Known vulnerabilities in Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall

WordPress security plugin: free 8G firewall/WAF, 50+ tests, vulnerability/core scanning, events logging, AI reports.

1Reported vulnerabilities

4.9Highest CVSS score

5.296Latest version

7,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall to 5.243 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 13, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-8009	Medium 4.9	0.6%	5.201 to 5.242 (inclusive)	`5.243`	July 24, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.