BB Edition Control Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bb-edition-control

Plugin to group the content in editions, as magazines and jornals do. Plugin para categorizar todo conteúdo em edições, como em um jornal.

10 active installs v1.3.6 PHP + WP 3.5.1+ Updated Apr 17, 2015
control-magazineeditionjornal
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is BB Edition Control Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

BB Edition Control has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The bb-edition-control plugin v1.3.6 exhibits a mixed security posture. While it has a limited attack surface with no identified unprotected entry points and no known historical vulnerabilities, several concerning code signals indicate potential weaknesses. A significant portion of SQL queries are not using prepared statements, and a substantial majority of output lacks proper escaping, presenting a risk for SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, respectively. The taint analysis reveals two critical severity flows, suggesting that data processed by the plugin might not be adequately validated or sanitized, leading to potential security exploits. The absence of nonce checks and a single capability check across its code further raise concerns about the robustness of its internal security mechanisms. Overall, the plugin has strengths in its minimal attack surface and clean vulnerability history, but the identified code quality issues and taint analysis results necessitate careful attention and remediation.

Key Concerns

  • High percentage of SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • Very low percentage of output properly escaped
  • Two critical severity taint flows found
  • No nonce checks present
Vulnerabilities
None known

BB Edition Control Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

BB Edition Control Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
8
8 prepared
Unescaped Output
59
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

50% prepared16 total queries

Output Escaping

5% escaped62 total outputs
Data Flows
5 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

5 flows5 with unsanitized paths
button (includes\bbform.php:98)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

BB Edition Control Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 4

[bbec-list] public\BbEditionControl.php:101
[bbec-list-li] public\BbEditionControl.php:102
[bbec-combo] public\BbEditionControl.php:103
[bbec-active-name] public\BbEditionControl.php:104
WordPress Hooks 23
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:73
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:74
actionadmin_menuadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:77
actionadd_meta_boxesadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:80
actionadmin_initadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:94
actionsave_postadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:97
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:100
actionload-edit.phpadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:103
actionadmin_initadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:106
filtermanage_edit-post_sortable_columnsadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:109
actionadmin_noticesadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:489
filterrequestadmin\BbEditionControlAdmin.php:575
actionplugins_loadedbb-edition-control.php:50
actionplugins_loadedbb-edition-control.php:72
actionadmin_noticesincludes\notifications.php:108
actioninitpublic\BbEditionControl.php:92
actionwpmu_new_blogpublic\BbEditionControl.php:95
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublic\BbEditionControl.php:98
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublic\BbEditionControl.php:99
actioninitpublic\BbEditionControl.php:112
actioninitpublic\BbEditionControl.php:113
filterquery_varspublic\BbEditionControl.php:118
filterpre_get_postspublic\BbEditionControl.php:121
Maintenance & Trust

BB Edition Control Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedApr 17, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

BB Edition Control Developer Profile

brunobarros

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect BB Edition Control

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/assets/js/jquery.slugify.js/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/public/css/bb-edition-control.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/bb-edition-control/assets/js/jquery.slugify.js
Version Parameters
bb-edition-control/assets/css/admin.css?ver=bb-edition-control/assets/js/admin.js?ver=bb-edition-control/assets/js/jquery.slugify.js?ver=bb-edition-control/public/css/bb-edition-control.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- begin bb-edition-control --><!-- end bb-edition-control -->
Data Attributes
data-edit-urldata-edition-iddata-edition-slugdata-edition-name
JS Globals
bb_edition_control
Shortcode Output
[bb_edition_control][bb_edition_control post_id=null]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about BB Edition Control