
Clutter-Free Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/clutter-freeAllows authors to hide portions of the WordPress interface that you seldom use. Each author's preferences are stored separately and can be edited in the author's <a href="profile.php#clutter-free-options">profile</a>. Requires WP 2.0.5 or above.
Is Clutter-Free Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Clutter-Free has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The Clutter-Free plugin version 0.4 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it exhibits no known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and has no recorded historical issues, suggesting a generally stable and secure past. The static analysis shows a very small attack surface with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and importantly, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements. However, significant concerns arise from the code signals. The presence of the `create_function` is a strong indicator of potential security risks, as it can be misused for arbitrary code execution. Furthermore, a concerning 0% of outputs are properly escaped, meaning any dynamic data displayed by the plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The complete absence of nonce and capability checks across all entry points, coupled with the lack of proper output escaping, creates a substantial risk of unauthorized actions and data injection, especially if any new entry points are introduced or if the plugin interacts with user-supplied data in unexpected ways. The lack of taint analysis results is also a point to note; it could mean no flows were found or that the analysis was incomplete. Overall, while the plugin avoids common pitfalls like unpatched CVEs and raw SQL, the critical issues of `create_function` and widespread unescaped output, along with missing authentication checks, make it a medium-to-high risk, demanding immediate attention.
Key Concerns
- Use of dangerous function: create_function
- 0% of outputs properly escaped
- 0 nonce checks on entry points
- 0 capability checks on entry points
Clutter-Free Security Vulnerabilities
Clutter-Free Code Analysis
Dangerous Functions Found
Output Escaping
Clutter-Free Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 5
Maintenance & Trust
Clutter-Free Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Clutter-Free Alternatives
No alternatives data available yet.
Clutter-Free Developer Profile
29 plugins · 176K total installs
How We Detect Clutter-Free
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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