Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Security & Risk Analysis

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Unlinks parent categories/taxonomies in category menus and lists. Useful for creating dropdown menus with top-level placeholders.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.1+ Updated Unknown
categoriescategorydelinkparentunlink
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "ambrosite-unlink-parent-categories" plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a significant positive. Furthermore, the high percentage of properly escaped output suggests good practices in preventing cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The plugin also shows no record of past vulnerabilities, which is highly encouraging.

However, a notable area of concern is the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks. While the static analysis reports zero entry points without authentication, the absence of these fundamental security mechanisms leaves the plugin vulnerable to potential security issues if its functionality were to be exposed in the future through unexpected means or if changes were made without security considerations. The lack of taint analysis results is also a minor point of consideration, as it might indicate a limited scope of analysis or a very simple plugin architecture.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

86% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
filterwp_list_categoriesambrosite-unlink-parent-categories.php:16
actionadmin_menuambrosite-unlink-parent-categories.php:298
actionadmin_initambrosite-unlink-parent-categories.php:318
Maintenance & Trust

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating40/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Developer Profile

ambrosite

5 plugins · 7K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
cat-itemcurrent-catcurrent-cat-parent
Data Attributes
style="cursor: default;"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories