by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui 5 (7 reviews)

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Name: Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

This WP plugin blocks XSS by encoding harmful URL characters & safely handling HTML in $_GET. Customizable settings for enhanced website security.

Prevent XSS Vulnerability ranks #2,805 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #260 of 4,488 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Jul 22, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.1.0 Current Version v2.1.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 22 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#260 of 4,488 in Security Top 5% by installs No update in over a year

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#2,805

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Active Installs

6K+

-11.4%

KW Avg Position

11.3

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Downloads

76.8K

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 75%

6K+ 7K+

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

7 reviews

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.0
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2025
Requires WP: 3.5+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

attack cross-site scripting security vulnerability xss

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want protection against Cross-Site Scripting attacks, including those coming through form inputs or WooCommerce checkouts. It solves reflected and self-XSS vulnerabilities by blocking dangerous characters in URLs, encoding risky URL parameters, and escaping HTML in $_GET data.