Disable Magpie RSS Cache Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/disable-magpie-rss-cache

Allow user to enable/disable wordpress magpie rss cache from wordpress admin panel.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.3+ Updated Dec 5, 2009
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Disable Magpie RSS Cache Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Disable Magpie RSS Cache has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 16yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "disable-magpie-rss-cache" plugin exhibits a generally good security posture in terms of its attack surface and SQL handling. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, which is a strong defense against SQL injection vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no known CVEs, suggesting a history of responsible development. However, a significant concern arises from the static analysis results regarding output escaping. With one total output and 0% properly escaped, this indicates a high likelihood of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The taint analysis also reveals one flow with an unsanitized path, which, although not classified as critical or high severity, still represents a potential risk that needs to be addressed. The lack of capability checks and nonce checks, while less concerning given the limited attack surface, could become problematic if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output found
  • Taint flow with unsanitized path
  • No capability checks implemented
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Disable Magpie RSS Cache Security Vulnerabilities

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

Disable Magpie RSS Cache Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<disable-magpie-rss-cache> (disable-magpie-rss-cache.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Disable Magpie RSS Cache Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_menudisable-magpie-rss-cache.php:41
Maintenance & Trust

Disable Magpie RSS Cache Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.8.6
Last updatedDec 5, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Disable Magpie RSS Cache Developer Profile

krishna711

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Disable Magpie RSS Cache

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/disable-magpie-rss-cache/disable-magpie-rss-cache.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrapform-table
Data Attributes
name="rsscache"method="post"action=""value="updateymcache"name="action"name="ym_rss_cache"+6 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Disable Magpie RSS Cache