# Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

> Firewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wordfence`
- Author: Mark Maunder
- Version: 9.0.2
- Active installs: 5+ million
- Last update: 2026-09-30 (37 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.7, PHP 7.0
- Tags: 2FA, firewall, malware, scanner, security
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 37 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

- 2022-09-06 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 7.6.0). CVE-2022-3144, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/833eb481-4fb4-432e-8e93-3f497ccbf1eb?source=api-prod
- 2018-10-02 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure (before 7.1.14). WF-e7819dbf-fbcc-4dca-8300-b75ec096c541, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7819dbf-fbcc-4dca-8300-b75ec096c541?source=api-prod
- 2016-05-10 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (6.1.1 to 6.1.6). WF-809d0632-39a7-44a7-b368-9dc58270c666, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/809d0632-39a7-44a7-b368-9dc58270c666?source=api-prod
- 2014-12-08 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (before 5.1.5). CVE-2014-4932, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b56dcd7-f261-42db-833d-5673c8805bb4?source=api-prod
- 2014-09-27 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP_HOST (up to 5.2.3). WF-47938357-7d51-4d62-a08c-4b2bf3f3a062, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47938357-7d51-4d62-a08c-4b2bf3f3a062?source=api-prod
- 2014-09-14 MEDIUM: Multiple Protection Mechanism Bypasses (before 5.2.4). WF-be700f83-248f-4d22-b53d-7cc61e1f7d7d, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be700f83-248f-4d22-b53d-7cc61e1f7d7d?source=api-prod
- 2014-09-14 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI (up to 5.2.3). WF-fdfa2336-dda2-4945-9278-1a85f8b5f88b, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fdfa2336-dda2-4945-9278-1a85f8b5f88b?source=api-prod
- 2014-09-08 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (before 5.2.3). WF-f315fff8-d616-4a5c-91bc-d8b0ec0f028f, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f315fff8-d616-4a5c-91bc-d8b0ec0f028f?source=api-prod
- 2014-08-01 HIGH: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.8.1). WF-63a2d09d-9cb8-47ba-8e40-5b43894552e3, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/63a2d09d-9cb8-47ba-8e40-5b43894552e3?source=api-prod
- 2014-07-30 HIGH: Cross-Site Scripting (up to 5.1.3). CVE-2014-4664, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/58c79117-3a36-4a23-9f3d-067094d13edf?source=api-prod
- 2012-10-19 MEDIUM: Firewall & Malware Scan <= 3.3.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 3.3.6). WF-93f9862f-745f-44d5-ac49-f8d2d19b35ed, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93f9862f-745f-44d5-ac49-f8d2d19b35ed?source=api-prod
- 2012-10-19 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (before 3.3.7). WF-bdc39e21-f39c-4581-895a-04e352e9b383, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bdc39e21-f39c-4581-895a-04e352e9b383?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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