WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection
Healthy: WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 80 |
| Support | 80 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| mihche | 14 Sep 2014 to 14 Oct 2020, 313 commits |
|---|---|
| WPZOOM | 13 Oct 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 12 commits |
New committer WPZOOM made a first commit on 13 Oct 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 46
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 46 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
80% of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} <= 3.1.43 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection | 8.1 | <= 3.1.43 | 3.2.1 | 70 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating 1.0 in Q3 2025.
| 5 star | 189 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 15 |
- Abandoned plugin · 1 star · 5 Aug 2025
- ineffective plugin and constantly taking payments from your credit card · 1 star · 29 Nov 2022
- Doesn’t do much · 2 stars · 30 Aug 2022
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 62 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 140 |
| 18 May 2026 | 144 |
| 25 May 2026 | 147 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 115 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 168 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 131 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 107 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 98 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 95 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 86 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 65 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 62 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 47 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 48 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 67 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 56 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 75 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 73 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 68 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 6,386 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 20,049 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,532 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 177 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 531% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.6.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | WPZOOM |
| Added | 14 Sep 2014 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | captcha, security, anti-spam, Brute Force, limit login attempts |
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Questions
Is WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection still maintained?
WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection safe?
WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection?
The wordpress.org author is WPZOOM. Recent committers: WPZOOM, mihche, plugin-master. New committer WPZOOM made a first commit on 13 Oct 2026.
What can I use instead of WPBruiser Security - No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: hCaptcha for WP, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments, SilentShield - Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce), Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, CryptX.