diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3864890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "name": "cacti/plugin_evidence",
+    "description": "plugin_evidence plugin for Cacti",
+    "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
+    "require-dev": {
+        "pestphp/pest": "^1.23"
+    },
+    "config": {
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "pestphp/pest-plugin": true
+        }
+    },
+    "autoload-dev": {
+        "files": [
+            "tests/bootstrap.php"
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/evidence_tab.php b/evidence_tab.php
index fbf7caf..ebac55f 100644
--- a/evidence_tab.php
+++ b/evidence_tab.php
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ function evidence_display_form() {
 
 	if (cacti_sizeof($scan_dates)) {
 		foreach ($scan_dates as $scan_date) {
-			print '<option value="' . $scan_date . '" ' . 
+			print '<option value="' . html_escape($scan_date) . '" ' . 
 				(get_request_var('scan_date') == $scan_date ? ' selected="selected"' : '') . 
-				'>' . $scan_date . '</option>';
+				'>' . html_escape($scan_date) . '</option>';
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function evidence_display_form() {
 	print '</td>';
 	print '<td>';
 
-	print '<input type="text" name="find_text" id="find" value="' . get_request_var('find_text') . '">';
+	print '<input type="text" name="find_text" id="find" value="' . html_escape(get_request_var('find_text')) . '">';
 	print '</td>';
 	print '<td>';
 	print __('Specify data type');
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function evidence_display_form() {
 	print '<option value="opt" '  . (get_request_var('datatype') == 'opt'  ? 'selected="selected"' : '') . '>' . __('Vendor optional', 'evidence') . '</option>';
 
 	foreach ($entities as $key => $value) {
-		print '<option value="' . $key . '" ' . (get_request_var('datatype') == $key ? 'selected="selected"' : '') . '>Entity - ' . $value . '</option>';
+		print '<option value="' . html_escape($key) . '" ' . (get_request_var('datatype') == $key ? 'selected="selected"' : '') . '>Entity - ' . html_escape($value) . '</option>';
 	}
 
 	print '</select>';
@@ -260,4 +260,3 @@ function evidence_stats() {
 	print 'Oldest record: ' . $old . '<br/>';
 }
 
-
diff --git a/setup.php b/setup.php
index c3b671c..4209b1d 100644
--- a/setup.php
+++ b/setup.php
@@ -42,26 +42,12 @@ function plugin_evidence_install () {
 
 
 function plugin_evidence_uninstall () {
-
-	if (sizeof(db_fetch_assoc("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'plugin_evidence_specific_query'")) > 0 ) {
-		db_execute("DROP TABLE `plugin_evidence_specific_query`");
-	}
-
-	if (sizeof(db_fetch_assoc("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'plugin_evidence_organization'")) > 0 ) {
-		db_execute("DROP TABLE `plugin_evidence_organization`");
-	}
-
-	if (sizeof(db_fetch_assoc("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'plugin_evidence_entity'")) > 0 ) {
-		db_execute("DROP TABLE `plugin_evidence_entity`");
-	}
-
-	if (sizeof(db_fetch_assoc("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'plugin_evidence_mac'")) > 0 ) {
-		db_execute("DROP TABLE `plugin_evidence_mac`");
-	}
-
-	if (sizeof(db_fetch_assoc("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'plugin_evidence_vendor_specific'")) > 0 ) {
-		db_execute("DROP TABLE `plugin_evidence_vendor_specific`");
-	}
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_specific_query`', []);
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_organization`', []);
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_entity`', []);
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_mac`', []);
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_ip`', []);
+	db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_vendor_specific`', []);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/E2E/EvidenceFilterXssRegressionTest.php b/tests/E2E/EvidenceFilterXssRegressionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d32213d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/E2E/EvidenceFilterXssRegressionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('evidence filter xss regression wiring', function () {
+	it('keeps raw request variables out of the filter value attribute', function () {
+		$contents = file_get_contents(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../evidence_tab.php'));
+
+		expect($contents)->not->toContain('value="' . "' . get_request_var('find_text') . '");
+		expect($contents)->toContain('value="' . "' . html_escape(get_request_var('find_text')) . '");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Integration/EvidenceTabEscapingTest.php b/tests/Integration/EvidenceTabEscapingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc70b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/EvidenceTabEscapingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('evidence tab integration escaping', function () {
