Darven – Who Published Security & Risk Analysis

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Preserves and displays the original user who published a post, even after edits or updates.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 8.0+ WP 5.6+ Updated Apr 21, 2025
authorshipeditorialmetapost-authorpublisher
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Darven – Who Published Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Darven – Who Published 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 'darven-who-published' plugin version 1.0.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events is a significant positive. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good security practices with all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and a high percentage of output escaping. The presence of nonce and capability checks on the limited interactions further bolsters its security. The plugin also has no recorded vulnerability history, including CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development. While the lack of taint analysis data is a limitation, the absence of known vulnerabilities and the robust static analysis findings paint a picture of a secure plugin at this version. The primary concern is the lack of real-world testing data (taint analysis) and the potential for issues to emerge as functionality expands. However, based on the current data, the risk is very low.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Darven – Who Published Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Darven – Who Published Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Darven – Who Published Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

88% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface

Darven – Who Published Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 14
actionplugins_loadeddarven-who-published.php:27
filtermanage_posts_columnssrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:20
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnsrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:21
filtermanage_pages_columnssrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:22
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnsrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:23
actionrestrict_manage_postssrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:24
actionpre_get_postssrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:25
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\ColumnManager.php:26
actionadd_meta_boxessrc\Admin\MetaBoxDisplay.php:40
actiontransition_post_statussrc\Publisher\PublisherTracker.php:53
actionrest_after_insert_postsrc\Publisher\PublisherTracker.php:54
actionwp_insert_postsrc\Publisher\PublisherTracker.php:55
actionpublish_postsrc\Publisher\PublisherTracker.php:56
actionpublish_pagesrc\Publisher\PublisherTracker.php:57
Maintenance & Trust

Darven – Who Published Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 21, 2025
PHP min version8.0
Downloads397

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Darven – Who Published Developer Profile

Letícia Moreira

2 plugins · 200 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Darven – Who Published

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/darven-who-published/assets/css/admin.css
Version Parameters
darven-who-published-admin1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
darven-badgedarven-badge-guesseddarven-badge-confirmed
Data Attributes
data-darven-who-published-authordata-darven-who-published-guessed
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Darven – Who Published