Clean SEO Slugs Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/clean-seo-slugs

This plug-in will remove MS word's smart quotes, special characters, symbols, common words (e.g. i, you, the, this, to, from etc.

60 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated May 4, 2010
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Clean SEO Slugs Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Clean SEO Slugs has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The clean-seo-slugs plugin, version 0.2, presents a remarkably low-risk profile based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code demonstrates excellent security hygiene with no detected dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and 100% of outputs being properly escaped. Furthermore, there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which significantly reduces the potential attack vectors. The absence of any identified CVEs, both historical and current, further strengthens this positive assessment. The plugin's attack surface is effectively zero, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events exposed. This indicates a highly secure and well-developed plugin at this version.

While the overall security posture is excellent, the complete lack of any capability checks or nonce checks is a notable omission. In a plugin with a larger attack surface or more complex functionality, this would be a significant concern. However, given that there are no entry points whatsoever, the absence of these checks does not translate into an immediate exploitable vulnerability in this specific instance. The plugin's strengths lie in its clean code, robust SQL practices, and complete lack of known vulnerabilities. Its primary weakness, from a general security best practice perspective, is the lack of explicit authorization checks, which is mitigated by its negligible attack surface in this version.

Key Concerns

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

Clean SEO Slugs Security Vulnerabilities

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

Clean SEO Slugs 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

Clean SEO Slugs Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filtername_save_preclean_seo_slugs.php:20
Maintenance & Trust

Clean SEO Slugs Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedMay 4, 2010
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs60
Developer Profile

Clean SEO Slugs Developer Profile

alyaspk

2 plugins · 70 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Clean SEO Slugs

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

Asset Fingerprints

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FAQ

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