Change Media Parent Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/change-media-parent

Allows editors to change the parent post of an attachment after it has been set.

50 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 2, 2015
attachmentlibrarymediaparentpost
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Change Media Parent Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Change Media Parent has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "change-media-parent" plugin v0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries, ensuring proper output escaping, and avoiding dangerous functions. Crucially, the absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the attack surface, and there are no identified taint flows, indicating a lack of exploitable data handling vulnerabilities.

The plugin's vulnerability history is equally encouraging, with zero recorded CVEs. This suggests a history of robust security or a lack of past exploitation, which is a positive indicator. The presence of a capability check, even with an otherwise minimal attack surface, indicates an awareness of WordPress security principles for potential future expansion.

While the plugin is remarkably clean, the complete absence of any identified entry points (AJAX, REST, shortcodes, cron) could also imply a very limited functionality. If the plugin performs critical actions, the lack of specific entry points might be an observation rather than a security concern, but it is worth noting the minimal demonstrable interaction surface. Overall, this plugin appears very secure based on the data provided, with no immediate exploitable risks identified.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Change Media Parent Security Vulnerabilities

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

Change Media Parent Code Analysis

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

Change Media Parent Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filtermedia_row_actionschange_media_parent.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

Change Media Parent Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedAug 2, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Change Media Parent Developer Profile

pantsonhead

5 plugins · 230 total installs

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

How We Detect Change Media Parent

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
onclick="findPosts.open( 'media[]','[0-9]+' );return false;"
JS Globals
findPosts
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Change Media Parent