WP Security CheckVulnerability data as of October 22, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in WP Hardening (discontinued)

The WP Hardening is a one-click tool to fix standard security recommendations on your WordPress website.

3Reported vulnerabilities
6.1Highest CVSS score
1.2.8Latest version
10,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Hardening (discontinued) to 1.2.7 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: September 13, 2024 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.0.14 / View on wordpress.org

This plugin has not been updated in over two years. New vulnerabilities may never be fixed. Consider an alternative.

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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2021-24373 Medium 6.1 0.8% Before 1.2.2 1.2.2 June 21, 2021
CVE-2021-24372 Medium 6.1 0.8% Before 1.2.2 1.2.2 June 21, 2021
CVE-2024-6641 Medium 5.3 0.4% Before 1.2.7 1.2.7 September 18, 2024

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