Email Customizer Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/email-customizer

Easily replace the plain text WordPress emails with beautiful HTML emails that match your brand colors. All without writing a single line of code.

300 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.7+ Updated Jun 9, 2025
emailemail-customizeremail-designeremail-templatehtml-emails
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Email Customizer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

The email-customizer plugin v1.1.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, coupled with zero unprotected entry points, suggests a minimal attack surface. The code signals further reinforce this, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests also contribute to a secure design. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive indicator of the developer's commitment to security or the plugin's inherent safety.

However, the analysis does reveal a few areas that, while not outright vulnerabilities, could be considered minor concerns. The presence of only one capability check, despite the presence of output points, could potentially leave certain actions exposed if the plugin's functionality is more extensive than implied by the zero entry points. The absence of nonce checks on the zero AJAX handlers is noted, though as there are no such handlers, this is a theoretical rather than an actual risk. The zero taint analysis flows is excellent, indicating no obvious vulnerabilities related to data sanitization and path traversal.

In conclusion, the email-customizer plugin v1.1.0 appears to be a highly secure plugin, with excellent coding practices observed in the static analysis. The lack of vulnerabilities in its history and the minimal attack surface are significant strengths. The minor points regarding capability checks and theoretical nonce checks are noted as areas for continued diligence, but do not represent immediate threats based on the provided data.

Key Concerns

  • Capability checks are minimal (1)
  • Output escaping is not 100% (95%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Email Customizer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Email Customizer Release Timeline

v1.1.0Current
v1.0.8
v1.0.7
v1.0.5
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Email Customizer Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
112 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

95% escaped118 total outputs
Attack Surface

Email Customizer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 35
actionplugins_loadedemail-customizer.php:112
actionadmin_noticesemail-customizer.php:117
actionadmin_noticesemail-customizer.php:119
actionadmin_noticesemail-customizer.php:121
filterplugin_action_links_email-customizer/email-customizer.phpincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:33
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:34
actionadmin_initincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:35
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:38
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:39
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:40
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:41
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:42
actioncustomize_registerincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:43
actioncustomize_controls_print_footer_scriptsincludes\class-email-customizer-admin.php:44
filterwp_mailincludes\class-email-customizer-mailer.php:46
actionwp_mail_content_typeincludes\class-email-customizer-mailer.php:47
actionemail_customizer_email_contentincludes\class-email-customizer-mailer.php:48
actionemail_customizer_email_contentincludes\class-email-customizer-mailer.php:49
filternoptin_email_after_apply_templateincludes\class-email-customizer-mailer.php:50
actioninitincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:48
filtercustomize_section_activeincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:63
filtercustomize_panel_activeincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:64
filtercustomize_control_activeincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:65
filtercustomize_loaded_componentsincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:68
filterastra_customizer_configurationsincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:69
actiontemplate_redirectincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:77
actioncustomize_controls_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:79
actioncustomize_preview_initincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:80
actionwp_headincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:82
actionwp_headincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:83
actionwp_footerincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:85
actionwp_footerincludes\class-email-customizer-presstomizer.php:86
actionwoocommerce_emailincludes\class-email-customizer.php:47
actionwoocommerce_email_headerincludes\class-email-customizer.php:87
actionwoocommerce_email_footerincludes\class-email-customizer.php:88
Maintenance & Trust

Email Customizer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 9, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Email Customizer Developer Profile

Noptin Newsletter Team

5 plugins · 11K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
278 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Email Customizer

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/email-customizer/assets/customizer-preview.js/wp-content/plugins/email-customizer/assets/customizer-controls.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/email-customizer/assets/customizer-preview.js
Version Parameters
email-customizer/email-customizer.php?ver=email-customizer/assets/customizer-preview.js?ver=email-customizer/assets/customizer-controls.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
email-customizer-admin-wrap
HTML Comments
<!-- Email Customizer --><!-- Email Customizer Admin Form -->
Data Attributes
data-ec-controldata-ec-control-type
JS Globals
window.email_customizer
Shortcode Output
[email_customizer_content][email_customizer_template]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Email Customizer