Attachment Taxonomy Support Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/attachment-taxonomy-support

Improved taxonomy support for media and attachments in versions of WordPress prior to 3.5.

30 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Dec 14, 2012
attachmentattachmentsmediataxonmiestaxonomy
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Attachment Taxonomy Support Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Attachment Taxonomy Support has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "attachment-taxonomy-support" v1.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, file operations, and the consistent use of prepared statements for SQL queries are excellent security practices. Furthermore, the presence of nonce and capability checks, even with a relatively small number of outputs, indicates an awareness of securing entry points and actions within the WordPress environment. The fact that no taint flows were identified and that the vulnerability history is completely clear further solidifies this positive assessment.

Key Concerns

  • Minor output escaping concern
Vulnerabilities
None known

Attachment Taxonomy Support Security Vulnerabilities

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

Attachment Taxonomy Support Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
4 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

80% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Attachment Taxonomy Support Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menuadmin\admin.php:46
filterattachment_fields_to_editadmin\admin.php:47
filterattachment_fields_to_saveadmin\admin.php:48
filterget_edit_term_linkadmin\admin.php:49
actionadmin_headadmin\admin.php:50
filteradmin_body_classadmin\admin.php:51
filteradmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\admin.php:52
actioninitattachment-taxonomy-support.php:25
Maintenance & Trust

Attachment Taxonomy Support Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedDec 14, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Attachment Taxonomy Support Developer Profile

Ben Huson

16 plugins · 21K total installs

90
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
2 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Attachment Taxonomy Support

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/attachment-taxonomy-support/admin/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/attachment-taxonomy-support/admin/js/admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
attachmenttaxsupp
Data Attributes
id="{$this->attachment_id}-{$taxonomy}-{$category->term_id}"id="in-{$this->attachment_id}-{$taxonomy}-{$category->term_id}"
JS Globals
attachmentTaxSuppSettings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Attachment Taxonomy Support