Climate Tagger Security & Risk Analysis

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Suggests tags for your posts based on an experts-vetted climate thesaurus, using the Climate Tagger API

10 active installs v1.0.3 PHP + WP 3.7+ Updated Sep 23, 2016
climate-taggersuggestiontag-cloudtag-suggestiontags
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Climate Tagger Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Climate Tagger has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "climate-tagger" v1.0.3 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface, and crucially, there are no unprotected entry points. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices in database interaction by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage (33%) of properly escaped output, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly rendered without adequate sanitization. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no known CVEs, suggesting a generally well-maintained codebase, but this does not negate the risks identified in the static analysis. The lack of any taint analysis results might be due to the limited attack surface or a limitation of the analysis tool itself, but the output escaping issue remains a tangible risk.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Climate Tagger Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Climate Tagger Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

33% escaped9 total outputs
Attack Surface

Climate Tagger Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuclimate-tagger.php:318
actionadmin_initclimate-tagger.php:319
actionadmin_menuclimate-tagger.php:320
actionadmin_print_scriptsclimate-tagger.php:321
Maintenance & Trust

Climate Tagger Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedSep 23, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Climate Tagger Developer Profile

captivateaudio

4 plugins · 1K total installs

82
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
76 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Climate Tagger

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/climate-tagger/js/climate-tagger-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/climate-tagger/css/climate-tagger-admin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/climate-tagger/js/climate-tagger-admin.js
Version Parameters
climate-tagger/js/climate-tagger-admin.js?ver=climate-tagger/css/climate-tagger-admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrap
Data Attributes
id="climate-tagger-token"name="climate_tagger_general_settings[token]"id="climate-tagger-project"name="climate_tagger_general_settings[project]"id="climate-tagger-post-types"name="climate_tagger_general_settings[post_types]"+2 more
JS Globals
tag_add
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/climate-tagger/v1/projects/wp-json/climate-tagger/v1/extract
Shortcode Output
Suggested Tags (Climate Tagger)<a href="#" style="font-size:pt;" onClick="tag_add('');return false;">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Climate Tagger