Easy Add Thumbnail Security & Risk Analysis

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Automatically sets the featured image to the first image uploaded into the post (any post type with thumbnail support). So easy like that...

8K active installs v1.1.3 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.7+ Updated Oct 5, 2023
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Add Thumbnail Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Easy Add Thumbnail 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 static analysis of easy-add-thumbnail v1.1.3 reveals an exceptionally clean codebase with no identified attack vectors. The plugin reports zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and importantly, none of these are found to be unprotected. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a complete absence of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and any SQL queries that do not utilize prepared statements. Output is also reported as 100% properly escaped, and no taint analysis flows with unsanitized paths were detected.

The vulnerability history for this plugin is also remarkably clean, with no known CVEs, either historical or current. This lack of past security incidents, combined with the robust findings from the static analysis, suggests a strong adherence to secure coding practices. The plugin appears to have a minimal attack surface and has been developed with security in mind, effectively mitigating common WordPress plugin vulnerabilities.

While the current data presents a highly positive security picture, it's worth noting the absence of nonce and capability checks is a point of interest given the complete lack of entry points. This might indicate the plugin's functionality is entirely handled through less common or no direct user interaction points. Overall, the plugin demonstrates an excellent security posture based on the provided analysis.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Add Thumbnail Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Add Thumbnail Release Timeline

v1.1.3Current
v1.1.2
v1.1.1
v1.1
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Easy Add Thumbnail Code Analysis

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

Easy Add Thumbnail Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionthe_posteasy-add-thumbnail.php:67
actionnew_to_publisheasy-add-thumbnail.php:70
actiondraft_to_publisheasy-add-thumbnail.php:71
actionpending_to_publisheasy-add-thumbnail.php:72
actionfuture_to_publisheasy-add-thumbnail.php:73
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Add Thumbnail Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.3.8
Last updatedOct 5, 2023
PHP min version5.6
Downloads168K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings52
Active installs8K
Developer Profile

Easy Add Thumbnail Developer Profile

Samuel Aguilera

14 plugins · 98K total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Easy Add Thumbnail

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Add Thumbnail