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Is Really Simple Security safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (9.8.4)

As of 2026-11-01. 13 issues are on record for older versions; version 9.8.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix.

Latest version
9.8.4
Last updated
2026-10-26
Active installs
3+ million
Known issues on record
13
Unpatched in latest
0
Tested up to WP
7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

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

What to do

  1. Update to the latest version (9.8.4). Anything older than 9.8.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
  2. If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
  3. Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
  4. If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get really-simple-ssl --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update really-simple-ssl updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

13 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-88798 · published 2026-09-18

Denial of service in Really Simple Security (8.1.6 up to (not including) 9.8.3)

Affected
8.1.6 up to (not including) 9.8.3
Fixed in
9.8.3
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.3 does not validate a client-supplied address value before using it as a storage key in one of its own options, allowing unauthenticated attackers to grow that option without bound and to slow the site's handling of missing pages.

NVD CVE-2026-88798WPScan advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2026-82519 · published 2026-09-14

Missing authorization check in Really Simple Security (older than 9.8.2)

Affected
older than 9.8.2
Fixed in
9.8.2
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by disclosure@vulncheck.com
Details from the advisory

Really Simple Security plugin for WordPress before 9.8.2 contains a missing authorization check vulnerability that allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to bypass enforced two-factor authentication indefinitely by exploiting an unguarded code path in the profile-page update handler. Attackers can submit a crafted POST request without the two-factor-authentication field to skip nonce verification and trigger delete_two_fa_meta(), which resets the grace period anchor timestamp on every login cycle, causing mandatory 2FA enforcement to be deferred indefinitely.

NVD CVE-2026-82519wordpress.orgvulncheck.com

high 7.5 CVE-2026-89080 · published 2026-09-13

Authentication bypass in Really Simple Security (9.5.10.1 up to (not including) 9.8.1)

Affected
9.5.10.1 up to (not including) 9.8.1
Fixed in
9.8.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.

NVD CVE-2026-89080WPScan advisory

high 7.4 CVE-2026-84777 · published 2026-09-03

Authentication bypass in Really Simple Security (9.8.0 and older)

Affected
9.8.0 and older
Fixed in
9.8.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Really Simple SSL <= 9.8.0 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-84777Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-84775 · published 2026-09-02

Denial of service in Really Simple Security (9.8.0 and older)

Affected
9.8.0 and older
Fixed in
9.8.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Really Simple SSL <= 9.8.0 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-84775Patchstack advisory

medium 6.6 CVE-2026-81766 · published 2026-08-30

Remote code execution in Really Simple Security (older than 9.8.0)

Affected
older than 9.8.0
Fixed in
9.8.0
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 does not check that the user is allowed to install Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 before installing one from a user-supplied URL, allowing an administrator of a subsite on a multisite network to install and execute arbitrary code in the network-shared Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 directory, which WordPress otherwise reserves to the network administrator. Exploitation requires the network administrator to have enabled the Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 administration menu for subsites, which is not the default.

NVD CVE-2026-81766WPScan advisory

high 8.1 CVE-2026-48970 · published 2026-06-15

Authentication bypass in Really Simple Security (9.5.10 and older)

Affected
9.5.10 and older
Fixed in
9.5.10.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Really Simple SSL <= 9.5.10 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-48970Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-48969 · published 2026-06-15

Missing authorization check in Really Simple Security (9.5.9 and older)

Affected
9.5.9 and older
Fixed in
9.5.10
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Really Simple SSL <= 9.5.9 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-48969Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2026-8293 · published 2026-06-02

Authentication bypass in Really Simple Security (older than 9.5.10.1)

Affected
older than 9.5.10.1
Fixed in
9.5.10.1
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

NVD CVE-2026-8293WPScan advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2026-32461 · published 2026-03-13

Missing authorization check in Really Simple Security (9.5.7 and older)

Affected
9.5.7 and older
Fixed in
9.5.8
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Really Simple Plugins Really Simple SSL really-simple-ssl allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Really Simple SSL: from n/a through <= 9.5.7.

NVD CVE-2026-32461Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-24623 · published 2025-01-24

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Really Simple Security (9.1.4 and older)

Affected
9.1.4 and older
Fixed in
9.2.0
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Really Simple Plugins Really Simple SSL really-simple-ssl allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Really Simple SSL: from n/a through <= 9.1.4.

NVD CVE-2025-24623Patchstack advisory

critical 9.8 CVE-2024-10924 · published 2024-11-15

Authentication bypass in Really Simple Security (9.0.0 to 9.1.1.1)

Affected
9.0.0 to 9.1.1.1
Fixed in
9.5.9 *
Access needed (per CVSS)
No login needed
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory

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. This is due to improper user check error handling in the two-factor REST API actions with the 'check_login_and_get_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, when the "Two-Factor Authentication" setting is enabled (disabled by default).

NVD CVE-2024-10924Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Wordfence advisorygithub.comPlugin source

medium 5.5 CVE-2024-31229 · published 2024-04-18

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Really Simple Security (7.2.3 and older)

Affected
7.2.3 and older
Fixed in
8.0.0
Access needed (per CVSS)
Needs an admin-level account
Range from
CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Really Simple Plugins Really Simple SSL.This issue affects Really Simple SSL: from n/a through 7.2.3.

NVD CVE-2024-31229Patchstack advisory

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