bbPress Notification Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-notification

You will receive mail notification about all bbPress new topic, replies, via multiple customizable email addresses

200 active installs v1.4.5 PHP + WP 2.0+ Updated Dec 3, 2024
alertbbpressmailnotificationtopic
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is bbPress Notification Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

bbPress Notification has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the static analysis and vulnerability history, bbPress Notification v1.4.5 exhibits a generally strong security posture, with no direct evidence of critical vulnerabilities. The plugin demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries, and including a nonce check. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces its attack surface. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage (29%) of properly escaped outputs. This indicates a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not adequately sanitized before being displayed to the user. The complete lack of documented CVEs and vulnerability history is a positive sign, suggesting a well-maintained or less targeted plugin, but it does not negate the risks identified in the code analysis.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

bbPress Notification Security Vulnerabilities

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

bbPress Notification Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

29% escaped17 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
bbpress_notification_setting (bbpress-notification.php:40)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

bbPress Notification Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedbbpress-notification.php:17
actionadmin_menubbpress-notification.php:24
actionbbp_new_topicbbpress-notification.php:452
actionbbp_new_replybbpress-notification.php:453
Maintenance & Trust

bbPress Notification Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedDec 3, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs200
Developer Profile

bbPress Notification Developer Profile

Tomas

10 plugins · 7K total installs

72
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
526 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect bbPress Notification

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bbpress-notification/images/new.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
bbp-notification
HTML Comments
!!!start!!!end* 1.4.1* 1.4.1+3 more
Data Attributes
id="bbpdisablebbpnotificationallfeature"name="bbpdisablebbpnotificationallfeature"value="yes"id="bbpnotificationsubmitnew"name="bbpnotificationsubmitnew"value=" Submit "
JS Globals
bbpdisablebbpnotificationallfeature
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about bbPress Notification