bbPress Moderation Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bbpressmoderation

Add the ability to moderate and approve new topics and replies in the bbPress V2.0 plugin

600 active installs v1.8.3 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Sep 18, 2013
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is bbPress Moderation Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The bbpressmoderation plugin, version 1.8.3, demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history, combined with a clean code analysis report, is highly encouraging. There are no detected dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. All observed SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and output is properly escaped, mitigating common risk areas. The presence of capability checks further indicates thoughtful security implementation.

However, the complete lack of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, while contributing to a minimal attack surface, also means there are no explicit entry points to analyze for security flaws. The fact that there are 0 unprotected entry points is positive, but it's also worth noting that this could be due to a lack of functionality that would naturally create such entry points. The absence of taint analysis flows is ideal, but it's important to consider if the plugin's functionality is sufficiently complex to warrant such flows being present.

Overall, bbpressmoderation v1.8.3 appears to be a securely developed plugin with no immediate, evident risks based on this data. Its clean history and robust code analysis suggest a commitment to security. The primary "weakness" is the very limited attack surface, which makes a comprehensive security analysis based on this data challenging. Nonetheless, the current evidence points to a low-risk plugin.

Vulnerabilities
None known

bbPress Moderation Security Vulnerabilities

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

bbPress Moderation Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

bbPress Moderation Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 18
filterbbp_new_topic_pre_insertbbpressmoderation.php:42
filterbbp_new_reply_pre_insertbbpressmoderation.php:43
filterbbp_new_topic_redirect_tobbpressmoderation.php:45
filterbbp_has_topics_querybbpressmoderation.php:47
filterbbp_has_replies_querybbpressmoderation.php:48
filterbbp_get_topic_permalinkbbpressmoderation.php:50
filterbbp_get_reply_permalinkbbpressmoderation.php:51
filterbbp_get_topic_titlebbpressmoderation.php:53
filterbbp_get_reply_contentbbpressmoderation.php:55
filterbbp_current_user_can_publish_repliesbbpressmoderation.php:57
actionbbp_new_topicbbpressmoderation.php:59
actionbbp_new_replybbpressmoderation.php:60
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsbbpressmoderation.php:62
actionadmin_initbbpressmoderation.php:74
actionadmin_menubbpressmoderation.php:75
filterpost_row_actionsbbpressmoderation.php:77
actionpending_to_publishbbpressmoderation.php:79
filterposts_wherebbpressmoderation.php:197
Maintenance & Trust

bbPress Moderation Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.6.1
Last updatedSep 18, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads23K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings14
Active installs600
Developer Profile

bbPress Moderation Developer Profile

ianhaycox

3 plugins · 660 total installs

82
trust score
Avg Security Score
83/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect bbPress Moderation

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bbpressmoderation/css/bbpm.css/wp-content/plugins/bbpressmoderation/js/bbpm.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bbpressmoderation/js/bbpm.js
Version Parameters
bbpressmoderation/css/bbpm.css?ver=bbpressmoderation/js/bbpm.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
bbpm-pending-topicbbpm-pending-reply
Data Attributes
data-bbpm-post-iddata-bbpm-post-status
JS Globals
bbpm_ajax_object
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about bbPress Moderation