Fresh Plugins Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fresh-plugins

Easily reinstall fresh and new versions of plugins on your site from WordPress.org with a simple click.

300 active installs v3.3 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Jun 2, 2025
clean-infectionforce-installinfection-removalreinstall
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Fresh Plugins Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Fresh Plugins 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 "fresh-plugins" v3.3 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the static analysis provided. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. The code signals are also overwhelmingly positive, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and a very high percentage of properly escaped output. Nonce checks are present, though capability checks are not explicitly detailed in the provided signals. The taint analysis reveals a low risk, with only one flow identified with unsanitized paths, and no critical or high severity flows. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with zero known CVEs, indicating a historical lack of significant security flaws. However, the single flow with unsanitized paths, despite not being classified as critical or high, warrants attention as it represents a potential avenue for exploits if it involves user-controlled input in a sensitive context. The lack of capability checks, if applicable to any of the plugin's functionalities, could also be a concern, although the limited attack surface suggests this might not be a widespread issue. Overall, the plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective, with its primary area for review being the one identified taint flow.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths
Vulnerabilities
None known

Fresh Plugins Security Vulnerabilities

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

Fresh Plugins Release Timeline

v3.3Current
v3.2
v3.1
v3.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Fresh Plugins Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

97% escaped33 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows1 with unsanitized paths
rfc_show_reinstall_message (fresh-plugins.php:291)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Fresh Plugins Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 14
actionadmin_menuadmin\admin-menu.php:12
actionadmin_initadmin\bulk-action-handler.php:51
actionadmin_footeradmin\bulk-action-handler.php:120
actionadmin_footeradmin\bulk-action-handler.php:135
actionadmin_initfresh-plugins.php:55
filterplugin_action_linksfresh-plugins.php:87
filterplugin_action_links_fresh-plugins/fresh-plugins.phpfresh-plugins.php:107
actionadmin_initfresh-plugins.php:197
filterbulk_actions-pluginsfresh-plugins.php:209
filterhandle_bulk_actions-pluginsfresh-plugins.php:287
actionadmin_noticesfresh-plugins.php:301
actionadmin_noticesfresh-plugins.php:315
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfresh-plugins.php:489
actionadmin_initfresh-plugins.php:516
Maintenance & Trust

Fresh Plugins Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 2, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Fresh Plugins Developer Profile

WP Fix It - WordPress Experts

10 plugins · 9K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Fresh Plugins

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="reinstall-plugin-slug"
JS Globals
document.getElementById("fresh-install-overlay")
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fresh Plugins