
Easy ProgressBar Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/easy-progressbarAn Easy progress bar is a visual representation to let the users know approximately how long the article will take them to complete.
Is Easy ProgressBar Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Easy ProgressBar has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
Based on the static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'easy-progressbar' plugin v1.0 appears to have a generally strong security posture, but with some critical areas for improvement. The absence of any known CVEs and the lack of identified taint flows are positive indicators. However, the static analysis reveals a significant concern regarding output escaping. With 10 total outputs and 0% properly escaped, there is a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any user-supplied data displayed by the plugin without proper sanitization could be exploited by attackers. While the plugin doesn't appear to have a large attack surface with entry points, the lack of capability checks and nonce checks, combined with the unescaped output, means that even if new vulnerabilities were introduced in the future, they could be easily exploited if they involve user-generated content being displayed. The vulnerability history being clean is a good sign, but it doesn't mitigate the current, identified risks in the codebase.
Key Concerns
- 0% output escaping for 10 outputs
- No capability checks
- No nonce checks
Easy ProgressBar Security Vulnerabilities
Easy ProgressBar Release Timeline
Easy ProgressBar Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Easy ProgressBar Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 7
Maintenance & Trust
Easy ProgressBar Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Easy ProgressBar Developer Profile
3 plugins · 10 total installs
How We Detect Easy ProgressBar
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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