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Lord of the Files: Enhanced Upload Security

This plugin expands file-related security and sanity around the upload process.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.2
Current version1.4.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.2
Minimum stackWP 5.2 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update30 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations1K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 11 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Lord of the Files: Enhanced Upload Security version 1.4.3 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.2.

Overview

About this plugin

WordPress relies mostly on name-based validation when deciding whether or not to allow a particular file, leaving the door open for various kinds of attacks.

Lord of the Files adds to this content-based validation and sanitizing, making sure that files are what they say they are and safe for inclusion on your site.

The main features include:

  • Robust real filetype detection;
  • Full MIME alias mapping;
  • SVG sanitization (if SVG uploads have been independently allowed);
  • File upload validation debugger;
  • Fixes issues related to #40175 that have been present since WordPress 4.7.1.
  • Fixes ambiguous media extensions #40921

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.2 or later.
  • PHP 7.4 or later.
  • dom PHP extension.
  • fileinfo PHP extension.
  • mbstring PHP extension.
  • xml PHP extension.

Please note: it is not safe to run WordPress atop a version of PHP that has reached its End of Life. Future releases of this plugin might, out of necessity, drop support for old, unmaintained versions of PHP. To ensure you continue to receive plugin updates, bug fixes, and new features, just make sure PHP is kept up-to-date.

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Privacy Policy

This plugin does not make use of or collect any “Personal Data”.

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • file validation
  • security plugin
  • upload security
  • mime
  • svg
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.2
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.2 · PHP 7.4
Update activity30 Sept 20261mo ago

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WordPress compatibility7.17.2
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