Is SecuPress with Simple SSL safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.7.3). As of 2026-11-04. 5 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.7 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep SecuPress with Simple SSL on the latest version (2.7.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of SecuPress with Simple SSL are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Missing authorization check (2.2.5.3 and older, fixed in 2.3); Missing authorization check (2.3.9 and older, fixed in 2.7); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.2.5.3 and older, fixed in 2.2.5.4); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.2.5.3 and older, fixed in 2.7); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.2.5.1 and older, fixed in 2.7). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of SecuPress with Simple SSL?

2.7.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-22). It has 40,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my SecuPress with Simple SSL is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update secupress). 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 · secupress · data as of 2026-11-04

Is SecuPress with Simple SSL safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.7.3
Last updated: 2026-10-22
Active installs: 40,000+
Known issues on record: 5
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.3+

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What to do

Update to the latest version (2.7.3). Anything older than 2.7 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 secupress --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update secupress updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

5 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-2024-43228 · published 2026-02-20

Missing authorization check in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Affected: 2.2.5.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.3
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 SecuPress SecuPress Free secupress.This issue affects SecuPress Free: from n/a through <= 2.2.5.3.

NVD CVE-2024-43228 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-3452 · published 2025-04-29

Missing authorization check in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.3.9 and older)

Affected: 2.3.9 and older
Fixed in: 2.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'secupress_reinstall_plugins_admin_ajax_cb' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins.

NVD CVE-2025-3452 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-30907 · published 2025-03-27

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Affected: 2.2.5.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.2.5.4
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SecuPress SecuPress Free secupress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects SecuPress Free: from n/a through <= 2.2.5.3.

NVD CVE-2025-30907 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-9019 · published 2025-02-28

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Affected: 2.2.5.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's secupress_check_ban_ips_form shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-9019 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-1504 · published 2024-04-02

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.1 and older)

Affected: 2.2.5.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.7 *
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 Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to block a user's IP via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-1504 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-10-22 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.7.3).
2026-02-20 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-43228), fixed in 2.3.
2025-04-29 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-3452), fixed in 2.7.
2025-03-27 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-30907), fixed in 2.2.5.4.

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Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/secupress (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 SecuPress with Simple SSL safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.7.3)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Missing authorization check in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Missing authorization check in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.3.9 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.3 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in SecuPress with Simple SSL (2.2.5.1 and older)

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