Disable Text Selection Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/disable-text-selection

This plugin safeguards your valuable content by disabling text selection for regular users while allowing full access for administrators and editors.

40 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.5+ Updated Jun 7, 2025
content-protectiontext-selection
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Disable Text Selection Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "disable-text-selection" v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries (with 100% prepared statements), file operations, external HTTP requests, or taint flows with unsanitized paths is highly commendable. All output is properly escaped, and the single capability check indicates a basic level of access control, although its necessity in this plugin's context is unclear given the limited attack surface.

The plugin's attack surface is remarkably small, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. This significantly reduces the potential for attackers to find entry points. Furthermore, the plugin has no known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and no recorded history of past issues, which suggests a history of secure development and maintenance.

While the plugin's current security appears excellent, the complete lack of nonces and the single capability check, in the absence of any dynamic behavior or user interaction that would typically necessitate them, could be seen as an oversight or simply unnecessary for its intended functionality. However, based on the provided data, there are no immediate, evidence-backed security concerns that warrant significant risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Disable Text Selection Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Disable Text Selection Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Disable Text Selection Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_noticesdisable-text-selection.php:31
actionadmin_initdisable-text-selection.php:54
actionwp_body_opendisable-text-selection.php:108
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsdisable-text-selection.php:118
Maintenance & Trust

Disable Text Selection Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 7, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Disable Text Selection Developer Profile

Gulshan Kumar

3 plugins · 9K total installs

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

How We Detect Disable Text Selection

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/disable-text-selection/js/disable-text-selection.js/wp-content/plugins/disable-text-selection/css/no-js-overlay.css
Script Paths
js/disable-text-selection.jscss/no-js-overlay.css
Version Parameters
disable-text-selection/js/disable-text-selection.js?ver=disable-text-selection/css/no-js-overlay.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
js-disabled-overlay
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Disable Text Selection