Background Music Menu Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/background-music-menu

Adds background music to website as a choice of item in navigation menus admin area.

400 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 12, 2019
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Background Music Menu Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "background-music-menu" v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates good practices by implementing nonce checks and capability checks for its two AJAX entry points, indicating an effort to protect against unauthorized access. The absence of SQL injection vulnerabilities, due to the consistent use of prepared statements, and the lack of file operations or external HTTP requests further bolster its security. The high percentage of properly escaped output is also a positive sign, minimizing the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

However, a minor concern arises from the 21% of output that is not properly escaped. While not flagged as critical in the taint analysis, this could still present a low-level XSS risk if user-supplied data is not adequately sanitized before display. The plugin's vulnerability history is notably clean, with no recorded CVEs, which suggests either a history of secure development or limited scrutiny. Overall, the plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, but the unescaped output warrants attention.

Key Concerns

  • Percentage of unescaped output is high
Vulnerabilities
None known

Background Music Menu Security Vulnerabilities

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

Background Music Menu Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
26 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

79% escaped33 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
table_change (background-music-menu.php:358)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Background Music Menu Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_bmm_wp_table_changebackground-music-menu.php:58
authwp_ajax_add-menu-itembackground-music-menu.php:61
WordPress Hooks 9
actioninitbackground-music-menu.php:35
actioninitbackground-music-menu.php:37
actionadmin_menubackground-music-menu.php:39
actionadmin_initbackground-music-menu.php:41
actionwp_headbackground-music-menu.php:43
actionadmin_initbackground-music-menu.php:49
filterwalker_nav_menu_start_elbackground-music-menu.php:52
filterwp_setup_nav_menu_itembackground-music-menu.php:55
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsbackground-music-menu.php:64
Maintenance & Trust

Background Music Menu Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.0.25
Last updatedFeb 12, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads19K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs400
Developer Profile

Background Music Menu Developer Profile

glanit

1 plugin · 400 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 Music Menu

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/background-music-menu/assets/css/background-music-menu.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/background-music-menu/assets/js/background-music-menu.min.js
Version Parameters
background-music-menu.css?ver=background-music-menu.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
section_background_musicadd-to-menusubmit-add-to-menu
Data Attributes
id="send_background_music"
JS Globals
jQuery('#send_background_music').on('click',
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Background Music Menu