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Prevent XSS Vulnerability

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 15 months (last release 22 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.22 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
sasiddiqui23 Aug 2017 to 22 Jul 2025, 43 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 7 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Prevent XSS Vulnerability
4 May 202699
11 May 2026167
18 May 2026211
25 May 2026172
1 Jun 2026176
8 Jun 2026204
15 Jun 2026129
22 Jun 2026147
29 Jun 2026125
6 Jul 2026129
13 Jul 2026152
20 Jul 2026176
27 Jul 2026161
3 Aug 2026145
10 Aug 2026201
17 Aug 2026180
24 Aug 2026136
31 Aug 2026151
7 Sep 2026168
14 Sep 2026171
21 Sep 2026163
28 Sep 2026189
5 Oct 2026216
12 Oct 2026201
19 Oct 2026290
26 Oct 2026291
2 Nov 202643

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

IP Location BlockScore 96 · 10,000+Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login SecurityScore 94 · 5,000,000+Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security HardeningScore 93 · 600,000+WP Content Copy Protection & No Right ClickScore 93 · 100,000+NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and FirewallScore 93 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.1.0
AuthorSami Ahmed Siddiqui
Added23 Aug 2017
Last updated22 Jul 2025
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsxss, attack, security, vulnerability, cross-site scripting

Other plugins by this author: Custom Permalinks, HTTP Auth, Make Paths Relative, SCHEMA for Article, Remove Links and Scripts, Media Post Permalink

Questions

Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability still maintained?

Prevent XSS Vulnerability was last updated on 22 Jul 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability safe?

Prevent XSS Vulnerability has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Prevent XSS Vulnerability?

The wordpress.org author is Sami Ahmed Siddiqui. Recent committers: sasiddiqui, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Prevent XSS Vulnerability?

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.

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