Colorful Post Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/colorful-post

A simple 'post title color' plugin that lets you select the color of your post title manually.

30 active installs v1.0.3 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Oct 14, 2015
adminpostpostswidget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Colorful Post Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Colorful Post 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 "colorful-post" plugin v1.0.3 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has no known CVEs and no detected taint flows, suggesting a good track record and minimal exposure to critical vulnerabilities. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is also a positive sign. However, a significant concern arises from the lack of output escaping. With 7 total outputs analyzed and 0% properly escaped, this indicates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Attackers could potentially inject malicious scripts through the plugin's output, compromising user sessions or defacing the website. Additionally, the lack of nonce checks and capability checks on all entry points, while currently zero in number, leaves the door open for future vulnerabilities if new entry points are introduced without proper security measures.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs unescaped (XSS risk)
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Colorful Post Security Vulnerabilities

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

Colorful Post Release Timeline

v1.0.3Current
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Colorful Post Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Colorful Post Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionsave_postcolorful-post.php:43
actionadmin_menucolorful-post.php:278
actionedit_form_after_titlecolorful-post.php:312
actionadmin_headcolorful-post.php:316
filterthe_titlecolorful-post.php:320
Maintenance & Trust

Colorful Post Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedOct 14, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Colorful Post Developer Profile

freebeer2go

1 plugin · 30 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Colorful Post

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/colorful-post/static/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/colorful-post/static/admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
nnColorfulPostColor
Data Attributes
data-default-color
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorful Post