AI Deny Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ai-deny

Easily block over 30 of the most common AI user-agents known for crawling websites, keeping unauthorized bots at bay.

10 active installs v0.1.1 PHP + WP 6.0+ Updated Jan 9, 2026
aibotscrawlerrobotsrobots-txt
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is AI Deny Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The ai-deny v0.1.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. All identified entry points, which consist of a single AJAX handler, include nonce and capability checks, indicating good practices for preventing unauthorized access and actions. The code demonstrates excellent security hygiene with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and all output being properly escaped, mitigating risks of SQL injection and cross-site scripting. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces the potential attack surface. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive indicator of its security maturity. However, the analysis did not include taint analysis flows, which could potentially reveal unforeseen vulnerabilities even with good coding practices. The limited attack surface and robust security features are commendable, but the lack of taint analysis means there might be latent risks that were not detected. Overall, the plugin appears to be secure, but a deeper dive with comprehensive taint analysis would provide greater assurance.

Vulnerabilities
None known

AI Deny Security Vulnerabilities

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

AI Deny Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
13 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

AI Deny Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_update_robots_ruleai-deny.php:30
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menuai-deny.php:27
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsai-deny.php:28
filterrobots_txtai-deny.php:29
actionwp_headai-deny.php:31
actioninitai-deny.php:320
Maintenance & Trust

AI Deny Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 9, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

AI Deny Developer Profile

Code For Broke

2 plugins · 10 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 Deny

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-deny/assets/css/ai-deny-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ai-deny/assets/js/ai-deny-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-deny/assets/js/ai-deny-admin.js
Version Parameters
ai-deny/assets/css/ai-deny-admin.css?ver=ai-deny/assets/js/ai-deny-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
aiDenyAdmin
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/ai-deny/v1/update_robots_rule
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AI Deny