by invisnet 4.2 (71 reviews)

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security

Name: WP fail2ban – Advanced Security
Rating: 4.2 (71 reviews)
Author: invisnet

WP fail2ban uses fail2ban to protect your WordPress site.

WP fail2ban ranks #634 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #33 of 1,576 in the Authentication category, a 4.2/5 rating from 71 reviews, and was last updated Apr 29, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.8 (Current: 7.1)

v5.4.1 Current Version v5.4.1

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 29 Apr, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#33 of 1,576 in Authentication Top 1% by installs Downloads -30.6% this week No update in over a year

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#634

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Active Installs

60K+

-12.4%

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Downloads

+13 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (71 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 77.3%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

71 reviews

Overall 84%

51 (72%)

4 (6%)

2 (3%)

4 (6%)

10 (14%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

8 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 30, 2026

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 5.4.0 (closed)

CVE-2024-13362 · Fixed in v5.4.0
Oct 16, 2024

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.4.0.2

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v4.4.0.2
Jul 18, 2023

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 5.1.1 (closed)

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v5.1.1
Mar 4, 2022

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.4.0.2 (closed)

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v4.4.0.2
Feb 28, 2022

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.4.0.3 (closed)

Fixed in v4.4.0.3
Feb 28, 2022

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.4.0.3 (closed)

Fixed in v4.4.0.3
Feb 25, 2019

WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.0.5 (closed)

Fixed in v4.0.5
WP fail2ban – Advanced Security [wp-fail2ban] < 4.0.5 (closed)

Fixed in v4.0.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.4.1
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2025
Requires WP: 4.2+
Tested Up To: 6.8.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: invisnet

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 71
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Brute Force fail2ban login security syslog

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to protect their login and comment forms from automated attacks. It connects WordPress activity to fail2ban so that malicious IPs, such as those attempting brute-force logins, user enumeration, or spam, can be logged and banned.