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Safe SVG v2.5.0

Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 1, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 1, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 104 Passed
  • 18 Warnings
  • 3 Failed
Security 84/100
Good

31 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

266.9 KB

824.1 KB unzipped

Total files

51

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,403

in 10 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • CSS
  • JSON
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 13 High
  • 20 Medium
  • 28 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Safe SVG, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Performance (-9). The codebase grew 206% in size.

Audited 1.8.1 → 2.4.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.8.1 1.9.9 2.2.2 2.4.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 178 355 1.8.1 1.9.9 2.2.2 2.4.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

25,013

downloads

Today

1,632

downloads

Week over week

−7%

vs previous week

Month over month

+9%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Low.

Version intelligence

100% of installs run the current version

  • Other
  • v2.2
  • v2.3
  • v2.4

Ratings

79 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 71
  • 4 7
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 0

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Apr 14, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 42 days

average between releases

Total releases

53

since Jul 2015 · 11 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Safe SVG in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Safe SVG v2.5.0 flagged 61 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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