Background Color Changer Security & Risk Analysis

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This is a simple plugin to change the background color, text color, and heading color of the theme. This plugin provides a customizer option in the th …

20 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.2+ Updated Sep 23, 2023
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Background Color Changer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Background Color Changer has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "background-color-changer" plugin v1.0.1 exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a strong indicator of secure coding practices. Furthermore, the complete lack of known vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history reinforces this positive assessment. The plugin appears to have been developed with security in mind, minimizing its attack surface and implementing robust sanitization where applicable (though none were required due to the lack of vulnerable code patterns).

However, the static analysis reports zero nonce checks and zero capability checks across all entry points. While the current attack surface is zero, meaning these checks are not technically 'missing' from any exploitable function, this indicates a lack of defensive programming habits. Should the plugin evolve and new entry points be introduced without these fundamental security measures, it could become vulnerable to various attacks. The current security is largely due to the plugin's simplicity and lack of complex functionality, rather than a robust implementation of all WordPress security best practices. The plugin is secure *for now* due to its minimal features and the absence of historical vulnerabilities, but could become a risk if expanded without incorporating proper authentication and authorization checks.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Background Color Changer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Background Color Changer Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

Background Color Changer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
filterbody_classbackground-color-changer.php:20
actioncustomize_registerbackground-color-changer.php:77
actionwp_headbackground-color-changer.php:95
Maintenance & Trust

Background Color Changer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.3.8
Last updatedSep 23, 2023
PHP min version7.2
Downloads934

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Alternatives

Background Color Changer Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Background Color Changer Developer Profile

Deboraj Datta

1 plugin · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Background Color Changer

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
bcc-custom-background
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Background Color Changer