Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/default-alt-text

Displays a default alt text for images on your site when none is set — simple, fast, and great for SEO.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated Dec 9, 2025
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CVEs total0
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Safety Verdict

Is Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "default-alt-text" v1.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code analysis reveals no immediately apparent vulnerabilities, with a clean slate regarding dangerous functions, SQL queries (all prepared), output escaping (all proper), file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks. Furthermore, the absence of an attack surface, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, significantly reduces the potential for exploitation. The taint analysis also shows no identified flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a lack of common injection risks. The vulnerability history further reinforces this positive outlook, with zero recorded CVEs of any severity. This indicates a mature and secure development process for this plugin. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and its adherence to secure coding practices. However, the complete absence of certain security checks (nonces, capability checks) could be a concern in future development if the plugin's functionality expands to include user-editable content or actions requiring access control. Currently, with its limited functionality, this is not a critical issue. Overall, "default-alt-text" v1.2 appears to be a highly secure plugin.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Security Vulnerabilities

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

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Code Analysis

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

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsdefault-alt-text.php:17
Maintenance & Trust

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 9, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads316

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin Developer Profile

Yasar Khalifa

5 plugins · 3K total installs

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

How We Detect Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/default-alt-text/assets/js/default-alt-text.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/default-alt-text/assets/js/default-alt-text.js
Version Parameters
default-alt-text/assets/js/default-alt-text.js?ver=1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Default Alt Text | SEO Plugin