Core Feature Control Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/core-feature-control

Take control of your site. Disable unnecessary WordPress core functions to boost security, improve performance, and clean up your admin dashboard.

50 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.2+ Updated Sep 29, 2025
admin-dashboardcore-controldisabledisable-core-featurerest-api
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Core Feature Control Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Core Feature Control has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'core-feature-control' plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface entry points, dangerous functions, direct SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a significant positive indicator. The code signals also show that all identified outputs are properly escaped, which helps prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Taint analysis reveals no concerning flows, further reinforcing the impression of a secure codebase. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development or limited exposure. This combination of factors points to a plugin that has been developed with security best practices in mind.

However, the complete lack of nonce and capability checks is a notable area of concern. While there are no apparent entry points detected in this analysis, the absence of these fundamental security checks means that if any entry points were to be introduced in future updates, they would inherently lack critical authentication and authorization mechanisms. This presents a potential future risk, as it deviates from standard WordPress security practices designed to protect against unauthorized actions. Therefore, while the current state is secure, proactive implementation of these checks is recommended for ongoing security.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Core Feature Control Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Core Feature Control Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Core Feature Control Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 41
actionadmin_menucore-feature-control.php:24
actionadmin_initcore-feature-control.php:25
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:26
actioninitcore-feature-control.php:27
actionwp_loadedcore-feature-control.php:28
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:30
filterscreen_options_show_screencore-feature-control.php:102
filterrest_endpointscore-feature-control.php:362
actiontemplate_redirectcore-feature-control.php:370
filterembed_oembed_discovercore-feature-control.php:397
actioninitcore-feature-control.php:401
filterrest_authentication_errorscore-feature-control.php:407
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:416
filterwp_is_application_passwords_availablecore-feature-control.php:424
actionadmin_menucore-feature-control.php:428
actionadmin_menucore-feature-control.php:435
filterstyle_loader_srccore-feature-control.php:445
filterscript_loader_srccore-feature-control.php:446
filterfallback_intermediate_image_sizescore-feature-control.php:450
filtertrash_empty_dayscore-feature-control.php:456
filterembed_oembed_discovercore-feature-control.php:468
actioninitcore-feature-control.php:477
actionadmin_noticescore-feature-control.php:485
filterautomatic_updates_is_vcs_checkoutcore-feature-control.php:491
filterauto_core_update_send_emailcore-feature-control.php:496
filtersend_core_update_notification_emailcore-feature-control.php:497
actiontemplate_redirectcore-feature-control.php:505
actionlogin_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:514
filterwp_lazy_loading_enabledcore-feature-control.php:528
actionadmin_initcore-feature-control.php:532
filterwpseo_automatic_updatescore-feature-control.php:534
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:539
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:542
filteradmin_footer_textcore-feature-control.php:549
actionelementor/editor/after_enqueue_stylescore-feature-control.php:553
actionadmin_initcore-feature-control.php:559
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscore-feature-control.php:565
actionadmin_bar_menucore-feature-control.php:572
filterw3tc_footer_commentcore-feature-control.php:578
actionwp_before_admin_bar_rendercore-feature-control.php:592
filterrest_endpointscore-feature-control.php:599
Maintenance & Trust

Core Feature Control Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 29, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads202

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Core Feature Control Developer Profile

Galaxy Weblinks

40 plugins · 25K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
310 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Core Feature Control

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/core-feature-control/assets/css/core-feature-control.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/core-feature-control/assets/js/core-feature-control.js
Version Parameters
core-feature-control-style?ver=core-feature-control/assets/css/core-feature-control.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
corefeco-wrapcorefeco--noticee-notice__actionse-note
Data Attributes
name="corefeco_extended_disable_core_settingsid="check-all
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Core Feature Control