Ghost Comment Manager Security & Risk Analysis

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Trust once → comments auto-publish with a moderator-only “ghost” flag. Includes a light spam shield, filters, bulk actions, and a clear dashboard.

20 active installs v0.1.5 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Oct 16, 2025
commentsghostmoderationspamtrust
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Ghost Comment Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Ghost Comment Manager has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The ghost-comment-manager plugin v0.1.5 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. A significant positive is the complete absence of SQL injection vulnerabilities, as 100% of SQL queries utilize prepared statements. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practices regarding output escaping, with 84% of outputs properly escaped. The presence of nonce and capability checks on all identified entry points indicates a thoughtful approach to authorization and security. The vulnerability history is also a strong positive, showing zero known CVEs, which suggests a well-maintained and secure codebase historically.

Key Concerns

  • Some outputs are not properly escaped
  • Two file operations present without further context
Vulnerabilities
None known

Ghost Comment Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ghost Comment Manager Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
8 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
63 escaped
Nonce Checks
8
Capability Checks
14
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

84% escaped75 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
maybe_show_notice (inc\Admin\Notice.php:11)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Ghost Comment Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 37
actionplugins_loadedghost-comment-manager.php:85
filtermanage_edit-comments_columnsinc\Admin\ListTableColumns.php:12
actionmanage_comments_custom_columninc\Admin\ListTableColumns.php:13
actionadmin_noticesinc\Admin\Notice.php:8
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\Base\Enqueue.php:10
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\Base\Enqueue.php:11
actioncomment_unapproved_to_approvedinc\Comments\AutoTrustManager.php:9
actioncomment_approved_to_approvedinc\Comments\AutoTrustManager.php:10
actionwp_set_comment_statusinc\Comments\AutoTrustManager.php:11
filterbulk_actions-edit-commentsinc\Comments\BulkActions.php:10
filterhandle_bulk_actions-edit-commentsinc\Comments\BulkActions.php:11
actionrestrict_manage_commentsinc\Comments\FiltersUi.php:10
filtercomment_status_linksinc\Comments\FiltersUi.php:11
actionpre_get_commentsinc\Comments\FiltersUi.php:12
filtercomments_clausesinc\Comments\FiltersUi.php:93
filterpre_comment_approvedinc\Comments\GhostPublisher.php:15
actionwp_insert_commentinc\Comments\GhostPublisher.php:16
actionadmin_post_gcmgr_confirm_ghostinc\Comments\GhostPublisher.php:17
filtercomment_row_actionsinc\Comments\GhostPublisher.php:18
filtercomment_row_actionsinc\Comments\RowActions.php:10
actionadmin_post_gcmgr_trustinc\Comments\RowActions.php:11
actionadmin_post_gcmgr_untrustinc\Comments\RowActions.php:12
filtercomment_textinc\Frontend\RenderHooks.php:14
actioncomment_form_beforeinc\Frontend\RenderHooks.php:17
filtercomments_arrayinc\Frontend\RenderHooks.php:20
actionadmin_menuinc\Pages\Admin.php:12
actionadmin_initinc\Settings\SettingsPage.php:7
actionadmin_menuinc\Settings\SettingsPage.php:8
actioncomment_form_after_fieldsinc\Shield\ShieldLite.php:15
actioncomment_form_logged_in_afterinc\Shield\ShieldLite.php:16
filterpreprocess_commentinc\Shield\ShieldLite.php:19
actionpre_comment_on_postinc\Shield\ShieldLite.php:22
filterwp_allow_commentinc\Shield\ShieldLite.php:25
actionshow_user_profileinc\Users\ProfileField.php:10
actionedit_user_profileinc\Users\ProfileField.php:11
actionpersonal_options_updateinc\Users\ProfileField.php:12
actionedit_user_profile_updateinc\Users\ProfileField.php:13
Maintenance & Trust

Ghost Comment Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedOct 16, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads197

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Ghost Comment Manager Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Ghost Comment Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ghost-comment-manager/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ghost-comment-manager/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/ghost-comment-manager/assets/css/frontend.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ghost-comment-manager/assets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
ghost-comment-manager/assets/css/admin.css?ver=ghost-comment-manager/assets/js/admin.js?ver=ghost-comment-manager/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gcm-badgegcm-badge-trustedgcm-badge-ghost
JS Globals
gcmgrAdmin
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ghost Comment Manager