WordPress plugin · wp-cerber
Is WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan safe?
Closed. Replace it.
wordpress.org closed it on Sep 22, 2022 (security issue), so it gets no more security fixes, and 4 flaws are on record. If your site runs it, move to a maintained alternative.
- Flaws on record
- 4
- High or critical
- 1
- Exploited
- none
Every recorded flaw
- Aug 31, 2024WP Cerber Security: IP Protection bypassCVE-2022-4100 · affects up to 9.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Oct 20, 2023WP Cerber Security: Stored cross-site scriptingCVE-2022-4712 · affects up to 9.1 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
- Sep 6, 2022WP Cerber Security: Security protection bypassCVE-2022-2939 · affects up to 9.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Sep 17, 2019The wp-cerber plugin before 2.7 for WordPress has XSS via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.CVE-2016-10990 · fixed in 2.7 · reported by MITRE1.4% oddsMedium 6.1
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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