Deprecation Checker Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/deprecation-checkerDeprecation Checker simply scans your plugins, themes, and custom directories for deprecated functions.
Is Deprecation Checker Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Deprecation Checker has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The deprecation-checker plugin v0.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin has a minimal attack surface with no identified entry points requiring authentication, and it uses prepared statements for all SQL queries. This indicates good development practices regarding common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection. There are no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs associated with this plugin, further suggesting a history of secure development or minimal prior exposure. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping analysis, which shows that 100% of its outputs are not properly escaped. This leaves the plugin susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if any of the outputs are derived from user-controlled input, even without a large attack surface. The presence of file operations without explicit security checks also warrants attention, although the nature and context of these operations are not detailed.
Key Concerns
- Outputs are not properly escaped
Deprecation Checker Security Vulnerabilities
Deprecation Checker Code Analysis
Output Escaping
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Maintenance & Trust
Deprecation Checker Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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<h3 class="title">Paths to Search</h3>
<p>All themes and plugin files will be checked. You may add extra paths to search by hooking the "deprecation_check_paths" filter. You can easily turn off search for the themes or plugin directories by defining the DEP_CHECK_NO_PLUGINS and DEP_CHECK_NO_THEMES as TRUE.
<br><br><strong>Example:</strong>
<pre>
add_filter("deprecation_check_paths", "add_deprecated_paths_to_check", 0, 1);
function add_deprecated_paths_to_check($paths){
$paths["descriptive_slug"] = ABSPATH."wp_content/custom_folder";
return $paths;
}
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<h3 class="title">Functions List</h3>
<p>WordPress deprecated functions are collated automatically. You may add more functions to the deprecations array by hooking the "deprecation_check_functions" hook.
<br><br><strong>Example:</strong>
<pre>
add_filter("deprecation_check_functions", "add_deprecated_function", 0, 1);
function add_deprecated_function($functions){
$functions["deprecated_function_name"] = array(
"new_function" =>"new_function()",
"since" => "version_number"
);
return $functions;
}
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<button type="submit" class="button-secondary" name="deprecation-check">Check Files</button>
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