# Deny All Firewall

> Stop unwanted requests before WordPress loads. Deny All Firewall uses .htaccess to allow genuine content and refuse everything else.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `deny-all-firewall`
- Author: Olly Campion
- Version: 2.0.4
- Active installs: 50+
- Last update: 2026-10-07 (37 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 7.0
- Tags: carbon footprint, firewall, htaccess, performance, security
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/deny-all-firewall/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 37 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Phones home ↔ Private, Breaking ↔ Smooth.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2019-06-22 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 1.1.6). CVE-2019-14681, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0b60313-042b-4e85-a117-9abd95824402?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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