Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bring-back-admin-menu-seperators

Get back the menu separators in the new WordPress 3.8+ Admin Interface

100 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.8+ Updated Jan 15, 2014
adminbackendmenuseparatorswordpress-3-8
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators 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 "bring-back-admin-menu-seperators" plugin version 1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or SQL queries not using prepared statements is commendable. Furthermore, the complete lack of identified taint flows with unsanitized paths indicates a thorough approach to preventing code injection and data manipulation vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development or a lack of exploitation attempts, though this cannot be definitively concluded from the data alone. A notable area for potential improvement is the complete absence of nonce and capability checks across all entry points. While the current attack surface is zero, this lack of defensive checks could become a significant risk if the plugin were to evolve or if new entry points were introduced in future updates without the corresponding security measures in place. Overall, the plugin is currently very secure due to its limited functionality and absence of exploitable code, but the lack of robust authentication and authorization checks on any potential future entry points warrants caution.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Security Vulnerabilities

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

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Code Analysis

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

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_headbringbackseparators.php:25
Maintenance & Trust

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedJan 15, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Bring Back Admin Menu Separators Developer Profile

bej-soan

1 plugin · 100 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Bring Back Admin Menu Separators

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp-menu-separator
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Bring Back Admin Menu Separators