PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening safe?
The Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
-0-sucuri-scanner - Author: Sucuri
- 600000+ active installs
- 84/100 rating (385 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 37484513 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2011-11-18
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.7.4
- Last updated: 2026-10-14 3:06pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.3
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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