WP Crontrol Hours Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/crontrol-hours

Take control of your CRON jobs by restricting them to your website's low traffic hours.

60 active installs v2.1.0 PHP 5.6.20+ WP 5.8+ Updated Dec 2, 2024
after-hoursbusiness-hourslimit-hoursrestrict-hourswp-cron
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Crontrol Hours Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

WP Crontrol Hours has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "crontrol-hours" v2.1.0 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has a minimal attack surface, with only one AJAX handler, and importantly, this handler includes both nonce and capability checks, indicating excellent protection against unauthorized access and cross-site request forgery. The code also demonstrates robust data handling practices, with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and nearly all output being properly escaped. There are no detected dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or issues in taint analysis, further reinforcing its secure design. The absence of any known historical vulnerabilities (CVEs) is a significant positive indicator of the plugin's ongoing security diligence and the developers' commitment to secure coding.

Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Crontrol Hours Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Crontrol Hours Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

99% escaped70 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Crontrol Hours Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_crontrol_hours_updateincludes\class-main.php:60
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_initincludes\class-settings.php:190
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-settings.php:191
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-settings.php:192
Maintenance & Trust

WP Crontrol Hours Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedDec 2, 2024
PHP min version5.6.20
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs60
Developer Profile

WP Crontrol Hours Developer Profile

Tessa (they/them), AuRise Creative

5 plugins · 10K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Crontrol Hours

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

Asset Fingerprints

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

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
crontrol-hours-settings-pagecrontrol-hours-option
Data Attributes
data-crontrol-hours-option-namedata-crontrol-hours-option-valuedata-crontrol-hours-option-type
JS Globals
CrontrolHoursAdmin
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Crontrol Hours