Dependency Minification Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dependency-minification

Automatically concatenates and minifies any scripts and stylesheets enqueued using the standard dependency system.

30 active installs v0.9.8 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Feb 25, 2015
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Dependency Minification Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Dependency Minification 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 plugin 'dependency-minification' v0.9.8 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The lack of identified CVEs and the plugin's proactive use of prepared statements for SQL queries and proper output escaping are significant strengths. However, the presence of 'dangerous functions' like 'assert' and 'unserialize' raises a potential concern, as these functions can be misused if data processed by them is not meticulously validated. The single flow with unsanitized paths in the taint analysis, while not classified as critical or high, warrants investigation as it could represent a vector for input manipulation. The plugin's vulnerability history being entirely clean is a positive indicator, suggesting a well-maintained codebase or a lack of exposure to significant attacks. Overall, the plugin appears to be relatively secure, but the identified 'dangerous functions' and the taint flow with unsanitized paths represent areas for closer scrutiny and potential improvement.

Key Concerns

  • Presence of 'assert' and 'unserialize' functions
  • Flow with unsanitized paths
Vulnerabilities
None known

Dependency Minification Security Vulnerabilities

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

Dependency Minification Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Dependency Minification Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
6
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
90 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
3
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

assertassert( is_string( $src_hash ) );dependency-minification.php:495
assertassert( in_array($type, array( 'scripts', 'styles' ) ) );dependency-minification.php:525
assertassert( isset($GLOBALS["wp_{$type}"]) );dependency-minification.php:526
assertassert( is_a($wp_deps, 'WP_Dependencies') );dependency-minification.php:528
assertassert( $new_extra[$extra_key] === $data );dependency-minification.php:686
unserialize'extra' => unserialize( $extra ),dependency-minification.php:765

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

94% escaped96 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows1 with unsanitized paths
minify (dependency-minification.php:806)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Dependency Minification Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 12
filterprint_scripts_arraydependency-minification.php:72
filterprint_styles_arraydependency-minification.php:73
actioninitdependency-minification.php:75
actionadmin_menudependency-minification.php:77
actionadmin_noticesdependency-minification.php:78
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsdependency-minification.php:79
filterplugin_action_linksdependency-minification.php:81
filterquery_varsdependency-minification.php:85
actionpre_get_postsdependency-minification.php:86
filterrewrite_rules_arraydependency-minification.php:87
filterrewrite_rules_arraydependency-minification.php:119
actionplugins_loadeddependency-minification.php:1032
Maintenance & Trust

Dependency Minification Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedFeb 25, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads17K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings11
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Dependency Minification Developer Profile

Weston Ruter

26 plugins · 437K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
4499 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Dependency Minification

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dependency-minification/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/dependency-minification/admin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dependency-minification/admin.js
Version Parameters
dependency-minification/admin.js?ver=dependency-minification/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
window.depmin_ajax_url
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dependency Minification