When WordPress plugins are closed on the WordPress Plugin Directory, unfortunately, those using the plugin and others are not informed of what caused the closure. So while the people running that would know if the plugins contain vulnerabilities, everyone is else left unaware if the plugin is known to be secure. One of the things we do to keep track of vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins is to monitor if any of the most popular plugins have been closed on the WordPress Plugin Director and then check if there are vulnerabilities we should warn our customers about.

Last week the plugin WP Page Widget, which recently had 60,000+ installs, was closed and as you can see, there is no explanation for the closure: [Read more]