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Injection Guard Vulnerabilities

10 known security issues reported for the Injection Guard WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Mar 20, 2026.

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Injection Guard <= 1.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Query Parameter Name

high

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via malicious query parameter names in all versions up to and including 1.2.9. This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the sanitize_ig_data() function which only sanitizes array values but not array keys, combined with missi...

CVSS:
7.2
Affected:
up to 1.2.9
Fixed in:
1.3.0
Disclosed:
Mar 20, 2026

CVE-2026-3368 on NVD →

Injection Guard <= 1.2.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts...

CVSS:
6.1
Affected:
up to 1.2.7
Fixed in:
1.2.8
Disclosed:
Jul 24, 2025

CVE-2025-8046 on NVD →

Injection Guard [injection-guard] < 1.2.2

unknown

[en] Missing Authorization vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood Injection Guard allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Injection Guard: from n/a through 1.2.1.

Affected:
up to 1.2.2
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
Dec 13, 2024

CVE-2023-32574 on NVD →

Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ig_update

medium

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to a missing nonce check on the ig_update functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to IP block- and allowlists via a forged request granted they can tri...

CVSS:
4.3
Affected:
up to 1.2.1
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 11, 2023

Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization via ig_update

medium

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check on the ig_update and ig_update_bulk_backlist functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers , with subscriber-level access and above, to make ch...

CVSS:
4.3
Affected:
up to 1.2.1
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 11, 2023

CVE-2023-32574 on NVD →

Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Whitelist Update

medium

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ig_update function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin's whiteli...

CVSS:
5.3
Affected:
up to 1.2.1
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 10, 2023

Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Whitelist Update

medium

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ig_update function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's whitelist via a forged request granted...

CVSS:
4.3
Affected:
up to 1.2.1
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 10, 2023

Injection Guard [injection-guard] < 1.2.2

unknown

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ig_update function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's whitelist via a forged request granted...

Affected:
up to 1.2.2
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 10, 2023

Injection Guard [injection-guard] < 1.2.2

unknown

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ig_update function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin's whiteli...

Affected:
up to 1.2.2
Fixed in:
1.2.2
Disclosed:
May 10, 2023

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