Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Security & Risk Analysis

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Frontend HTTP Authentication Protection makes private front part of your website. When web developer like to give demo of website to end client before …

30 active installs v0.1 PHP + WP 3.3.0+ Updated Apr 1, 2016
authfrontendhttpprotectionsecurity
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'frontend-http-authentication-protection' v0.1 demonstrates a generally positive security posture with no known vulnerabilities or critical code signals. The absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, external HTTP requests, and a lack of identified taint flows all indicate good development practices. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping for all identified output points. This means any data displayed by the plugin could potentially be injected with malicious scripts, leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the attack surface is currently zero, which is excellent, the absence of nonce and capability checks, coupled with the unescaped output, presents a latent risk if the attack surface were to expand in future versions or if existing functionality is misused.

Key Concerns

  • 0% of output properly escaped
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Security Vulnerabilities

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

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionsend_headersfrontend-http-authentication-protection.php:33
actionadmin_menufrontend-http-authentication-protection.php:76
actionadmin_initfrontend-http-authentication-protection.php:97
Maintenance & Trust

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedApr 1, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection Developer Profile

Prashant Baldha

7 plugins · 970 total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
558 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Frontend HTTP Auth Protection

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 Frontend HTTP Auth Protection