Grab and Attach Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/grab-and-attach

From Chrome's right-click menu, insert images and other media types from 3rd party websites into live WordPress posts or pages.

0 active installs v1.3 PHP + WP 5.2.0+ Updated Unknown
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Grab and Attach Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Grab and Attach has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The 'grab-and-attach' plugin v1.3 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are strong indicators of a well-maintained and secure plugin. Furthermore, the code signals show good practices such as 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a high percentage of output escaping. The plugin also correctly implements capability checks for its limited file operations. However, there are a couple of points of concern. The taint analysis revealed two flows with unsanitized paths. While these did not reach a critical or high severity, they represent potential avenues for injection or path traversal if exploited in conjunction with other factors. Additionally, the complete lack of nonce checks across all entry points, even though the attack surface is currently zero, is a notable omission. If any new entry points are added in the future without proper nonce implementation, it could introduce significant security vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths detected
  • No nonce checks on any entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Grab and Attach Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Grab and Attach Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
23 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

85% escaped27 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
settings_page (includes\class-grab-and-attach-settings.php:412)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Grab and Attach Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 17
filterwp_image_editorsgrab-and-attach.php:57
actionrest_api_initgrab-and-attach.php:65
actionadmin_initgrab-and-attach.php:100
actionsave_postgrab-and-attach.php:101
filterinitgrab-and-attach.php:142
actionadmin_initgrab-and-attach.php:178
actionadmin_initgrab-and-attach.php:245
actionadmin_initgrab-and-attach.php:260
actionadmin_initgrab-and-attach.php:283
actioninitincludes\class-grab-and-attach-settings.php:64
actionadmin_initincludes\class-grab-and-attach-settings.php:67
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-grab-and-attach-settings.php:70
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-grab-and-attach.php:126
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-grab-and-attach.php:127
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-grab-and-attach.php:130
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-grab-and-attach.php:131
actioninitincludes\class-grab-and-attach.php:140
Maintenance & Trust

Grab and Attach Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Grab and Attach Developer Profile

kevin_bt

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Grab and Attach

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/grab-and-attach/grab-and-attach.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
alt-post-title
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?alt-post-title
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Grab and Attach