Enhanced User Search Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-user-search

Effortlessly find users in WordPress! Search by first & last name, username, or email.

100 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 6.4.3+ Updated Apr 29, 2024
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92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Enhanced User Search Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Enhanced User Search has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the "enhanced-user-search" plugin version 1.0.0 reveals a generally strong security posture with no immediately apparent vulnerabilities. The absence of any identified attack surface entry points, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, or critical taint flows is highly positive. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, indicating a history of stable and secure code. The use of prepared statements for its single SQL query further reinforces this. However, the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across all potential (though currently non-existent) entry points does present a theoretical weakness. If future versions introduce AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes without implementing these security mechanisms, it could lead to significant vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Enhanced User Search Security Vulnerabilities

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

Enhanced User Search Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries
Attack Surface

Enhanced User Search Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionplugins_loadedenhanced-user-search.php:49
filterpre_user_queryenhanced-user-search.php:55
actiondeactivate_pluginenhanced-user-search.php:59
Maintenance & Trust

Enhanced User Search Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedApr 29, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Enhanced User Search Developer Profile

khan.shabnam

1 plugin · 100 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Enhanced User Search

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 Enhanced User Search