WP Editor

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.9.2 Sanitize ajax requests 1.2.9.2
2. — Version 1.2.9.1 Sanitize inputs 1.2.9.1
3. — Version 1.2.9 Sanitize outputs 1.2.9
4. — Version 1.2.8 Randomize log file name 1.2.8
5. — Version 1.2.7 Security release: fixes SQLi vulnerabilities. 1.2.7
6. — Version 1.2.6.3 Fixed multiple XSS vulnerabilities 1.2.6.3

10 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 8.8 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via Plugin and Theme File Editor ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2026-3772 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.9.2 Patched in 1.2.9.3
2. Medium · 4.9 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read ↗
   2025-04-16 CVE-2025-3295 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 1.2.9.1 Patched in 1.2.9.2
3. High · 7.2 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update ↗
   2025-04-16 CVE-2025-3294 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 1.2.9.1 Patched in 1.2.9.2
4. High · 7.2 WP Editor <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization ↗
   2024-09-12 CVE-2022-2446 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.2.9 Patched in 1.2.9.1
5. Medium · 6.1 WP Editor <= 1.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-03-26 CVE-2024-24700 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.9
6. Medium · 5.3 WP Editor <= 1.2.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via log file ↗
   2024-02-12 CVE-2024-25591 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.8
7. High · 7.2 WP Editor <= 1.2.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL injection ↗
   2021-02-01 CVE-2021-24151 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.2.6.3 Patched in 1.2.7
8. Critical · 9.8 WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Incorrect Permission Assignment or Protection ↗
   2021-01-15 CVE-2016-10886 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.2.6 Patched in 1.2.6
9. Medium · 6.1 WP Editor <= 1.2.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-10-05 CVE-2016-10877 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.2.6.3 Patched in 1.2.6.3
10. High · 8.8 WP Editor < 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2016-05-13 CVE-2016-10885 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.2.6 Patched in 1.2.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 68 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-28 30K+ → 20K+ down after 605 days in tier
2. 2024-08-31 40K+ → 30K+ down after 660 days in tier
3. 2022-11-10 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2022-11-09 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2022-11-08 50K+ → 40K+ down after 6 days in tier
6. 2022-11-02 40K+ → 50K+ up after 10 days in tier
7. 2022-10-23 50K+ → 40K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Simple Editor Control 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• E Enable Theme and Plugin Editor (WPMU) 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• SiteOrigin CSS 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Theme Editor 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• HTML Editor for Contact Form 7 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B

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WP Editor: 20K+ active installs, 4.5★ (95 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-editor