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RSFirewall!

by RSJoomla! · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for RSFirewall!
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is RSFirewall! still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns RSFirewall!, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer rsjoomla since Jul 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was RSFirewall! removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is RSFirewall! safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.46). Not on the exploited list. 23 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest RSFirewall! update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.49. No one-star spike after it. 10 Jul 2019 · Release history

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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master8 Jul 2019 to 8 Jul 2019, 1 commits
rsjoomla9 Jul 2019 to 2 Nov 2026, 65 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for RSFirewall!
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.1.46).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Mar 2026RSFirewall! <= 1.1.45 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.1.451.1.46n/a
11 Jul 2025RSFirewall! <= 1.1.42 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read4.9<= 1.1.421.1.43n/a
13 Apr 2022RSFirewall! <= 1.1.24 - IP Address Spoofing6.5<= 1.1.241.1.25n/a

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for RSFirewall!
4 May 202642
11 May 202690
18 May 2026592
25 May 2026173
1 Jun 2026135
8 Jun 2026144
15 Jun 2026104
22 Jun 202696
29 Jun 20262,227
6 Jul 20261,951
13 Jul 2026295
20 Jul 2026161
27 Jul 2026155
3 Aug 2026138
10 Aug 2026184
17 Aug 2026188
24 Aug 2026117
31 Aug 2026121
7 Sep 2026134
14 Sep 2026178
21 Sep 2026662
28 Sep 2026250
5 Oct 2026279
12 Oct 2026169
19 Oct 2026233
26 Oct 2026208
2 Nov 2026127

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 46% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.1.49
AuthorRSJoomla!
Added9 Jul 2019
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress4.5.15
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsfirewall, security, System Check, malware scanner, web application firewall

Questions

Is RSFirewall! still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns RSFirewall!, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer rsjoomla since Jul 2019.

Was RSFirewall! removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is RSFirewall! safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.46). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest RSFirewall! update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.49. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue