Books CPT Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/books

A WordPress Custom Post Type for books. Supports Genre and Series.

50 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 4.7+ Updated Jan 30, 2025
authorbooksgenreseries
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Books CPT Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Books CPT 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

The "books" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices, with no identified dangerous functions, properly escaped output, and all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements. The presence of nonce and capability checks further reinforces its defensive measures. The complete absence of any taint analysis findings, including unsanitized paths and critical or high severity flows, indicates a well-written codebase with no apparent injection vulnerabilities at this stage.

Furthermore, the plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with zero known CVEs. This suggests a proactive approach to security by the developers or a lack of prior discovery of vulnerabilities. The limited attack surface, with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly reduces the potential for exploitation. Overall, this plugin appears to be a secure and well-maintained option. However, it is important to note that static analysis has limitations and cannot guarantee the absence of all vulnerabilities, especially those related to business logic flaws or complex interaction scenarios.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Books CPT Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Books CPT Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Books CPT Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Books CPT Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitCustomPostType.php:14
actioninitMeta.php:14
actionadd_meta_boxesMeta.php:15
actionsave_postMeta.php:16
actioninitTaxonomies.php:14
Maintenance & Trust

Books CPT Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedJan 30, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads913

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Books CPT Developer Profile

DannyCooper

9 plugins · 5K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Books CPT

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-book_order
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/books/v1/books
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Books CPT