+	it('escapes scan date values rendered into select options', function () {
+		$contents = file_get_contents(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../evidence_tab.php'));
+
+		expect($contents)->toContain('html_escape($scan_date)');
+	});
+
+	it('escapes entity keys and values rendered into select options', function () {
+		$contents = file_get_contents(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../evidence_tab.php'));
+
+		expect($contents)->toContain('html_escape($key)');
+		expect($contents)->toContain('html_escape($value)');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Pest.php b/tests/Pest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bf268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Pest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/bootstrap.php';
diff --git a/tests/Security/AuthGuardTest.php b/tests/Security/AuthGuardTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f95043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/AuthGuardTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('auth guard presence in evidence', function () {
+	it('includes auth.php or global.php in all UI entry points', function () {
+		$uiFiles = array(
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+		);
+
+		foreach ($uiFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			// Files that include setup.php or are library files don't need direct auth
+			if (strpos($relativeFile, 'include/') === 0 || strpos($relativeFile, 'lib/') === 0) continue;
+			if (strpos($relativeFile, 'poller_') === 0) continue;
+
+			$hasAuth = (
+				strpos($contents, 'auth.php') !== false ||
+				strpos($contents, 'global.php') !== false ||
+				strpos($contents, 'global_arrays.php') !== false
+			);
+
+			expect($hasAuth)->toBeTrue(
+				"File {$relativeFile} does not include auth.php or global.php"
+			);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('validates numeric IDs from request variables before DB queries', function () {
+		$uiFiles = array(
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+		);
+
+		foreach ($uiFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			// Check for get_filter_request_var usage for numeric IDs
+			if (preg_match('/get_request_var\s*\(\s*[\'\"]id[\'\"]/', $contents)) {
+				// Should use get_filter_request_var for 'id' params
+				$hasFilter = (
+					strpos($contents, 'get_filter_request_var') !== false ||
+					strpos($contents, 'input_validate_input_number') !== false ||
+					strpos($contents, 'form_input_validate') !== false
+				);
+
+				expect($hasFilter)->toBeTrue(
+					"File {$relativeFile} uses get_request_var for IDs without validation"
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Security/OutputEscapingTest.php b/tests/Security/OutputEscapingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b7294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/OutputEscapingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('output escaping in evidence', function () {
+	it('does not interpolate raw variables into HTML attributes', function () {
+		$uiFiles = array(
+		'evidence_tab.php',
+		);
+
+		foreach ($uiFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			$lines = explode("\n", $contents);
+			$dangerous = 0;
+
+			foreach ($lines as $line) {
+				$trimmed = ltrim($line);
+				if (strpos($trimmed, '//') === 0 || strpos($trimmed, '*') === 0) continue;
+
+				// value="$row[...] without html_escape wrapping
+				if (preg_match('/value\s*=\s*["\'"]\s*<\?php\s+echo\s+\$/', $line)) {
+					$dangerous++;
+				}
+				// title="<?php print $something without escaping
+				if (preg_match('/(?:title|alt|placeholder)\s*=.*print\s+\$(?!_|config)/', $line)) {
+					if (strpos($line, 'html_escape') === false && strpos($line, '__esc') === false && strpos($line, 'htmlspecialchars') === false) {
+						$dangerous++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			expect($dangerous)->toBe(0,
+				"File {$relativeFile} has unescaped variables in HTML attributes"
+			);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('uses html_escape or __esc for user-controlled output', function () {
+		$uiFiles = array(
+		'evidence_tab.php',
+		);
+
+		$totalEscapeCalls = 0;
+
+		foreach ($uiFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			$totalEscapeCalls += preg_match_all('/html_escape|__esc\(|htmlspecialchars/', $contents);
+		}
+
+		// At least some escaping should be present in UI files
+		expect($totalEscapeCalls)->toBeGreaterThan(0,
+			'UI files should contain at least one html_escape/__esc call'
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('escapes the evidence filter text before rendering it into the HTML value attribute', function () {
+		$contents = file_get_contents(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../evidence_tab.php'));
+
+		expect($contents)->toContain(
+			'html_escape(get_request_var(\'find_text\'))'
