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Prevent XSS Vulnerability
v2.1.0Not updated in over a year
This WP plugin blocks XSS by encoding harmful URL characters & safely handling HTML in $_GET. Customizable settings for enhanced website security.
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · Website
attackcross-site scriptingsecurityvulnerabilityxss
- Rank
- #2,803 24h -1 · 7d -1
- Est. installs
- 6,722 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 82K all time
- Rating
- 5.0 ★ 7 reviews
- Official installs
- 6,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 0 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- — of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.11 compatibility
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1.3 years ago
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- Version
- 2.1.0
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- On WP.org since
- 2017
About Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Prevent XSS Vulnerability is a WordPress plugin by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui, first published on WordPress.org in 2017. It has 6,000+ active installations and 81,892 downloads in total, and ranks #2,803 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 1 place. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 7 reviews. Version 2.1.0 was released 1.3 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.8.11 and requires WordPress 3.5 and PHP 5.6 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under attack, cross-site scripting, security, vulnerability and xss. Plugins with a similar focus include Security Ninja, IP Geo Block and WPScan.
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