
Assign Missing Categories Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/assign-missing-categoriesAssigns the default category to all posts that have no category after you've converted your categories to tags.
Is Assign Missing Categories Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Assign Missing Categories has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "assign-missing-categories" plugin, version 1.2, exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The plugin has no recorded CVEs, indicating a lack of publicly known vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the static analysis reveals a remarkably small attack surface, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. This inherently limits the potential for attackers to find entry points into the plugin's functionality. The code signals also show positive signs, with no dangerous functions identified and a complete absence of taint analysis flows, suggesting that data is handled securely and does not pose immediate risks of injection or manipulation.
Key Concerns
- SQL queries without prepared statements
- Output escaping not properly implemented
- Missing nonce checks on AJAX
- Lack of capability checks on potential entry points
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Assign Missing Categories Developer Profile
16 plugins · 17K total installs
How We Detect Assign Missing Categories
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Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/assign-missing-categories/assign-missing-categories.phpHTML / DOM Fingerprints
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