Is better-wp-security (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress better-wp-security has 3 known advisories in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.

3advisories

0critical

0on CISA KEV

1no fix recorded

CVE	Title	Severity	CVSS	Affected	Fixed in
CVE-2018-12636	The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via th	high	7.2	`<7.0.3`	`7.0.3`
CVE-2018-7433	The iThemes Security plugin before 6.9.1 for WordPress does not properly perform data escaping for the logs page.	high	7.5	`<=6.9.0`	–
CVE-2020-36176	The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an exis	high	7.5	`<7.7.0`	`7.7.0`

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