Injection Guard

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ tinaponting

   2mo ago

   PLEASE update, this is great plugin!

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2. ★★★★★ DoctorMason

   5.3y ago

   Injection Guard with Wordfence allows me to sleep and not worry. Don’t even have to check all of the reported links. Along with articles about security in wp-config this beginner is extremely satisfied with the Injection Guard plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ Fahad Mahmood

   9.9y ago

   Using this plugin, you can check the query variables which are incoming to your website for injection purpose.

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4. ★★★★★ 8761827639

   10.5y ago

   yeah it’s good – had been searching for a solution like this for quite a while, provides good security without breaking your site. would recommend. definitely worth a $15 donation to make up for removal of stress and headaches.

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5. ★★★★★ lejurassien

   11.5y ago

   Très bon plugin,conjugué avec d’autres et un bon htacces et c’est 99% de merde en moins!! Merci pour ton travail Fahad Mahmood!

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6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 Injection Guard <= 1.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Query Parameter Name ↗
   2026-03-20 CVE-2026-3368 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.9 Patched in 1.3.0
2. Medium · 6.1 Injection Guard <= 1.2.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-07-24 CVE-2025-8046 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.8
3. Medium · 4.3 Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ig_update ↗
   2023-05-11 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
4. Medium · 4.3 Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization via ig_update ↗
   2023-05-11 CVE-2023-32574 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
5. Medium · 4.3 Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Whitelist Update ↗
   2023-05-10 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
6. Medium · 5.3 Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Whitelist Update ↗
   2023-05-10 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-08-31 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-08-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-08-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-08-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-08-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2024-08-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-08-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
8. 2024-08-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A

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Injection Guard: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/injection-guard