BP Group Management Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bp-group-management

Allows site administrators to manage group membership on versions of BuddyPress earlier than 1.7.

30 active installs v0.6 PHP + WP + Updated Apr 30, 2013
buddypressgroupsmanagemembers
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is BP Group Management Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

BP Group Management 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 "bp-group-management" plugin v0.6 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, there are no known vulnerabilities in its history, no dangerous functions are used, and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements. The presence of nonce checks (8 total) is also a good practice for input validation. However, the static analysis reveals significant areas of concern, particularly the extremely low percentage of properly escaped output (4%). This indicates a high likelihood of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as user-supplied data is likely being rendered directly into the HTML without proper sanitization. Furthermore, all four analyzed taint flows involve unsanitized paths, even though they are not classified as critical or high severity, suggesting potential for unintended data manipulation or information leakage if these paths can be exploited.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping percentage
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
Vulnerabilities
None known

BP Group Management Security Vulnerabilities

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

BP Group Management Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
25
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
8
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

4% escaped26 total outputs
Data Flows
4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows4 with unsanitized paths
bp_group_management_admin_edit (bp-group-management-bp-functions.php:212)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

BP Group Management Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_initbp-group-management-bp-functions.php:593
actionbp_includebp-group-management.php:15
actionadmin_initbp-group-management.php:20
actionplugins_loadedbp-group-management.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

BP Group Management Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested
Last updatedApr 30, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads38K

Community Trust

Rating46/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs30
Developer Profile

BP Group Management Developer Profile

Boone Gorges

27 plugins · 12K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
1864 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect BP Group Management

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bp-group-management/bp-group-management-css.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
bp-gm-wrapbp-gm-group-id-headerbp-gm-group-idbp-gm-avatar
HTML Comments
<!-- Group delete requests are sent back to the main page. This handles group deletions --><!-- Creates the main group listing page (Dashboard > BuddyPress > Group Management) -->
Data Attributes
id="bp-gm-settings-link"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about BP Group Management