.1
- Last updated: 2026-08-29 11:10pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
2 known CVEs on file for Wp Crontrol.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-28850 | WP Crontrol [wp-crontrol] < 1.16.2 | Download of Code Without Integrity Check | High 8.1 | < 1.16.2 | 1.16.2 | 2024-03-24 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Crontrol [wp-crontrol] < 1.3 | — | Unknown | < 1.3 | 1.3 | 2015-08-21 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Crontrol [wp-crontrol] < 1.3 | — | Unknown | < 1.3 | 1.3 | 2015-08-21 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Crontrol [wp-crontrol] < 1.19.2 | Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | Medium 5.9 | < 1.19.2 | 1.19.2 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Crontrol [wp-crontrol] < 1.3 | — | Unknown | < 1.3 | 1.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Crontrol < 1.3 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | — | Unknown | < 1.3 | 1.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2025-8678 | WP Crontrol - 1.17.0 - 1.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery | — | Unknown | < 1.19.2 | 1.19.2 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Wp Crontrol updated — 1.21.1 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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