# Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal

> Protect WordPress from malware, hackers, brute-force attacks & suspicious traffic. Includes firewall, login security, 2FA & vulnerability checks.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-06 04:22 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `security-malware-firewall`
- Author: CleanTalk Inc
- Version: 2.191
- Active installs: 40,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-27 (10 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 7.2
- Tags: 2FA, firewall, login, malware, security
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/security-malware-firewall/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 10 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

- 2026-10-30 HIGH: Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass (up to 2.190). CVE-2026-114443, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/58799fc9-6e68-470e-be33-515c4c6b42e7?source=api-prod
- 2026-10-30 LOW: Authenticated (Administrator+) Information Exposure (up to 2.190). CVE-2026-114444, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8de966f8-6e3d-459e-8d15-3c028af64d1c?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-20 HIGH: Unauthenticated SQL Injection (up to 2.184). CVE-2026-66593, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5aae14bb-855f-406a-a6a2-f784a0ae0166?source=api-prod
- 2025-12-08 HIGH: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page URL (up to 2.168). CVE-2025-13604, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1e35eb83-716e-4177-99ba-24a884725265?source=api-prod
- 2025-02-11 CRITICAL: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (up to 2.149). CVE-2024-13365, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9fa30fa2-6c42-4e5f-a0b5-8711ce5d8121?source=api-prod
- 2024-11-25 HIGH: Authorization Bypass via Reverse DNS Spoofing to Unauthenticated SQL Injection (up to 2.145). CVE-2024-10570, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2187311d-6651-4eca-806d-aa2ff9fae4e2?source=api-prod
- 2023-11-06 MEDIUM: IP Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass (up to 2.120). CVE-2023-5239, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/525626be-fe1d-4543-91a1-ae5ea3658862?source=api-prod
- 2020-07-06 HIGH: Missing Authorization (up to 2.50). CVE-2020-36698, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0fb9b039-eb04-4c27-89eb-1932c9c31962?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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