# Salt Shaker

> Salt Shaker enhances WordPress security by changing WordPress security keys and salts manually and automatically.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `salt-shaker`
- Author: Nagdy
- Version: 2.1.2
- Active installs: 7,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-21 (24 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.9.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP any
- Tags: authentication keys, salt keys, salts, security, security keys
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/salt-shaker/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 24 days ago.
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.9.11).
- 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

- 2023-07-18 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get (1.4.1 to 1.4.1). WF-5253fe2b-040b-417c-b257-0cb59ee5aa6e-170, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5253fe2b-040b-417c-b257-0cb59ee5aa6e?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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