
Admin Bar Position Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/admin-bar-positionThis plugin can change bottom to "Admin Bar".
Is Admin Bar Position Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Admin Bar Position has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "admin-bar-position" plugin v1.1.4 presents a generally good security posture with zero recorded vulnerabilities and no identified critical or high-severity issues in its static analysis. The absence of SQL queries without prepared statements and the lack of file operations or external HTTP requests are positive indicators. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. This means that any data processed and displayed by the plugin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if that data originates from an untrusted source. While the attack surface appears minimal and no specific taint flows were identified, the unescaped output represents a clear and present risk that could be exploited. The plugin's vulnerability history being clean is encouraging, but it doesn't negate the risks identified in the current code analysis.
Key Concerns
- No output escaping found
Admin Bar Position Security Vulnerabilities
Admin Bar Position Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Admin Bar Position Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Admin Bar Position Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Admin Bar Position Developer Profile
8 plugins · 54K total installs
How We Detect Admin Bar Position
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