# Companion Auto Update

> Manage all updates on your WordPress site. Stay in the know with several optional e-mail notifications and logs. For free.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:35 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `companion-auto-update`
- Author: Papin Schipper
- Version: 3.9.4
- Active installs: 40,000+
- Last update: 2026-03-21 (8 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.9.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.3.0, PHP 7.4
- Tags: auto, control, safety, security, update
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/companion-auto-update/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 8 months ago.
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.9.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Phones home ↔ Private, Vague docs ↔ Clear docs, Paywalled ↔ Generous.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-07-14 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via update_delay_days parameter (up to 3.9.2). CVE-2025-4369, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4c61072-5480-43f3-ad9f-ed3f0d577ebc?source=api-prod
- 2019-01-14 HIGH: Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection (before 3.3.6). WF-d969fb35-2ee9-42ca-a9e8-f6453a1e6be9, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d969fb35-2ee9-42ca-a9e8-f6453a1e6be9?source=api-prod
- 2018-10-02 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery (before 3.2.1). CVE-2018-20972, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38bf21c4-bf2e-4096-b4e3-9e3a5a60f1ad?source=api-prod
- 2018-10-01 CRITICAL: Local File Inclusion (before 3.2.1). CVE-2018-20973, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7f3e583-a486-4e25-bc40-e437cf5b3ebd?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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