copy-me Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/copy-me

copy-me allows you to copy a post, page or custom post type to another site in a Wordpress multisite.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 21, 2015
copy-contentcopy-postsmultisite
64
C · Use Caution
CVEs total1
Unpatched1
Last CVEDec 21, 2016
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Safety Verdict

Is copy-me Safe to Use in 2026?

Use With Caution

Score 64/100

copy-me has 1 unpatched vulnerability. Evaluate alternatives or apply available mitigations.

1 known CVE 1 unpatched Last CVE: Dec 21, 2016Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'copy-me' plugin v1.0.0 exhibits significant security concerns, largely stemming from its outdated nature and lack of robust security practices. The presence of an unpatched medium-severity CVE from 2016 is a major red flag, indicating a known vulnerability that remains exploitable. This, combined with a generally weak security posture observed in the static analysis, points to a high risk for users.

Key Concerns

  • Unpatched CVE (medium severity)
  • AJAX handler without authentication
  • SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths (high severity)
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
1

copy-me Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2016 · unpatched
2016
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2016-10938medium · 5.4Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

copy-me <= 1.0.0 - Missing Authorization & Cross-Site Request Forgery

Dec 21, 2016Unpatched
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

copy-me Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
2
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
15
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

12% escaped17 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
copy_item (copy-me.php:45)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

copy-me Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected1

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_copyme_copy_itemcopy-me.php:41
WordPress Hooks 7
actionwp_loadedcopy-me.php:34
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscopy-me.php:36
actionwp_loadedcopy-me.php:39
filtermanage_posts_columnscopy-me.php:81
filtermanage_pages_columnscopy-me.php:83
actionmanage_pages_custom_columncopy-me.php:85
actionmanage_posts_custom_columncopy-me.php:87
Maintenance & Trust

copy-me Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedJul 21, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

copy-me Developer Profile

Alan Cesarini

4 plugins · 60 total installs

83
trust score
Avg Security Score
84/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect copy-me

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/copy-me/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/copy-me/assets/css/admin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/copy-me/assets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
copy-me/assets/js/admin.js?ver=copy-me/assets/css/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
copyme-linkcopyme-boxcopyme-button
Data Attributes
id="copyme-link-class="copyme-link"data-post="id="copyme-box-class="copyme-box"id="copyme-target-site-+2 more
JS Globals
copyme_ajax_object
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/copyme/v1/copy_item
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about copy-me