Easy Disable Visual Editor Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/easy-disable-visual-editor

Easily disables the visual editor globally.

30 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Sep 26, 2010
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Disable Visual Editor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Easy Disable Visual Editor has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "easy-disable-visual-editor" plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. There are no identified CVEs, and the plugin demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and properly escaping all output. Furthermore, there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are common vectors for exploits. The attack surface is also notably absent of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and crucially, none of these entry points are left unprotected.

Key Concerns

  • Use of dangerous function create_function
  • 0 Nonce checks
  • 0 Capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Disable Visual Editor Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Disable Visual Editor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
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

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_filter ( 'user_can_richedit' , create_function ( '$a' , 'return false;' ) , 50 );easy-disable-visual-editor.php:17
Attack Surface

Easy Disable Visual Editor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filteruser_can_richediteasy-disable-visual-editor.php:17
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Disable Visual Editor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedSep 26, 2010
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Easy Disable Visual Editor Developer Profile

Matt Martz

12 plugins · 5K total installs

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

How We Detect Easy Disable Visual Editor

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

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Copyright (c) 2008 Matt Martz (http://sivel.net)Easy Disable Visual Editor is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL)http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
FAQ

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