SEO Booster
Healthy: vulnerability published 18 Sep 2026, fixed in 7.4.8.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 80 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | SEO Booster <= 7.4.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Modification via handle_oauth_callback() | 4.3 | <= 7.4.7 | 7.4.8 | n/a |
| 15 Jul 2026 | SEO Booster <= 7.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'sort_field' Parameter | 4.9 | <= 7.3.1 | 7.3.2 | n/a |
| 15 Jul 2026 | SEO Booster <= 7.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'orderby' Parameter | 4.9 | <= 7.3.1 | 7.3.2 | n/a |
| 19 Jan 2026 | SEO Booster <= 7.3.2 - Missing Authorization | 5.3 | <= 7.3.2 | 7.4.5 | n/a |
| 12 Apr 2024 | SEO Booster <= 3.8.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 3.8.9 | 3.8.10 | n/a |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get | 6.1 | 3.3.30 to 3.8.8 | 3.8.9 | n/a |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks | 6.3 | < 3.8.5 | 3.8.5 | n/a |
| 15 Nov 2021 | SEO Booster <= 3.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection | 7.2 | <= 3.7 | 3.8 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.8 from 54 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 50 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 7.5.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | cleverplugins |
| Added | 26 Jun 2017 |
| Last updated | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 800+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization |
| Tags | seo, analytics, woocommerce, internal links, google search console |
Other plugins by this author: Security Ninja - WordPress Security & Firewall, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Questions
Is SEO Booster still maintained?
SEO Booster was last updated on 29 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is SEO Booster safe?
SEO Booster has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 4 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns SEO Booster?
The wordpress.org author is cleverplugins. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of SEO Booster?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress, CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance, Meta Tag Manager.