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WP PlugIndex currently records JAZ-X PHP Security Guardian version 1.0.2 as active, updated 7d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
JAZ-X PHP Security Guardian is a free administrator-only security advisory dashboard. It helps site owners check whether their PHP version meets the upstream fixes published on October 21, 2026 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
Features:
Shows PHP runtime version and compares it to the published patched releases for PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5.
Warns administrators when their PHP release is below the upstream fix threshold.
Provides links to official PHP security guidance.
Shows cached WordPress core, theme, and plugin update counts.
Shows WP_DEBUG and PHP display_errors configuration status.
Lets administrators record a hosting provider’s written backport or mitigation statement without treating it as independently verified.
Optionally sends administrator emails when a potentially affected PHP runtime is newly detected or its reported version changes, using WordPress cron.
Keeps all checks read-only; no automatic file modifications, remote scans, or PHP version changes.
Important limits:
This plugin does NOT patch PHP vulnerabilities or block exploit traffic. Some exploits can run before WordPress loads.
A version-number comparison alone cannot determine whether a host has vendor backports or external mitigations.
A patched PHP version does not imply a WordPress site is entirely secure.
The included CVE thresholds are a reviewed static snapshot, not a live vulnerability database. Future advisories require plugin updates.
WordPress cron depends on site activity and is not a guaranteed exact-time security alert mechanism.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
health check
monitoring
php
security
vulnerability
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity26 Oct 20267d ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
WordPress compatibility7.1.3→7.1.4
Tracking & source
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