PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Honeypot safe?
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
What this plugin does
- Slug:
honeypot - Author: Dnesscarkey
- 400000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (1434 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 5021689 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2020-06-16
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.4.02
- Last updated: 2026-07-06 4:40pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Honeypot. Reported between 2021 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-29091 | WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 2.1.14 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | High 7.1 | < 2.1.14 | 2.1.14 | 2024-03-15 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 | — | Unknown | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | 2021-02-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 | — | Unknown | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | 2021-02-08 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 | — | Unknown | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | WP Amour < 1.5.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | — | Unknown | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Honeypot updated — 2.4.02 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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