Browser Theme Color Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/browser-theme-color

Add the 'theme-color' meta tag to your website for a seamless user experience on Android & iOS with our easy-to-use plugin.

3K active installs v1.5 PHP + WP 3.8+ Updated May 26, 2025
androidbrowsercolormobiletheme
100
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEJan 17, 2024
Safety Verdict

Is Browser Theme Color Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Browser Theme Color has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Jan 17, 2024Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'browser-theme-color' plugin version 1.5 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals no identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests, which are common sources of vulnerabilities. The presence of nonce and capability checks, along with 100% prepared statements for SQL, indicates a good effort in implementing basic security measures. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping, where only 64% of outputs are properly escaped. This leaves a portion of the plugin's output potentially vulnerable to XSS attacks. Furthermore, the plugin has a history of known vulnerabilities, including a past medium-severity Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue. While there are currently no unpatched CVEs, this history suggests a recurring pattern of security weaknesses that require careful monitoring.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped
  • History of known vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities
1

Browser Theme Color Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2024
2024
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2024-22291medium · 6.5Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Browser Theme Color <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via btc_settings_page

Jan 17, 2024 Patched in 1.4 (134d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Browser Theme Color Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

64% escaped11 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
settings_page (browser-theme-color.php:59)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Browser Theme Color Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwp_headbrowser-theme-color.php:25
actionadmin_menubrowser-theme-color.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsbrowser-theme-color.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Browser Theme Color Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMay 26, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads32K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

Browser Theme Color Developer Profile

Marco Milesi

13 plugins · 13K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
280 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Browser Theme Color

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/browser-theme-color/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/browser-theme-color/js/admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
btc-input-class
HTML Comments
<!-- browser-theme-color for WordPress -->
Data Attributes
data-default-color
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Browser Theme Color