Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Security & Risk Analysis

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Experience Darklup — Your WordPress ally for dark mode, dark themes, night mode and accessibility. Switch to an eye-friendly more inclusive web experi …

1K active installs v4.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.5+ Updated Apr 27, 2026

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A · Safe

CVEs total1

Unpatched0

Last CVEDec 16, 2022

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Safety Verdict

Is Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

1 known CVELast CVE: Dec 16, 2022Updated 4mo ago

Risk Assessment

The static analysis of darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode v3.2.15 indicates a generally good security posture. The plugin demonstrates strong adherence to secure coding practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of proper output escaping. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and taint flows with unsanitized paths further contributes to its strength. Furthermore, the presence of nonce and capability checks on all identified entry points is commendable, suggesting a robust defense against common web vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

Medium severity vulnerability in history
Bundled library (Select2)
External HTTP requests

Vulnerabilities

1 published

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2022

2022

Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium

1 total CVE

WF-84003388-c47c-41db-8d2d-4643aa375a89-darklup-lite-wp-dark-modemedium · 4.3Missing Authorization

Appsero <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization

Dec 16, 2022 Patched in 2.1.2 (699d)

Version History

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Release Timeline

v4.0.0Current

v3.2.16

v3.2.15

v3.2.14

v3.2.13

v3.2.12

v3.2.11

v3.2.9

v3.2.8

v3.2.7

v3.2.6

v3.1.3

v3.0.1

v2.1.6

v2.1.5

v2.1.11 CVE

WF-84003388-c47c-41db-8d2d-4643aa375a89-darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

2 prepared

Unescaped Output

488 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Select2

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

84% escaped579 total outputs

Data Flows · Security

All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows

saveAdminSettings (admin\admin.php:206)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Attack Surface

Entry Points4

Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

noprivwp_ajax_darkluplite_save_admin_settingsadmin\admin.php:46

authwp_ajax_darkluplite_save_admin_settingsadmin\admin.php:47

Shortcodes 2

[darkluplite_darkmode_switch] page-builder\shortcode\class-switch-shortcode.php:20

[vc_darkluplite_darkmode_switch] page-builder\wpbakery\darkluplite-vc-init.php:25

WordPress Hooks 42

actionadmin_menuadmin\admin.php:38

actionadmin_initadmin\admin.php:39

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\admin.php:40

actionwp_dashboard_setupadmin\admin.php:43

actionswitch_themeappsero\src\Insights.php:132

actionswitch_themeappsero\src\Insights.php:133

actionadmin_footerappsero\src\Insights.php:145

actionadmin_noticesappsero\src\Insights.php:162

actionadmin_initappsero\src\Insights.php:165

filtercron_schedulesappsero\src\Insights.php:171

actionadmin_menuappsero\src\License.php:219

actionafter_switch_themeappsero\src\License.php:774

actionswitch_themeappsero\src\License.php:775

filterpre_set_site_transient_update_pluginsappsero\src\Updater.php:51

filterplugins_apiappsero\src\Updater.php:52

filterpre_set_site_transient_update_themesappsero\src\Updater.php:61

actioninitdarklup-lite.php:67

actioninitdarklup-lite.php:97

actionelementor/widgets/widgets_registereddarklup-lite.php:102

actionwp_dashboard_setupdarklup-lite.php:107

filterstyle_loader_tagdarklup-lite.php:367

actiondarkluplite_initdarklup-lite.php:375

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css.php:30

actionlogin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css.php:31

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css.php:32

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css220.php:30

actionlogin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css220.php:31

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-dark-inline-css220.php:32

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-enqueue.php:36

actionlogin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-enqueue.php:37

actionlogin_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-enqueue.php:38

actionwp_footerinc\class-hooks.php:42

actionlogin_footerinc\class-hooks.php:43

actionadmin_bar_menuinc\class-hooks.php:47

filterwp_nav_menu_itemsinc\class-hooks.php:54

actionwp_headinc\class-hooks.php:58

actionadmin_footerinc\class-hooks.php:59

actionelementor/controls/controls_registeredinc\custom-controls\elemenor-control\custom-control.php:20

actioninitpage-builder\gutenberg-block\darkluplite-switch-block\src\init.php:99

actionwidgets_initpage-builder\wp-widget\widget-darkmode-switch.php:159

actionvc_build_admin_pagepage-builder\wpbakery\darkluplite-vc-init.php:15

actionvc_before_initpage-builder\wpbakery\vc-darkmode-switch.php:14

Maintenance & Trust

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.5

Last updatedApr 27, 2026

PHP min version7.4

Downloads62K

Community Trust

Rating90/100

Number of ratings44

Active installs1K

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Developer Profile

Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin Developer Profile

Darklup

1 plugin · 1K total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

100/100

Avg Patch Time

699 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Darklup – Enhanced WordPress Dark Mode, Dark Theme, Night Mode & Accessibility Plugin

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/admin/assets/css/darklup-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/admin/assets/js/darklup-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/assets/css/darklup-frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/assets/js/darklup-frontend.js

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/admin/assets/js/darklup-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/assets/js/darklup-frontend.js

Version Parameters

/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/admin/assets/css/darklup-admin.css?ver=/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/admin/assets/js/darklup-admin.js?ver=/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/assets/css/darklup-frontend.css?ver=/wp-content/plugins/darklup-lite-wp-dark-mode/assets/js/darklup-frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

darklup-switch

JS Globals

darklup_lite_frontend_obj

FAQ