Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/developer-monitor

Check all the running queries and other development information in Firebug. Great to debug performance issues in live web sites.

10 active installs v1 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated May 24, 2012
developmentfirebugfirephp
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "developer-monitor" plugin v1 exhibits a strong security posture in several key areas. Notably, there are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero-entry point attack surface. The code also demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and avoiding file operations and external HTTP requests. There is no recorded vulnerability history, which is a positive indicator. However, a significant concern is the complete lack of output escaping across all identified output points. This means that any data displayed by the plugin, even if sourced internally, is not being properly sanitized, leaving it vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Additionally, the absence of any capability checks or nonce checks on the identified entry points (though none exist) suggests a potential oversight in securing functionalities if they were to be introduced in the future.

Key Concerns

  • All output is unescaped
  • No capability checks implemented
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Release Timeline

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

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitdev-monitor.php:164
actionwp_footerdev-monitor.php:165
actionadmin_initdev-monitor.php:166
actionadmin_initsettings.php:8
actionadmin_menusettings.php:10
Maintenance & Trust

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedMay 24, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Developer monitor by VentureGeeks Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Developer monitor by VentureGeeks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/developer-monitor/FirePHPCore/FirePHP.class.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
FirePHP
FAQ

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