Drastic Table Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/drastic-table-manager

AJAX-based table manager for WordPress. It is built using the excellent data grid from DrasticTools.

10 active installs v0.4 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Aug 26, 2008
adminajaxdatabasedrastictable
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Drastic Table Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 17yr ago
Risk Assessment

The Drastic Table Manager plugin v0.4 exhibits a concerning security posture despite having no recorded vulnerabilities or a large attack surface. The static analysis reveals critical issues with output escaping, with 100% of outputs not being properly escaped. This is a significant risk, as it opens the door to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities where malicious scripts could be injected into the user interface. Furthermore, the taint analysis identified two high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, indicating potential for sensitive data leakage or unauthorized actions if these paths are exploited. While the plugin utilizes prepared statements for most SQL queries and has a nonce check, the lack of capability checks on its entry points (though none were found in this analysis) and the severe output escaping issues present a substantial risk. The absence of a vulnerability history is positive but does not negate the present dangers identified in the code analysis.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • 2 high severity taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • 0 capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Drastic Table Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Drastic Table Manager Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

75% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped7 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
drasticmgr_table_view (drastic-table-manager.php:40)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Drastic Table Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_headdrastic-table-manager.php:14
actionadmin_menudrastic-table-manager.php:15
Maintenance & Trust

Drastic Table Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.6.1
Last updatedAug 26, 2008
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Drastic Table Manager Developer Profile

Jorge Garcia de Bustos

2 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Drastic Table Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/drastic-table-manager/css/grid_default.css/wp-content/plugins/drastic-table-manager/drastic-table-view.php
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/drastic-table-manager/drastic-table-view.php
Version Parameters
drastic-table-manager/drastic-table-manager.php?ver=drastic-table-manager/css/grid_default.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
drasticmgrdrasticgrid
Data Attributes
id="drasticmgr"id="drasticgrid"
JS Globals
minColWidthcolWidthoptionsthegrid
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Drastic Table Manager