Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Security & Risk Analysis

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A simple add-on for Debug Bar that tabulates all roles and capabilities

10 active installs v0.1.1 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated May 20, 2014
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The security posture of the debug-bar-roles-and-capabilities plugin v0.1.1 appears to be generally strong based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, or external HTTP requests significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the lack of dangerous functions, file operations, and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries are excellent security practices. The plugin also shows no history of known vulnerabilities, which is a positive indicator.

Key Concerns

  • Output is not properly escaped
  • No capability checks found
  • No nonce checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Security Vulnerabilities

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

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filterdebug_bar_panelsdebug-bar-roles-and-capabilities.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedMay 20, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities Developer Profile

Matthew Boynes

6 plugins · 8K total installs

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

How We Detect Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/debug-bar-roles-and-capabilities/

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities