Custom Dolly Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/custom-dolly

Based on the famous Hello Dolly plugin, Custom Dolly allows you to use any song you like (or speech, film, play or anything else).

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.1+ Updated Dec 29, 2019
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Custom Dolly Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Custom Dolly 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 plugin "custom-dolly" v1.0.0 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries are all prepared, and there are no external HTTP requests or file operations. The presence of a nonce check is also a positive sign. However, the analysis reveals a significant concern with output escaping, as only 50% of outputs are properly escaped. This leaves potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped data originates from user input or other untrusted sources. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a strong indicator of good past development practices, but it does not negate the risks identified in the current code analysis.

Key Concerns

  • Half of outputs are not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Custom Dolly Security Vulnerabilities

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

Custom Dolly Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

50% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Custom Dolly Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitcustom-dolly.php:33
actionadmin_menucustom-dolly.php:46
actionadmin_post_customdolly_submitcustom-dolly.php:63
actionadmin_noticescustom-dolly.php:114
actionadmin_headcustom-dolly.php:118
Maintenance & Trust

Custom Dolly Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.3.21
Last updatedDec 29, 2019
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Custom Dolly Developer Profile

Red Balloon

2 plugins · 10 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 Dolly

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
rtlblock-editor-page
Data Attributes
id="dolly"id="dollyupdate"name="customdollylyrics"name="customdollynoncefield"
Shortcode Output
<p id="dolly">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Dolly