Email on Changing User Role Security & Risk Analysis

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This plugin is used to send email notification to those users whose role is changed by admin.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.5.0+ Updated Aug 22, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Email on Changing User Role Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "email-on-changing-user-role" plugin version 1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any known CVEs, critical or high severity vulnerabilities in its history, and the clean taint analysis results are very positive indicators. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, no file operations, and no external HTTP requests, all of which significantly reduce the potential attack surface. The presence of nonce and capability checks, even if minimal in number, suggests an awareness of basic security principles.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping coverage
  • Minimal security checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Email on Changing User Role Security Vulnerabilities

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

Email on Changing User Role Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Email on Changing User Role Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

67% escaped3 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<cur-email-settings> (pages\cur-email-settings.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Email on Changing User Role Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuemail-on-changing-user-role.php:18
actionset_user_roleemail-on-changing-user-role.php:66
Maintenance & Trust

Email on Changing User Role Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.5.33
Last updatedAug 22, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Email on Changing User Role Developer Profile

Arshad Hussain

5 plugins · 110 total installs

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

How We Detect Email on Changing User Role

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Email on Changing User Role