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Controlled Admin Access

by Waseem Senjer · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Controlled Admin Access is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Controlled Admin Access
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
waseem_senjer6 Dec 2015 to 20 Aug 2026, 136 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Controlled Admin Access
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Mar 2021Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.6 - Privilege Escalation9.9< 1.5.61.5.60
23 Mar 2021Controlled Admin Access <= 1.5.1 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation9.8< 1.5.21.5.22

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Controlled Admin Access
Q1 20243.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star41
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Controlled Admin Access
4 May 2026133
11 May 2026209
18 May 2026242
25 May 2026231
1 Jun 2026237
8 Jun 2026209
15 Jun 2026203
22 Jun 2026188
29 Jun 2026183
6 Jul 2026267
13 Jul 2026189
20 Jul 2026265
27 Jul 2026247
3 Aug 2026244
10 Aug 2026202
17 Aug 20264,047
24 Aug 20261,297
31 Aug 2026970
7 Sep 2026640
14 Sep 2026729
21 Sep 2026658
28 Sep 2026489
5 Oct 2026449
12 Oct 2026354
19 Oct 2026552
26 Oct 2026440
2 Nov 202672

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.1.3
AuthorWaseem Senjer
Added6 Dec 2015
Last updated20 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsrole, user, access, capability, Access Manager

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Questions

Is Controlled Admin Access still maintained?

Controlled Admin Access was last updated on 20 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Controlled Admin Access safe?

Controlled Admin Access has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Controlled Admin Access?

The wordpress.org author is Waseem Senjer. Recent committers: waseem_senjer, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Controlled Admin Access?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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