Dash Broom Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dash-broom

Hide or toggle WordPress admin notices and the Welcome panel. Clean up your dashboard with badges, per-type filters, and per-user preferences.

0 active installs v0.12.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Sep 15, 2025
admin-noticesdashboard-cleanuphide-noticesnag-screensnagging-notices
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Dash Broom Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Dash Broom has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "dash-broom" v0.12.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code appears to follow many WordPress security best practices, including 100% proper output escaping, 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements, and the presence of nonce and capability checks on its single AJAX handler. There are no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests detected. Furthermore, the vulnerability history is entirely clean, with no known CVEs or historical vulnerabilities of any severity. This indicates a well-maintained and potentially secure plugin. The complete absence of critical or high-severity taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive assessment. The plugin's limited attack surface, consisting of only one AJAX handler which is protected, contributes to its overall low risk profile.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Dash Broom Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Dash Broom Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

Dash Broom Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_dash_broom_save_prefsdash-broom.php:21
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsdash-broom.php:20
filteradmin_body_classdash-broom.php:22
Maintenance & Trust

Dash Broom Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 15, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads212

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Dash Broom Developer Profile

zichemak

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Dash Broom

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dash-broom/assets/dash-broom-early.css/wp-content/plugins/dash-broom/assets/dash-broom.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dash-broom/assets/dash-broom.js
Version Parameters
dash-broom-early.css?ver=0.12.0dash-broom.css?ver=0.12.0dash-broom.js?ver=0.12.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
dash-broom-pref-errordash-broom-pref-warningdash-broom-pref-successdash-broom-pref-infodash-broom-pref-woocommercedash-broom-pref-elementordash-broom-pref-yoastdash-broom-pref-jetpack+1 more
JS Globals
DashBroomConfig
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/dash-broom/
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dash Broom