# Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection

> Harden your site security with Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Vulnerability Scanner, Firewall, and more. Formerly iThemes Security.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `better-wp-security`
- Author: Nexcess
- Version: 10.0.6
- Active installs: 700,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-14 (23 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.5, PHP 7.4
- Tags: brute force protection, malware, password protection, security, two factor authentication
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 23 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, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Phones home ↔ Private, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2024-06-20 MEDIUM: IP Address Spoofing to Denial of Service (up to 9.3.1). CVE-2022-44593, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6eebeb72-7a4b-46d0-a585-4e44c03d187a?source=api-prod
- 2023-10-31 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Login Page Disclosure (up to 9.0.0). WF-88163d55-ab97-4697-a25b-d54615e2a843, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/88163d55-ab97-4697-a25b-d54615e2a843?source=api-prod
- 2023-03-27 MEDIUM: Open Redirection via redirect_to_https (up to 8.1.4). CVE-2023-28786, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/047cd34e-f2a1-4643-a1c5-3ead926b83ca?source=api-prod
- 2021-04-22 MEDIUM: Hidden Login Bypass (before 7.9.1). WF-21a1a6c2-0eb1-4ee3-abf0-76b84adca01b, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21a1a6c2-0eb1-4ee3-abf0-76b84adca01b?source=api-prod
- 2021-01-06 HIGH: Broken Password Mechanism (up to 7.6.1). CVE-2020-36176, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5749a496-930a-4e31-968e-0c2a72e03555?source=api-prod
- 2018-06-25 HIGH: Authenticated SQL Injection (before 7.0.3). CVE-2018-12636, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a355a83-fece-4303-af37-8c01d159776a?source=api-prod
- 2018-03-05 HIGH: Cross-Site Scripting (up to 6.9.0). CVE-2018-7433, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b1dc818-75c6-45b7-9f0f-88275cc6e946?source=api-prod
- 2016-10-06 MEDIUM: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (before 5.6.2). WF-8657003f-da37-4169-9f00-262d7f3d9a9c, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8657003f-da37-4169-9f00-262d7f3d9a9c?source=api-prod
- 2016-09-27 MEDIUM: Sensitive Information Exposure via Diff Response (up to 5.6.1). WF-0a49c8df-0524-41af-b095-b5953e6f68d8, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a49c8df-0524-41af-b095-b5953e6f68d8?source=api-prod
- 2016-04-25 HIGH: Missing Capabilities Check (before 5.3.6). WF-246eea09-abe5-41e9-811e-5cddedbbe01e, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/246eea09-abe5-41e9-811e-5cddedbbe01e?source=api-prod
- 2016-04-21 MEDIUM: Insecure Backup/Logfile Generation (before 5.3.1). WF-32d0f709-192a-4d9f-bfe9-15c1be4c4b95, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/32d0f709-192a-4d9f-bfe9-15c1be4c4b95?source=api-prod
- 2016-04-05 LOW: Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (before 5.3.5). WF-e9f0689d-aa35-4dfb-b264-5d7378ab1a54, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9f0689d-aa35-4dfb-b264-5d7378ab1a54?source=api-prod
- 2015-04-14 MEDIUM: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (before 4.6.13). WF-c6168ee5-5df3-4d79-96bb-95029f2ac54b, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c6168ee5-5df3-4d79-96bb-95029f2ac54b?source=api-prod
- 2014-08-01 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.5.3). WF-1ec45848-33b1-4088-ba06-9a12d291120e, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec45848-33b1-4088-ba06-9a12d291120e?source=api-prod
- 2014-08-01 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (before 3.6.4). WF-5f7014fc-a502-4f72-899f-c21d3ca5e5b3, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f7014fc-a502-4f72-899f-c21d3ca5e5b3?source=api-prod
- 2014-08-01 MEDIUM: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.6.3). WF-f3e74fb9-edb5-4602-9aac-375701a82f84, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3e74fb9-edb5-4602-9aac-375701a82f84?source=api-prod
- 2012-08-20 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Scripting (before 3.4.4). WF-d2137662-d328-4da7-986a-341ff1bdca63, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2137662-d328-4da7-986a-341ff1bdca63?source=api-prod
- 2012-05-11 HIGH: Cross-Site Scripting (before 3.2.5). CVE-2012-4263, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5350e519-3fa5-4463-b7b4-12bbe6fd5591?source=api-prod
- 2012-05-11 MEDIUM: Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.2.4). CVE-2012-4264, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2ccdafb-39f4-4249-95fa-a3d752c435f4?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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