PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Honeypot safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Honeypot WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
honeypot - Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 [WordPress WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam plugin <= 1.5.6 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability]
- WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 [WP Armour Honeypot Anti Spam <= 1.5.6 -Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update]
- WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 1.5.7 [WP Amour < 1.5.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)]
- WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam [honeypot] < 2.1.14 [CVE-2024-29091, WordPress WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam Plugin <= 2.1.13 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam <= 2.1.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting, WP Armour < 2.1.14 - Reflected XSS]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection — 6000000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- Antispam Bee — 700000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 — 300000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- CloudSecure WP Security — 100000+ active installs
- Gravity Forms Zero Spam — 100000+ active installs
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