Easy Admin Color Schemes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes

The Easy Admin Color Schemes plugin allows users to easily customize the colors of the administration interface for WordPress.

100 active installs v4.2 PHP + WP 3.6+ Updated Aug 7, 2013
adminadmin-color-schemescolor-schemescolorsschemes
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Admin Color Schemes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Easy Admin Color Schemes 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 static analysis of 'easy-admin-color-schemes' v4.2 reveals a generally strong security posture with no identified vulnerabilities in its history and a robust approach to critical security practices. The plugin demonstrates good adherence to modern WordPress development standards by having zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are unprotected by authentication or capability checks. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, file operations, and external HTTP requests is highly positive. The presence of nonce and capability checks, coupled with proper output escaping for a significant portion of its outputs, further bolsters its security. However, a minor concern arises from the taint analysis, which identified two flows with unsanitized paths. While not classified as critical or high severity, these represent potential weaknesses that could be exploited in specific, albeit unlikely, scenarios if not handled carefully by the developer. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history is a significant strength, indicating a history of secure development and maintenance.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths
  • 63% properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Admin Color Schemes Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Admin Color Schemes Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
35 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
7
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

63% escaped56 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows2 with unsanitized paths
eacs_before_export_page_load (easy-admin-color-schemes.php:735)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Easy Admin Color Schemes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 23
actioniniteasy-admin-color-schemes.php:60
actionadmin_initeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:140
actionadmin_initeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:141
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:142
actionadmin_menueasy-admin-color-schemes.php:143
actionuser_registereasy-admin-color-schemes.php:144
actionadmin_noticeseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:145
actionadmin_color_scheme_pickereasy-admin-color-schemes.php:147
filtermap_meta_capeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:148
actionadmin_action_eacs-csseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:154
actionadmin_action_eacs-activateeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:155
actionin_admin_footereasy-admin-color-schemes.php:158
actionedit_form_after_titleeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:159
actionedit_form_after_editoreasy-admin-color-schemes.php:160
filterdefault_hidden_meta_boxeseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:161
filterenter_title_hereeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:162
filterthe_editoreasy-admin-color-schemes.php:163
filterwp_insert_post_dataeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:164
filterpost_updated_messageseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:165
filterpre_get_postseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:174
filterpost_updated_messageseasy-admin-color-schemes.php:175
actionadmin_initeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:183
filterparent_fileeasy-admin-color-schemes.php:212
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Admin Color Schemes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.6.1
Last updatedAug 7, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads46K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings6
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Easy Admin Color Schemes Developer Profile

Tony Hayes

7 plugins · 360 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Easy Admin Color Schemes

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin-color-picker.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin-color-picker-options.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker-options.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker-options.js
Version Parameters
easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin.css?ver=easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin-color-picker.css?ver=easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/css/admin-color-picker-options.css?ver=easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin.js?ver=easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker.js?ver=easy-admin-color-schemes/includes/js/admin-color-picker-options.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
eacs-wrapeacs-titleeacs-color-groupeacs-color-inputeacs-color-previeweacs-color-controleacs-image-inputeacs-image-preview+4 more
Data Attributes
data-eacs-colordata-eacs-imagedata-eacs-font
JS Globals
window.EACSwindow.EACS_Adminwindow.EACS_AdminColorPickerwindow.EACS_AdminColorPickerOptions
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Admin Color Schemes