Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Security & Risk Analysis

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Add colorful, interactive notes to any text on your WordPress site with an elegant interface.

0 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Mar 7, 2026
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator" plugin v1.1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates excellent practices regarding SQL queries, exclusively utilizing prepared statements, and a very high rate of output escaping, minimizing the risk of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the absence of any known CVEs, historical vulnerabilities, or critical/high severity taint analysis findings suggests a well-maintained codebase.

The primary area of potential concern, though not a direct vulnerability based on this analysis, is the presence of 10 AJAX handlers. While the static analysis indicates that all are protected by authentication checks, a larger attack surface through AJAX can increase the complexity of audits and potentially introduce oversight if checks are not implemented consistently and robustly. The 5 capability checks and 9 nonce checks are positive indicators of security awareness, but the number of AJAX endpoints suggests that these checks are crucial for maintaining the plugin's security.

In conclusion, "colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator" v1.1.0 appears to be a secure plugin. Its adherence to secure coding practices, particularly with SQL and output handling, coupled with a clean vulnerability history, is commendable. The only minor point for consideration is the number of AJAX endpoints, which, while secured, represent a potential area for deeper scrutiny in a comprehensive audit.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Release Timeline

v1.1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
24 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
208 escaped
Nonce Checks
9
Capability Checks
5
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared24 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped212 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

8 flows
handle_save_settings (colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:807)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Attack Surface

Entry Points10
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 10

authwp_ajax_colonoti_save_notecolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:80
noprivwp_ajax_colonoti_save_notecolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:81
authwp_ajax_colonoti_load_notescolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:82
noprivwp_ajax_colonoti_load_notescolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:83
authwp_ajax_colonoti_delete_notecolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:84
noprivwp_ajax_colonoti_delete_notecolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:85
authwp_ajax_colonoti_admin_replycolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:86
authwp_ajax_colonoti_admin_delete_notecolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:87
authwp_ajax_colonoti_mark_page_notes_readcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:88
authwp_ajax_colonoti_user_replycolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:89
WordPress Hooks 12
actioninitcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:58
actionplugins_loadedcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:59
actionadmin_menucolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:66
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:67
actionadmin_post_colonoti_save_settingscolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:68
actionadmin_noticescolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:69
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:72
actionwp_footercolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:73
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetscolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:76
actioninitcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:77
actionbefore_delete_postcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:92
actionwp_trash_postcolorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator.php:93

Scheduled Events 1

colonoti_daily_cleanup
Maintenance & Trust

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 7, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads156

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator Developer Profile

cloudknight

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/css/frontend.min.css/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.min.js/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/build/index.js/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/build/style-index.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.min.js/wp-content/plugins/colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/build/index.js
Version Parameters
colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/css/frontend.min.css?ver=colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.js?ver=colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/assets/js/frontend.min.js?ver=colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/build/index.js?ver=colorful-notes-tinyglow-annotator/build/style-index.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
colonoti-annotator-section
Data Attributes
data-colonoti-block-id
JS Globals
colonoti_ajax_object
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/colonoti/v1/notes/wp-json/colonoti/v1/settings/wp-json/colonoti/v1/user-notes/wp-json/colonoti/v1/admin/notes/wp-json/colonoti/v1/admin/delete-note/wp-json/colonoti/v1/admin/reply/wp-json/colonoti/v1/user/reply/wp-json/colonoti/v1/mark-read
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorful Notes TinyGlow Annotator