Injection Guard
Healthy: Injection Guard is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | 70 |
| 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.
| fahadmahmood | 21 Feb 2014 to 31 Oct 2026, 59 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 20
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 14 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 31 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Query Parameter Name | 7.2 | <= 1.2.9 | 1.3.0 | 0 |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 0 |
| 11 May 2023 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ig_update | 4.3 | <= 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 0 |
| 11 May 2023 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization via ig_update | 4.3 | <= 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 0 |
| 10 May 2023 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Whitelist Update | 4.3 | <= 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1 |
| 10 May 2023 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Whitelist Update | 5.3 | <= 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 5 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 45 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 89 |
| 18 May 2026 | 79 |
| 25 May 2026 | 71 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 82 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 46 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 510 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 228 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 100 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 101 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 92 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 113 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 90 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 111 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 91 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 108 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 89 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 104 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 111 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 131 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 112 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 114 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 173 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 684 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 71 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 92% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.4.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Fahad Mahmood |
| Added | 21 Feb 2014 |
| Last updated | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | firewall, security, anti-hacking, sql-injection, wordpress security |
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Questions
Is Injection Guard still maintained?
Injection Guard was last updated on 31 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Injection Guard safe?
Injection Guard has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Injection Guard?
The wordpress.org author is Fahad Mahmood. Recent committers: fahadmahmood, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Injection Guard?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: IP Location Block, Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening, WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall.