# Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin

> Secure your WordPress site from brute-force attacks, threats, malware, and bots. Free to use and easy to set up.

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

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `sg-security`
- Author: SiteGround
- Version: 1.7.0
- Active installs: 1+ million
- Last update: 2026-11-04 (2 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.7, PHP 7.0
- Tags: firewall, login, malware scanner, security, web application firewall
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/sg-security/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 2 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, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Phones home ↔ Private, Breaking ↔ Smooth.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-31 MEDIUM:  Two-Factor Authentication via  Brute Force (up to 1.6.8). CVE-2026-118185, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f35a85de-c24c-4078-88fe-6b686dff57c9?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-31 MEDIUM: 2-Factor Authentication Bypass (up to 1.6.6). CVE-2026-82228, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ce8f128-78c6-4118-a178-0c163c55b07d?source=api-prod
- 2026-08-06 MEDIUM: IP Allowlist Bypass (up to 1.6.4). CVE-2026-13342, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f04765fb-7144-4e6f-ab5a-5a06b45dbb17?source=api-prod
- 2025-11-30 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 1.5.8). CVE-2025-66121, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25922abb-7604-4134-92e8-23a1559f57fb?source=api-prod
- 2024-07-19 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization via hide_notice() (up to 1.5.0). CVE-2024-38774, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/679da7c0-98b9-4da0-bf1f-5c991e8a8111?source=api-prod
- 2023-01-13 HIGH: Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection (up to 1.3.0). CVE-2023-0234, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2af996d2-7430-4367-8fd9-212df6106fb0?source=api-prod
- 2022-04-07 HIGH: Authorization Weakness to Authentication Bypass (up to 1.2.5). CVE-2022-0993, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=api-prod
- 2022-04-06 CRITICAL: Authentication Bypass via 2FA Setup (up to 1.2.5). CVE-2022-0992, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e5c6bf7-a653-4571-9566-574d2bb35c4f?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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