Hide Dashboard for Roles Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hide-dashboard-for-roles

Allows administrators to block access to Wordpress' admin dashboard based on the user's role.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Dec 11, 2018
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hide Dashboard for Roles Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hide Dashboard for Roles has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "hide-dashboard-for-roles" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any registered CVEs and the plugin's short history without vulnerabilities suggest a commitment to security or simply a lack of past issues. The code analysis shows a commendable lack of dangerous functions and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements. The presence of nonce and capability checks, along with a limited attack surface, are positive indicators. However, a significant concern arises from the 0% output escaping. This means that any data rendered on the frontend or backend by this plugin is not properly escaped, opening it up to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While no specific taint flows were identified, the lack of output escaping is a critical oversight that could be exploited if user-supplied data is ever rendered directly.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide Dashboard for Roles Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hide Dashboard for Roles Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hide Dashboard for Roles Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuindex.php:13
actionplugin_action_linksindex.php:26
actionadmin_initindex.php:35
Maintenance & Trust

Hide Dashboard for Roles Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.0.25
Last updatedDec 11, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Hide Dashboard for Roles Developer Profile

renemanqueros

2 plugins · 10 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hide Dashboard for Roles

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 Hide Dashboard for Roles