Disable Toolbar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/disable-toolbar

Control who sees the WP Toolbar when viewing your site.

2K active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Nov 9, 2017
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Disable Toolbar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "disable-toolbar" v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good security practices with a complete absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests. All SQL queries are properly prepared, and all output is correctly escaped, indicating a deliberate effort to prevent common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

The taint analysis shows zero flows with unsanitized paths, which is a highly positive indicator of secure coding. The vulnerability history also shows no recorded CVEs for this plugin, suggesting a history of stable and secure development. This lack of past vulnerabilities, coupled with the clean static analysis, points towards a plugin that has been developed with security in mind and maintained responsibly.

Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure. The main area for potential concern, though not a direct finding in this analysis, is the complete lack of nonces and capability checks. While this may be acceptable for a plugin with no user-facing functionality or sensitive operations, any future expansion of its features or introduction of user interaction could introduce security risks if these checks are not implemented. For its current functionality, however, the plugin's security is excellent.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Disable Toolbar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Disable Toolbar Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Disable Toolbar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitdisable-toolbar.php:25
actionadmin_initdisable-toolbar.php:26
actionadmin_print_styles-user-edit.phpdisable-toolbar.php:28
actionadmin_print_styles-profile.phpdisable-toolbar.php:29
filtershow_admin_bardisable-toolbar.php:45
Maintenance & Trust

Disable Toolbar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedNov 9, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads27K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings17
Active installs2K
Developer Profile

Disable Toolbar Developer Profile

Michael Dance

2 plugins · 2K 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 Toolbar

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

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Disable Toolbar