# ElasticPress

> A fast and flexible search and query engine for WordPress.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:30 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `elasticpress`
- Author: 10up
- Version: 5.3.6
- Active installs: 8,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-11 (2 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.2, PHP 7.4
- Tags: elasticsearch, fuzzy, performance, related posts, search
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/elasticpress/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 2 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- 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, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-09-11 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Information Exposure (up to 5.3.4). CVE-2026-62088, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2bde431d-a730-422c-a301-76e09df3d930?source=api-prod
- 2024-06-06 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 5.1.0). CVE-2024-35684, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1171a510-ae5c-4f8e-99a2-aa98cf54d82e?source=api-prod
- 2023-04-11 HIGH: Sandbox Bypass (up to 4.5.0). WF-1cda31a4-4c79-4567-a527-6510c31d2843-1, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1cda31a4-4c79-4567-a527-6510c31d2843?source=api-prod
- 2022-12-05 CRITICAL: Remote Code Execution (up to 4.4.0). WF-4c747e6f-31fc-41b0-ba62-f009b5483696, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4c747e6f-31fc-41b0-ba62-f009b5483696?source=api-prod
- 2022-10-12 MEDIUM: Prototype Pollution (up to 4.3.1). WF-45a49dca-2ed2-44cf-a0fe-0f1440a78cc2, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45a49dca-2ed2-44cf-a0fe-0f1440a78cc2?source=api-prod
- 2022-10-11 LOW: Regular Expression Denial of Service (up to 4.3.1). WF-2954a007-37ac-4811-a258-b3fdd738043f-2, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2954a007-37ac-4811-a258-b3fdd738043f?source=api-prod
- 2022-10-11 LOW: Regular Expression Denial of Service (up to 4.3.1). WF-3bb93138-f2f9-4a3f-a0a2-d79a315c44f3-2, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bb93138-f2f9-4a3f-a0a2-d79a315c44f3?source=api-prod
- 2022-07-14 LOW: Denial of Service (up to 4.2.2). WF-f1c08c10-7358-4618-b892-7d222ba460de-2, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1c08c10-7358-4618-b892-7d222ba460de?source=api-prod
- 2022-04-05 HIGH: Directory Traversal (up to 4.1.0). WF-0315f5de-7a46-4e16-b080-557ddfd180a2, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0315f5de-7a46-4e16-b080-557ddfd180a2?source=api-prod
- 2021-03-01 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (up to 3.5.3). CVE-2021-4405, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ab8eb9d-1427-4e99-8986-179147e0862e?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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