+		);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Security/Php74CompatibilityTest.php b/tests/Security/Php74CompatibilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13722bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/Php74CompatibilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('PHP 7.4 compatibility in evidence', function () {
+	$files = array(
+		'setup.php',
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+	);
+
+	it('does not use str_contains (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			expect(preg_match('/\bstr_contains\s*\(/', $c))->toBe(0, "{$f} uses str_contains");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use str_starts_with (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			expect(preg_match('/\bstr_starts_with\s*\(/', $c))->toBe(0, "{$f} uses str_starts_with");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use str_ends_with (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			expect(preg_match('/\bstr_ends_with\s*\(/', $c))->toBe(0, "{$f} uses str_ends_with");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use nullsafe operator (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			expect(preg_match('/\?->/', $c))->toBe(0, "{$f} uses nullsafe operator");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use match expression (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			// Avoid false positive on preg_match etc
+			$c2 = preg_replace('/preg_match|preg_match_all|fnmatch/', '', $c);
+			expect(preg_match('/\bmatch\s*\(/', $c2))->toBe(0, "{$f} uses match expression");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use union type declarations (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			// Match function params/return with union types like string|false
+			$hits = preg_match_all('/function\s+\w+\s*\([^)]*\w+\s*\|\s*\w+/', $c);
+			expect($hits)->toBe(0, "{$f} uses union types in function signatures");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('does not use constructor property promotion (PHP 8.0)', function () use ($files) {
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+			expect(preg_match('/function\s+__construct\s*\([^)]*\b(public|private|protected|readonly)\s/', $c))->toBe(0,
+				"{$f} uses constructor promotion"
+			);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('uses array() not short syntax for new arrays', function () use ($files) {
+		// This is a style preference for 1.2.x consistency, not a hard requirement
+		// Just verify no mixed styles in the same file
+		foreach ($files as $f) {
+			$p = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $f);
+			if ($p === false) continue;
+			$c = file_get_contents($p);
+			if ($c === false) continue;
+
+			$hasArrayFunc = preg_match('/\barray\s*\(/', $c);
+			$hasShortArray = preg_match('/=\s*\[/', $c);
+
+			// Flag files that mix both styles
+			if ($hasArrayFunc && $hasShortArray) {
+				// Allow mixed if the file existed before our changes
+				// This is informational, not a hard fail
+			}
+		}
+
+		expect(true)->toBeTrue();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Security/PreparedStatementConsistencyTest.php b/tests/Security/PreparedStatementConsistencyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f33831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/PreparedStatementConsistencyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('prepared statement consistency in evidence', function () {
+	it('uses prepared DB helpers in all plugin files', function () {
+		$targetFiles = array(
+		'setup.php',
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+		);
+
+		$rawPattern = '/\bdb_(?:execute|fetch_row|fetch_assoc|fetch_cell)\s*\(/';
+		$preparedPattern = '/\bdb_(?:execute|fetch_row|fetch_assoc|fetch_cell)_prepared\s*\(/';
+
+		foreach ($targetFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			$lines = explode("\n", $contents);
+			$rawCalls = 0;
+
+			foreach ($lines as $line) {
+				$trimmed = ltrim($line);
+				if (strpos($trimmed, '//') === 0 || strpos($trimmed, '*') === 0 || strpos($trimmed, '#') === 0) continue;
+				if (preg_match($rawPattern, $line) && !preg_match($preparedPattern, $line)) {
+					$rawCalls++;
+				}
+			}
+
+			expect($rawCalls)->toBe(0, "File {$relativeFile} contains raw DB calls");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('uses parameterized placeholders not string interpolation in SQL', function () {
+		$targetFiles = array(
+		'setup.php',
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+		);
+
+		foreach ($targetFiles as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			$lines = explode("\n", $contents);
+			$interpolatedSql = 0;
+
+			foreach ($lines as $num => $line) {
+				$trimmed = ltrim($line);
+				if (strpos($trimmed, '//') === 0 || strpos($trimmed, '*') === 0) continue;
+
+				// Detect _prepared calls with $ interpolation instead of ? placeholders
+				if (preg_match('/_prepared\s*\(/', $line) && preg_match('/\$[a-zA-Z_]/', $line)) {
+					// Allow array($var) param binding but flag "WHERE id = $var"
+					if (preg_match('/(?:SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE|WHERE|SET|FROM|JOIN).*\$/', $line)) {
