Is security-\&-malware-scan (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress security-\&-malware-scan has 2 known advisories in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.

2advisories

0critical

0on CISA KEV

1no fix recorded

CVE	Title	Severity	CVSS	Affected	Fixed in
CVE-2020-36698	The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user interaction in versions up to, and includin	high	8.8	`<2.51`	`2.51`
CVE-2023-5239	The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, all	high	7.5	`<=2.121`	–

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# then
phpwarden wordpress /var/www/html

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