
GreyMatter Importer Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/greymatter-importerImport users, posts, and comments from a Greymatter blog.
Is GreyMatter Importer Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100GreyMatter Importer has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The greymatter-importer plugin version 0.2 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals no direct SQL injection vulnerabilities as all queries use prepared statements, and there are no identified dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The absence of known CVEs in its history is also a strong indicator of past security diligence. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping across all identified output points. This means that any data rendered to the user, if it were to originate from an untrusted source, could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the attack surface appears minimal with no direct entry points detected, and a nonce check is present, the lack of output escaping represents a substantial, albeit latent, risk. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, but this does not negate the immediate risks identified in the code analysis.
Key Concerns
- All output points lack proper escaping
GreyMatter Importer Security Vulnerabilities
GreyMatter Importer Code Analysis
Output Escaping
GreyMatter Importer Attack Surface
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11 plugins · 113K total installs
How We Detect GreyMatter Importer
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Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/greymatter-importer/css/greymatter-importer.css/wp-content/plugins/greymatter-importer/js/greymatter-importer.js/wp-content/plugins/greymatter-importer/js/greymatter-importer.jsgreymatter-importer/css/greymatter-importer.css?ver=greymatter-importer/js/greymatter-importer.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
wrapform-tablename="stepOne"name="import"value="greymatter"name="step"value="1"<p>This is a basic GreyMatter to WordPress import script.</p><p>What it does:</p><ul><li>Parses gm-authors.cgi to import (new) authors. Everyone is imported at level 1.</li>