+						$interpolatedSql++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// This is a heuristic; some false positives expected for complex queries
+			expect($interpolatedSql)->toBeLessThanOrEqual(2,
+				"File {$relativeFile} may have SQL interpolation in prepared calls"
+			);
+		}
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Security/RedirectSafetyTest.php b/tests/Security/RedirectSafetyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33284c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/RedirectSafetyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('redirect safety in evidence', function () {
+	it('calls exit or die after header Location redirects', function () {
+		$files = array(
+		'setup.php',
+		'tests/test_prepared_statements.php',
+		);
+
+		foreach ($files as $relativeFile) {
+			$path = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../' . $relativeFile);
+			if ($path === false) continue;
+			$contents = file_get_contents($path);
+			if ($contents === false) continue;
+
+			$lines = explode("\n", $contents);
+			$missingExit = 0;
+
+			for ($i = 0; $i < count($lines); $i++) {
+				if (preg_match('/header\s*\(\s*[\'\"]Location/', $lines[$i])) {
+					// Next non-empty line should contain exit, die, or return
+					$foundExit = false;
+					for ($j = $i + 1; $j < min($i + 4, count($lines)); $j++) {
+						$next = trim($lines[$j]);
+						if ($next === '') continue;
+						if (preg_match('/\b(exit|die|return)\b/', $next)) {
+							$foundExit = true;
+						}
+						break;
+					}
+
+					if (!$foundExit) {
+						$missingExit++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			expect($missingExit)->toBe(0,
+				"File {$relativeFile} has header(Location) without exit/die"
+			);
+		}
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Security/SetupStructureTest.php b/tests/Security/SetupStructureTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa814e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Security/SetupStructureTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('evidence setup.php structure', function () {
+	$source = file_get_contents(realpath(__DIR__ . '/../../setup.php'));
+
+	it('defines plugin_evidence_install function', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toContain('function plugin_evidence_install');
+	});
+
+	it('defines plugin_evidence_version function', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toContain('function plugin_evidence_version');
+	});
+
+	it('defines plugin_evidence_uninstall function', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toContain('function plugin_evidence_uninstall');
+	});
+
+	it('returns version array with name key', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toMatch('/[\'\""]name[\'\""]\s*=>/');
+	});
+
+	it('returns version array with version key', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toMatch('/[\'\""]version[\'\""]\s*=>/');
+	});
+
+	it('registers hooks in install function', function () use ($source) {
+		expect($source)->toContain('api_plugin_register_hook');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/Unit/FilterOutputEscapingTest.php b/tests/Unit/FilterOutputEscapingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fb00d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/FilterOutputEscapingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+describe('evidence unit escaping helpers', function () {
+	it('encodes HTML in filter values', function () {
+		$payload = '\'"<script>alert(1)</script>';
+
+		$escaped = html_escape($payload);
+
+		expect($escaped)->not->toContain('<script>');
+		expect($escaped)->toContain('&quot;');
+		expect($escaped)->toContain('&lt;script&gt;alert(1)&lt;/script&gt;');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cc3724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright (C) 2004-2026 The Cacti Group                                 |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Cacti: The Complete RRDtool-based Graphing Solution                     |
+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+$GLOBALS['__test_db_calls'] = array();
+
+if (!function_exists('db_execute')) {
+	function db_execute($sql) {
+		$GLOBALS['__test_db_calls'][] = array('fn' => 'db_execute', 'sql' => $sql, 'params' => array());
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+if (!function_exists('db_execute_prepared')) {
+	function db_execute_prepared($sql, $params = array()) {
+		$GLOBALS['__test_db_calls'][] = array('fn' => 'db_execute_prepared', 'sql' => $sql, 'params' => $params);
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_assoc')) { function db_fetch_assoc($sql) { return array(); } }
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_assoc_prepared')) { function db_fetch_assoc_prepared($sql, $p = array()) { return array(); } }
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_row')) { function db_fetch_row($sql) { return array(); } }
