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Sucuri Security

Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening
by Sucuri · 600,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Oct 2026, 18 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

97/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Sucuri Security
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Sucuri Security still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Sucuri Security, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer unifiedexp since Mar 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Sucuri Security removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Sucuri Security safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8.34). Not on the exploited list. 14 Sep 2022 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Sucuri Security update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.1. No one-star spike after it. 14 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ycampo22 May 2018 to 20 Feb 2019, 8 commits
imgersonr9 May 2019 to 27 Jan 2022, 9 commits
unifiedexp17 Mar 2021 to 14 Oct 2026, 44 commits
djak356 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2021, 2 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2011.

Maintenance

Last release
21 days ago
Releases, 24 months
18
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Sucuri Security
Q1 20243
Q2 20241
Q3 20245
Q4 20242
Q1 20252
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 14 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.2.

Average rating per quarter for Sucuri Security
Q1 20245.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star288
4 star21
3 star9
2 star4
1 star64
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.8.34).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
14 Sep 2022Sucuri Security <= 1.8.33 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 1.8.331.8.34Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.7.3 (security); 2.7.4 (escaping); 2.8 (escaping).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

600,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Sucuri Security
4 May 202622,546
11 May 202656,180
18 May 202665,572
25 May 202652,876
1 Jun 2026430,408
8 Jun 202672,684
15 Jun 202661,904
22 Jun 202655,466
29 Jun 202652,304
6 Jul 2026441,203
13 Jul 202679,338
20 Jul 202668,667
27 Jul 202667,138
3 Aug 202653,452
10 Aug 202643,945
17 Aug 202641,171
24 Aug 202642,043
31 Aug 202640,780
7 Sep 2026413,084
14 Sep 202685,637
21 Sep 202666,845
28 Sep 202652,129
5 Oct 202648,293
12 Oct 2026403,171
19 Oct 202682,222
26 Oct 202674,648
2 Nov 20268,727

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.8.1
AuthorSucuri
Added18 Nov 2011
Last updated14 Oct 2026
Active installs600,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsscan, spam, malware, firewall, security

Questions

Is Sucuri Security still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Sucuri Security, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer unifiedexp since Mar 2021.

Was Sucuri Security removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Sucuri Security safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8.34). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Sucuri Security update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.1. No one-star spike after it.

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