Dyslexic Fonts Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dyslexic-fonts

Allow users to change the font used across your site to one that is meant to help people with reading difficulties.

40 active installs v0.18 PHP 7.2+ WP 3.8+ Updated Apr 9, 2024
custom-fontdyslexic-fontfontreadingusability
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Dyslexic Fonts Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "dyslexic-fonts" plugin v0.18 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a positive approach to security with no dangerous functions, 100% prepared SQL statements, and the presence of nonce and capability checks. The lack of known CVEs and historical vulnerabilities also suggests a well-maintained or less targeted plugin.

However, a critical concern arises from the output escaping analysis. With 100% of identified outputs not properly escaped, this plugin presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any dynamic content generated by the plugin and displayed to users could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious scripts. While the attack surface is small and other security practices are sound, this single oversight in output escaping creates a notable weakness that requires immediate attention.

In conclusion, the "dyslexic-fonts" plugin v0.18 has strong foundational security practices, particularly regarding input handling and access control. The lack of historical vulnerabilities is a positive indicator. Nevertheless, the complete lack of output escaping for all identified outputs is a severe flaw that overshadows the other strengths and poses a significant risk of XSS attacks.

Key Concerns

  • 100% of outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Dyslexic Fonts Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Dyslexic Fonts Release Timeline

v0.18Current
v0.17
v0.16
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Dyslexic Fonts Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Dyslexic Fonts Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionshow_user_profiledyslexic-fonts.php:20
actionedit_user_profiledyslexic-fonts.php:21
actionpersonal_options_updatedyslexic-fonts.php:22
actionedit_user_profile_updatedyslexic-fonts.php:23
actionadmin_footerdyslexic-fonts.php:24
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsdyslexic-fonts.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Dyslexic Fonts Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedApr 9, 2024
PHP min version7.2
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Dyslexic Fonts Developer Profile

keith_wp

11 plugins · 290 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Dyslexic Fonts

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dyslexic-fonts/style.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="personalisation"id="dyslexic-font"name="_more_readable"
Shortcode Output
<div id="personalisation"><h3>Site Personalisation</h3><table class="form-table"><tbody><tr title="If you have reading difficulties, enable this to use a different font across the site.">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dyslexic Fonts