DishSoap Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dishsoap

Automatically unpublish or unsticky a post on a specified date and time. Simple interface for ease of use.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Dec 31, 2013
auto-unpublishauto-unstickexpireexpire-postsschedule
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is DishSoap Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "dishsoap" v1.2 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified vulnerabilities in its history, coupled with the lack of any dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, is highly positive. Furthermore, the plugin correctly utilizes prepared statements for all its SQL queries and includes both nonce and capability checks, indicating a good understanding of WordPress security best practices for its limited code signals. The attack surface appears to be non-existent, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events exposed, which significantly reduces the potential for exploitation.

Key Concerns

  • All output is unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

DishSoap Security Vulnerabilities

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

DishSoap Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

DishSoap Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_headdishsoap.php:42
actionpre_get_postsdishsoap.php:52
actionload-post.phpdishsoap.php:61
actionload-post-new.phpdishsoap.php:62
actionadd_meta_boxesdishsoap.php:74
actionsave_postdishsoap.php:77
actioninitdishsoap.php:124
Maintenance & Trust

DishSoap Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedDec 31, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

DishSoap Developer Profile

Mark Thomes

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 DishSoap

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dishsoap/style.css
Version Parameters
dishsoap/style.css?ver=1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
statuspostexpiredposttimestamp-wrapds_option_select
HTML Comments
CHOOSE to see DEBUG codeTARGET different Post TypeLEAVE blank "" if you want it to apply to all post_typesWARNING -- Changing this after expirations have+35 more
Data Attributes
name="dishsoap-meta-month"name="dishsoap-meta-day"name="dishsoap-meta-year"name="dishsoap-meta-hour"name="dishsoap-meta-minute"name="dishsoap-meta-option"
JS Globals
dishsoap_debugds_post_typedishsoap_styledishsoap_hide_postdishsoap_meta_boxes_setupdishsoap_add_meta_boxes+5 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about DishSoap