# Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

> Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `really-simple-ssl`
- Author: Really Simple Plugins
- Version: 9.8.4
- Active installs: 3+ million
- Last update: 2026-10-26 (11 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.6, PHP 7.4
- Tags: 2FA, https, security, two factor, vulnerabilities
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 11 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

- 2026-09-18 MEDIUM:  Unauthenticated Unbounded Option Growth (up to 9.8.2). CVE-2026-88798, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fbfd334c-dba4-49ec-b854-59e52236fe57?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-14 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization to 2FA Bypass (up to 9.8.1). CVE-2026-82519, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74117559-c55a-4b1f-8b39-3a1852463cc0?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-13 MEDIUM:  Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Bypass (up to 9.8.0). CVE-2026-89080, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96d1d456-a96f-4566-8d5e-6c8aff74137d?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-03 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Bypass (up to 9.8.0). CVE-2026-84777, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7708ec57-96d9-4250-b36a-f9ea79ef18da?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-02 HIGH: Unauthenticated Denial of Service (up to 9.8.0). CVE-2026-84775, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eeea5b13-54e8-4482-bdbc-6922cf96b4e1?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-30 HIGH: Authenticated (Custom Role+) Remote Code Execution (before 9.8.0). CVE-2026-81766, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b52427e6-dfe2-42be-af2a-6ee5a1e22bf5?source=api-prod
- 2026-06-15 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 9.5.9). CVE-2026-48969, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f5c122a5-20d0-450f-aec6-fc7cfc9cc6dc?source=api-prod
- 2026-06-15 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 9.5.10). CVE-2026-48970, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be826d7f-6f8e-4942-81d5-2b00debd56fc?source=api-prod
- 2026-06-02 MEDIUM: Two Factor Authentication Bypass (up to 9.5.10.0). CVE-2026-8293, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2bbc1a85-013c-4a61-86a8-54b823ffdfb1?source=api-prod
- 2026-03-15 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 9.5.7). CVE-2026-32461, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68504f49-0b18-4010-97b0-7e7391408d36?source=api-prod
- 2025-01-24 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 9.1.4). CVE-2025-24623, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a322b84-93cf-4793-956f-c2e53574041c?source=api-prod
- 2024-11-15 CRITICAL: The Really Simple Security (Free, Pro, and Pro Multisite) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions 9.0.0 to 9.1.1.1. (versions not stated). CVE-2024-10924, https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2024/11/really-simple-security-vulnerability/
- 2024-11-14 CRITICAL: Authentication Bypass (9.0.0 to 9.1.1.1). WF-7d5d05ad-1a7a-43d2-bbbf-597e975446be-1, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d5d05ad-1a7a-43d2-bbbf-597e975446be?source=api-prod
- 2024-04-16 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery (up to 7.2.3). CVE-2024-31229, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/39722a07-abfe-4956-b5d0-8ece06913a85?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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