Breadcrumb Trail Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/breadcrumb-trail

A powerful script for adding breadcrumbs to your site that supports Schema.org HTML5-valid microdata.

10K active installs v1.1.0 PHP 5.2+ WP 4.7+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
breadcrumbsmenunavigation
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Breadcrumb Trail Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "breadcrumb-trail" v1.1.0 reveals a strong security posture in terms of code practices. There are no identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that are exposed without authentication or permission checks. The plugin also demonstrates good SQL hygiene with all queries using prepared statements and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and taint analysis findings further contributes to this positive assessment.

However, the complete absence of any identified capability checks or nonce checks across the code is a notable concern. While the static analysis didn't find specific vulnerabilities stemming from this, it represents a potential gap in security. The vulnerability history being entirely empty is a positive sign, suggesting a history of secure development or a lack of past issues being publicly disclosed. This plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, emphasizing secure coding practices. The primary weakness lies in the lack of explicit permission and integrity checks, which, while not exploited in the analyzed code, could be a point of concern in a larger or more complex plugin.

In conclusion, "breadcrumb-trail" v1.1.0 presents a low-risk profile based on the provided data. Its code is clean, with excellent practices in SQL and output sanitization. The lack of known vulnerabilities is a significant strength. The main area for improvement would be the implementation of capability checks to further solidify its security, especially if any user interaction or data modification were to be introduced in future versions.

Key Concerns

  • Missing Nonce Checks
  • Missing Capability Checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Breadcrumb Trail Security Vulnerabilities

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

Breadcrumb Trail Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

94% escaped36 total outputs
Attack Surface

Breadcrumb Trail Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionplugins_loadedbreadcrumb-trail.php:18
actionafter_setup_themebreadcrumb-trail.php:21
actionwp_headbreadcrumb-trail.php:46
Maintenance & Trust

Breadcrumb Trail Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version5.2
Downloads252K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings30
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

Breadcrumb Trail Developer Profile

Justin Tadlock

33 plugins · 34K total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Breadcrumb Trail

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/breadcrumb-trail/inc/breadcrumbs.php
Version Parameters
breadcrumb-trail/style.css?ver=inc/breadcrumbs.php?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
breadcrumbstrail-browsetrail-itemstrail-items li
HTML Comments
Breadcrumb Trail - A breadcrumb menu script for WordPress.This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNUGeneral Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,or (at your option) any later version.+5 more
Data Attributes
data-breadcrumb-trail-browse-tagdata-breadcrumb-trail-list-tagdata-breadcrumb-trail-item-tagdata-breadcrumb-trail-container
Shortcode Output
<nav<div
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Breadcrumb Trail