Custom Comment Links Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/custom-comment-links

Customize comment links on your site. Control comment author's URL, remove links from comments. Disable these options for privileged users.

40 active installs v0.2.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.5+ Updated Mar 1, 2023
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Custom Comment Links Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The custom-comment-links plugin version 0.2.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and ensuring all outputs are properly escaped. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks is also a positive indicator. The taint analysis shows no identified flows with unsanitized paths, reinforcing the lack of immediate code-level risks.

The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with zero known CVEs. This, combined with the clean static analysis, suggests a low-risk profile. However, it's important to note that the absence of certain security checks like nonce and capability checks, while currently not posing a direct risk due to the lack of entry points, could become a concern if the plugin's functionality were to expand or if new entry points were introduced without these safeguards. Overall, this version appears secure, but a lack of comprehensive security checks might be a latent weakness for future development.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Custom Comment Links Security Vulnerabilities

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

Custom Comment Links Code Analysis

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

Custom Comment Links Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_menuclass-admin.php:34
actionadmin_initclass-admin.php:35
actioninitclass-admin.php:115
filterget_comment_author_urlclass-helpers.php:58
filtercomment_textclass-helpers.php:62
filtercomment_textclass-helpers.php:66
actioninitclass-helpers.php:152
actioninitclass-settings.php:125
actioninitcustom-comment-links.php:56
actionplugins_loadedcustom-comment-links.php:98
Maintenance & Trust

Custom Comment Links Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.2.9
Last updatedMar 1, 2023
PHP min version5.6
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Custom Comment Links Developer Profile

Sergio Scabuzzo

2 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Custom Comment Links

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/custom-comment-links/assets/css/style.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/custom-comment-links/assets/js/script.js
Version Parameters
custom-comment-links/assets/css/style.css?ver=custom-comment-links/assets/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Comment Links