AI Comment Guard Security & Risk Analysis

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Protect your WordPress site from spam with AI-powered comment moderation. Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter providers.

30 active installs v1.2.4 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.0+ Updated Dec 9, 2025
aiartificial-intelligencecommentsmoderationspam
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is AI Comment Guard Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

AI Comment Guard has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The ai-comment-guard v1.2.4 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture, with no recorded vulnerabilities or critical taint flows. The code demonstrates strong practices regarding SQL queries, exclusively using prepared statements, and a high percentage of properly escaped output, minimizing risks of SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

However, a notable concern is the presence of two AJAX handlers that lack authentication checks. This exposes a significant attack surface, as unauthenticated users could potentially trigger these functionalities. While the plugin has a clean vulnerability history, the absence of authentication on key entry points warrants attention and could be a vector for future exploitation if not addressed. The plugin's adherence to prepared statements and output escaping are positive indicators, but the unprotected AJAX endpoints are the primary area of risk.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
Vulnerabilities
None known

AI Comment Guard Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

AI Comment Guard Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
19 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
99 escaped
Nonce Checks
6
Capability Checks
7
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared19 total queries

Output Escaping

93% escaped107 total outputs
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

AI Comment Guard Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 3

authwp_ajax_aicog_test_connectionincludes\Admin\AdminManager.php:284
authwp_ajax_aicog_delete_logsincludes\Admin\AdminManager.php:287
authwp_ajax_aicog_analyze_commentincludes\Admin\AdminManager.php:290
WordPress Hooks 10
actionplugins_loadedai-comment-guard.php:45
actionadmin_menuincludes\Admin\AdminManager.php:83
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\Admin\AdminManager.php:84
actionadmin_initincludes\Admin\Settings\SettingsManager.php:52
filterpre_comment_approvedincludes\Comments\CommentProcessor.php:51
filtercomment_notification_notify_authorincludes\Comments\CommentProcessor.php:54
filtercomment_moderation_notify_authorincludes\Comments\CommentProcessor.php:55
filternotify_post_authorincludes\Comments\CommentProcessor.php:58
filternotify_moderatorincludes\Comments\CommentProcessor.php:59
actionaicog_cleanupincludes\Core\Plugin.php:82

Scheduled Events 1

aicog_cleanup
Maintenance & Trust

AI Comment Guard Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 9, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads471

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

AI Comment Guard Developer Profile

Tudor Constantin

1 plugin · 30 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AI Comment Guard

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-comment-guard/admin/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ai-comment-guard/admin/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-comment-guard/admin/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
ai-comment-guard-admin?ver=ai-comment-guard/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ai-comment-guard-adminai-comment-guard-headerai-comment-guard-content
Data Attributes
data-toggledata-target
JS Globals
ai_comment_guard_ajax_object
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AI Comment Guard