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_row_prepared')) { function db_fetch_row_prepared($sql, $p = array()) { return array(); } }
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_cell')) { function db_fetch_cell($sql) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('db_fetch_cell_prepared')) { function db_fetch_cell_prepared($sql, $p = array()) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('db_index_exists')) { function db_index_exists($t, $i) { return false; } }
+if (!function_exists('db_column_exists')) { function db_column_exists($t, $c) { return false; } }
+if (!function_exists('api_plugin_db_add_column')) { function api_plugin_db_add_column($p, $t, $d) { return true; } }
+if (!function_exists('api_plugin_db_table_create')) { function api_plugin_db_table_create($p, $t, $d) { return true; } }
+if (!function_exists('read_config_option')) { function read_config_option($n, $f = false) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('set_config_option')) { function set_config_option($n, $v) {} }
+if (!function_exists('html_escape')) { function html_escape($s) { return htmlspecialchars($s, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'); } }
+if (!function_exists('__')) { function __($t, $d = '') { return $t; } }
+if (!function_exists('__esc')) { function __esc($t, $d = '') { return htmlspecialchars($t, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'); } }
+if (!function_exists('cacti_log')) { function cacti_log($m, $p = false, $t = '', $l = 0) {} }
+if (!function_exists('cacti_sizeof')) { function cacti_sizeof($a) { return is_array($a) ? count($a) : 0; } }
+if (!function_exists('is_realm_allowed')) { function is_realm_allowed($r) { return true; } }
+if (!function_exists('raise_message')) { function raise_message($i, $t = '', $l = 0) {} }
+if (!function_exists('get_request_var')) { function get_request_var($n) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('get_nfilter_request_var')) { function get_nfilter_request_var($n) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('get_filter_request_var')) { function get_filter_request_var($n) { return ''; } }
+if (!function_exists('form_input_validate')) { function form_input_validate($v, $n, $r, $o, $e) { return $v; } }
+if (!function_exists('is_error_message')) { function is_error_message() { return false; } }
+if (!function_exists('sql_save')) { function sql_save($a, $t, $k = 'id') { return isset($a['id']) ? $a['id'] : 1; } }
+if (!defined('CACTI_PATH_BASE')) { define('CACTI_PATH_BASE', '/var/www/html/cacti'); }
+if (!defined('POLLER_VERBOSITY_LOW')) { define('POLLER_VERBOSITY_LOW', 2); }
+if (!defined('POLLER_VERBOSITY_MEDIUM')) { define('POLLER_VERBOSITY_MEDIUM', 3); }
+if (!defined('POLLER_VERBOSITY_DEBUG')) { define('POLLER_VERBOSITY_DEBUG', 5); }
+if (!defined('POLLER_VERBOSITY_NONE')) { define('POLLER_VERBOSITY_NONE', 6); }
+if (!defined('MESSAGE_LEVEL_ERROR')) { define('MESSAGE_LEVEL_ERROR', 1); }
diff --git a/tests/test_prepared_statements.php b/tests/test_prepared_statements.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0de61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_prepared_statements.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+function assert_contains($haystack, $needle, $message) {
+	if (strpos($haystack, $needle) === false) {
+		fwrite(STDERR, $message . PHP_EOL);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+function assert_not_contains($haystack, $needle, $message) {
+	if (strpos($haystack, $needle) !== false) {
+		fwrite(STDERR, $message . PHP_EOL);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+function assert_not_regex($pattern, $subject, $message) {
+	if (preg_match($pattern, $subject)) {
+		fwrite(STDERR, $message . PHP_EOL);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+$setup = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/../setup.php');
+if ($setup === false) {
+	fwrite(STDERR, "Unable to read setup.php\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_specific_query`', []);",
+	'Expected specific_query drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_organization`', []);",
+	'Expected organization drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_entity`', []);",
+	'Expected entity drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_mac`', []);",
+	'Expected mac drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_ip`', []);",
+	'Expected ip drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_contains(
+	$setup,
+	"db_execute_prepared('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `plugin_evidence_vendor_specific`', []);",
+	'Expected vendor_specific drop to use db_execute_prepared().'
+);
+
+assert_not_regex(
+	'/SHOW TABLES LIKE\\s+[\'"]plugin_evidence_/i',
+	$setup,
+	'Uninstall path should not rely on SHOW TABLES LIKE pre-checks.'
+);
+
+assert_not_regex(
+	'/db_execute\\s*\\(\\s*["\\\']DROP TABLE\\s+`plugin_evidence_/i',
+	$setup,
+	'Raw db_execute drop statements should not remain in setup.php.'
+);
+
+echo "OK\n";