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Stop User Enumeration vulnerabilities
Stop User Enumeration has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 17 Jul 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 50,000+
- Latest version
- 1.7.8
- Last updated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 17 Jul 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security weakness CVE-2025-4302 | Medium 5.3 | Before 1.7.3 | Fixed in 1.7.3 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2017-18536 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.3.8 | Fixed in 1.3.8 | 21 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-4302, 17 Jul 2025
- The Stop User Enumeration WordPress plugin before version 1.7.3 blocks REST API /wp-json/wp/v2/users/ requests for non-authorized users. However, this can be bypassed by URL-encoding the API path. CVE record
- CVE-2017-18536, 21 Aug 2019
- The stop-user-enumeration plugin before 1.3.8 for WordPress has XSS. CVE record
What to do if you run Stop User Enumeration
If you run Stop User Enumeration, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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