Cleanup Duplicate Meta Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/cleanup-duplicate-meta

Cleanup Duplicate Meta gives you a tool to check for and delete duplicate Post and/or User Meta entries in the database tables.

200 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated May 9, 2015
database-cleanupduplicate-metametapost-metauser-meta
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Cleanup Duplicate Meta Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Cleanup Duplicate Meta 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 "cleanup-duplicate-meta" plugin v1.0.2 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points is a significant strength, minimizing the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate robust security practices, including the absence of dangerous functions, 100% usage of prepared statements for SQL queries, and complete output escaping. The presence of a capability check, although not explicitly detailed as to its effectiveness, is also a positive indicator.

While the static analysis shows no critical or high-severity issues in taint analysis, the lack of analyzed flows (0 total flows analyzed) means this assessment is based on limited information regarding potential data manipulation or leakage. The vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is excellent. However, this lack of historical data also means there's no track record to evaluate how the plugin has handled vulnerabilities in the past.

In conclusion, the plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective, adhering to best practices for input handling and output sanitization. The primary area of potential concern, albeit one not directly evidenced as a vulnerability in this analysis, is the limited scope of taint analysis. The clean vulnerability history is a strong positive, but a deeper dive into the taint analysis would provide more comprehensive assurance.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Cleanup Duplicate Meta Security Vulnerabilities

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

Cleanup Duplicate Meta 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

Cleanup Duplicate Meta Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedclass-plugin.php:120
actionadmin_menuclass-plugin.php:122
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-plugin.php:124
actioninitplugin.php:55
Maintenance & Trust

Cleanup Duplicate Meta Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedMay 9, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads10K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings11
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Cleanup Duplicate Meta Developer Profile

Tonya Mork

4 plugins · 2.0M total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Cleanup Duplicate Meta

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/cleanup-duplicate-meta/assets/build/plugin.min.css/wp-content/plugins/cleanup-duplicate-meta/assets/build/jquery.plugin.min.js
Version Parameters
cleanup-duplicate-meta/assets/build/plugin.min.css?ver=cleanup-duplicate-meta/assets/build/jquery.plugin.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
cleanup_dup_meta_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleanup Duplicate Meta