Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/custom-color-palette

A small and simple plugin to adjust the default color palette of the new WordPress Gutenberg Editor.

1K active installs v1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.9.8+ Updated Apr 1, 2020
color-palettecolorseditorgutenberg
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "custom-color-palette" v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent security practices with no dangerous functions, a complete reliance on prepared statements for SQL queries, and all identified output properly escaped. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential risks.

The taint analysis shows no identified flows with unsanitized paths, indicating no critical or high severity vulnerabilities are present in this regard. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with zero known CVEs, suggesting a lack of previously discovered security flaws. While the absence of nonce and capability checks could be a concern in plugins with a larger attack surface, in this specific case, with zero entry points, it does not currently pose a direct risk. However, it's important to note that this could become a weakness if the plugin's functionality expands in future versions without incorporating these checks.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Security Vulnerabilities

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

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actionplugins_loadedcustom-color-palette.php:44
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscustom-color-palette.php:109
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetscustom-color-palette.php:112
filterblock_editor_settingsincludes\class-tzccp-color-palette.php:25
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-tzccp-color-variables.php:25
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsincludes\class-tzccp-color-variables.php:28
actioncustomize_registerincludes\customizer\class-tzccp-customizer.php:28
actioncustomize_preview_initincludes\customizer\class-tzccp-customizer.php:31
actioncustomize_controls_enqueue_scriptsincludes\customizer\class-tzccp-customizer.php:34
actioncustomize_controls_print_stylesincludes\customizer\class-tzccp-customizer.php:37
actioninitincludes\customizer\class-tzccp-customizer.php:261
Maintenance & Trust

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedApr 1, 2020
PHP min version5.6
Downloads24K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg Developer Profile

ThemeZee

18 plugins · 61K total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/custom-color-palette/assets/css/custom-color-palette.css
Version Parameters
custom-color-palette/assets/css/custom-color-palette.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
tzccp-customizer-control-header
HTML Comments
TZCCP Color Variables ClassTZCCP Customizer Class
Data Attributes
data-control-type="header"
JS Globals
window.wp.customize
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg