Comment Saver Security & Risk Analysis

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10 active installs v1.6 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Jun 24, 2023
comments
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Comment Saver Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'comment-saver' plugin v1.6 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface entries like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential for external exploitation. Furthermore, the code signals indicate robust security practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output being properly escaped. The plugin also demonstrates a clean vulnerability history with no known CVEs, suggesting a well-maintained and secure codebase.

While the static analysis and vulnerability history paint a very positive picture, it's important to acknowledge the limitations of the provided data. The absence of taint analysis flows and the lack of explicit capability checks or nonce checks might indicate that the plugin's functionality is very limited, or that these checks are implicitly handled in ways not revealed by this specific analysis. If the plugin performs any user-facing actions or interacts with sensitive data, the absence of explicit checks could, in theory, introduce risks not captured here. However, based solely on the presented data, the plugin appears to be highly secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Comment Saver Security Vulnerabilities

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

Comment Saver Code Analysis

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

Comment Saver Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filtercomment_post_redirectcomment-saver.php:14
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscomment-saver.php:15
Maintenance & Trust

Comment Saver Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.2.9
Last updatedJun 24, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Comment Saver Developer Profile

Will Norris

5 plugins · 11K total installs

96
trust score
Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
2 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Comment Saver

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/comment-saver/comment-saver.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/comment-saver/comment-saver.js
Version Parameters
comment-saver/comment-saver.js?ver=1.6

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
comment_saver_cookie
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Comment Saver