Is Protect WP Admin safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (4.2). 4 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Dec 15, 2025.

Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 4.2.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Feb 5, 2026 (9 months ago)
Releases in the last year: 1
Tested up to: WordPress 6.9.11 (current: 7.1)
Active installs: 10K+

4 known vulnerabilities

1 high
2 medium
1 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

20211
20221
20231
20251

Every known vulnerability in Protect WP Admin

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

medium
Missing Authorization
Fixed in 4.2 · CVE-2025-64249 · Dec 15, 2025 · Wordfence
medium
Unauthenticated Information Disclosure to Protection Bypass
Fixed in 4.0 · CVE-2023-3139 · Jun 12, 2023 · Wordfence
Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 3.8 · Aug 5, 2022 · Wordfence
high
Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation
Fixed in 3.7 · CVE-2021-24906 · Dec 23, 2021 · Wordfence

Questions about Protect WP Admin’s security

Is Protect WP Admin safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Protect WP Admin updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Protect WP Admin have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 4 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Protect WP Admin up to date.

Is Protect WP Admin still maintained?

Its last release was 9 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

Is Protect WP Admin compatible with the latest WordPress?

Protect WP Admin’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.