Content Update Tracker Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/content-update-tracker

A WordPress plugin to effortlessly monitor content update-related data for your WordPress posts and pages in a user-friendly dashboard, all exportable …

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 6.2+ Updated Feb 9, 2024
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CVEs total0
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Safety Verdict

Is Content Update Tracker Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Content Update Tracker 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 'content-update-tracker' plugin v1.0 demonstrates a generally strong security posture with no identified vulnerabilities in its history or critical findings in the static analysis. The plugin effectively utilizes prepared statements for all SQL queries and shows a good rate of output escaping, indicating attention to common web application vulnerabilities. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests also reduces potential attack vectors. Furthermore, the plugin has a clean vulnerability history, suggesting consistent security focus from its developers. However, there are a few areas for improvement. While the attack surface is small, the presence of 6 AJAX handlers with no explicit mention of authentication checks (though the static analysis reports 0 unprotected, this needs careful confirmation) could still be a potential concern if permission checks are not robustly implemented. The limited number of nonce and capability checks, while not necessarily indicating a vulnerability in this version, could be a point of future expansion as the plugin grows.

Key Concerns

  • Potential AJAX handlers without robust auth checks
  • Limited nonce and capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Content Update Tracker Security Vulnerabilities

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

Content Update Tracker Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
10 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
31 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared10 total queries

Output Escaping

82% escaped38 total outputs
Attack Surface

Content Update Tracker Attack Surface

Entry Points6
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 6

authwp_ajax_exclude_postincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:3
noprivwp_ajax_exclude_postincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:4
authwp_ajax_view_noteincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:28
noprivwp_ajax_view_noteincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:29
authwp_ajax_save_noteincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:42
noprivwp_ajax_save_noteincludes\content-ajax-functions.php:43
WordPress Hooks 6
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscontent-update-tracker.php:11
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscontent-update-tracker.php:24
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\content-meta-box.php:5
actionsave_postincludes\content-meta-box.php:36
actionadmin_menuincludes\content-update-function.php:4
actioninitincludes\content-update-function.php:382
Maintenance & Trust

Content Update Tracker Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.3.8
Last updatedFeb 9, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads692

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Content Update Tracker Developer Profile

marceliseli

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Content Update Tracker

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/content-update-tracker/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/content-update-tracker/assets/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/content-update-tracker/assets/js/chart.js/wp-content/plugins/content-update-tracker/assets/js/datalabels.js
Script Paths
https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.0/package/dist/xlsx.full.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
notes_edit_overlaynotes_editor_bodynotes_titlenotes_contetsave_notice_actioncutp_post_excludedcol_containercol_3+3 more
HTML Comments
<!-- /.notes_title --><!-- /#.notes_body --><!-- /.save_notice_action --><!-- /.notes_editor_body -->+3 more
Data Attributes
id="_cutp_notes"name="_cutp_notes"id="editor_save_notes"id="notes_body"id="save_note_action"id="cancel_note_action"+14 more
JS Globals
window.cump_local_data
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Content Update Tracker