Is Restricted Site Access safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (7.6.4). As of 2026-11-04. 3 issues are on record for older versions; version 7.6.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Restricted Site Access on the latest version (7.6.4) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Restricted Site Access are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Missing authorization check (7.6.2 and older, fixed in 7.6.3); Authentication bypass (7.4.1 and older, fixed in 7.5.0); Missing authorization check (older than 7.3.2, fixed in 7.3.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Restricted Site Access?

7.6.4, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-14). It has 10,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Restricted Site Access is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update restricted-site-access). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · restricted-site-access · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Restricted Site Access safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 7.6.4
Last updated: 2026-10-14
Active installs: 10,000+
Known issues on record: 3
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Limit access to visitors who are logged in or allowed by IP addresses. Includes many options for handling blocked visitors. — by 10up

What to do

Update to the latest version (7.6.4). Anything older than 7.6.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
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 restricted-site-access --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update restricted-site-access updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

3 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-2026-110227 · published 2026-10-14

Missing authorization check in Restricted Site Access (7.6.2 and older)

Affected: 7.6.2 and older
Fixed in: 7.6.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in 10up Restricted Site Access restricted-site-access allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restricted Site Access: from n/a through 7.6.2.

NVD CVE-2026-110227 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2023-48753 · published 2024-06-04

Authentication bypass in Restricted Site Access (7.4.1 and older)

Affected: 7.4.1 and older
Fixed in: 7.5.0
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in 10up Restricted Site Access allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Restricted Site Access: from n/a through 7.4.1.

NVD CVE-2023-48753 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2022-1613 · published 2022-09-26

Missing authorization check in Restricted Site Access (older than 7.3.2)

Affected: older than 7.3.2
Fixed in: 7.3.2
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Restricted Site Access WordPress plugin before 7.3.2 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations in certain situations.

NVD CVE-2022-1613 WPScan advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (7.6.4).
2026-10-14 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-110227), fixed in 7.6.3.
2024-06-04 — Authentication bypass disclosed (CVE-2023-48753), fixed in 7.5.0.
2022-09-26 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2022-1613), fixed in 7.3.2.

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Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2) · Authentication bypass (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/restricted-site-access (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Restricted Site Access safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (7.6.4)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Missing authorization check in Restricted Site Access (7.6.2 and older)

Authentication bypass in Restricted Site Access (7.4.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Restricted Site Access (older than 7.3.2)

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