Prevent XSS Vulnerability — WordPress Security Plugin
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui · WordPress.org page · Website
Prevent XSS Vulnerability has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 81,832 downloads all time. It was downloaded 850 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on July 22, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.11.
Prevent XSS Vulnerability at a glance
Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
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Prevent XSS Vulnerability reviews and ratings
7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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simple buy effective
I got positive on scan websites
roadlink -
Awesome plugin for security issues.
Thanks for the awesome plugin. it helps to fix the XSS attacks. But we need to add more special charter to include manually like exclude list. this helps for every one-> feature Request. keep rocking!!!... Regards, Saravanan
Sakthivel -
Excellent
We were being harassed by our ISOs because the Acunetix scans kept coming back with HIGHs. Always XSS. We tried everything the report recommended as a remediation...nothing worked. This plugin should come bundled with WP. Or at the very least be added to the list of recommendations Acunetix suggests. Thank you for creating and sharing it.
randystepanek -
Very useful plugin.
Very useful plugin, thank you!
Mohamed Abd Elhalim -
Seems to work well!
We were directed by a security researcher to an XSS vulnerability on our site, and this plugin seems to have solved the issue. Only plugin with this functionality I was able to find. Fairly straightforward and flexible.
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Superb Plugin. Saved my site
Superb Plugin. Saved my site
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Download and install history
1,239 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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Details
This WP plugin blocks XSS by encoding harmful URL characters & safely handling HTML in $_GET. Customizable settings for enhanced website security.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Prevent XSS Vulnerability competes in
Tags
- attack
- cross-site scripting
- security
- vulnerability
- xss
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- Version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- First published
- Aug 23, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- 6.8.11
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Prevent XSS Vulnerability FAQ
What does Prevent XSS Vulnerability do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Prevent XSS Vulnerability offers Exclamation Mark !, Double Quotation ", Single Quotation ', Opening Round Bracket ( and Closing Round Bracket ).
How many active installs does Prevent XSS Vulnerability have?
WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for Prevent XSS Vulnerability as of October 22, 2026.
Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability still maintained?
The last release was on July 22, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability free?
Prevent XSS Vulnerability is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.