Admin Email As From Address Security & Risk Analysis

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Use the admin email address as the from email address

60 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 4.5+ Updated Jun 12, 2018
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Admin Email As From Address Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Admin Email As From Address has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "admin-email-as-from-address" v1.2 exhibits a generally positive security posture in several areas. The absence of any known CVEs, including critical and high-severity ones, suggests a history of secure development or effective patching. Furthermore, the plugin's static analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries (all are prepared), no file operations, and no external HTTP requests. The lack of taint analysis findings indicates no immediate concerns regarding unsanitized data flows. However, a significant weakness lies in the complete lack of output escaping. With 4 total outputs analyzed and 0% properly escaped, this presents a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Additionally, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks, combined with zero entry points and unprotected entry points, makes it difficult to assess the plugin's resilience against unauthorized actions if any entry points were to be introduced or discovered in the future.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • 0 nonce checks
  • 0 capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Admin Email As From Address Security Vulnerabilities

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

Admin Email As From Address Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Admin Email As From Address Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
filterwp_mail_fromadmin-email-as-from-address.php:30
filterwp_mail_from_nameadmin-email-as-from-address.php:31
filteradmin_initadmin-email-as-from-address.php:32
Maintenance & Trust

Admin Email As From Address Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedJun 12, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs60
Developer Profile

Admin Email As From Address Developer Profile

BjornW

8 plugins · 10K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Admin Email As From Address

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Admin Email As From Address