
Hide/Cut Post Text Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/hide-or-cut-post-textHide (so no one, or only users above a certain userlevel, can see) or cut (so only viewable on post's permalink page) portion(s) of post text. Link text for cuts can be defined per-cut or omitted, and if used, cut links are uniquely anchored. Quicktag buttons for the new tags facilitate use (but can be disabled).
Is Hide/Cut Post Text Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Hide/Cut Post Text has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "hide-or-cut-post-text" v1.1 plugin exhibits a seemingly strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface, which is a positive indicator. Furthermore, the fact that all SQL queries utilize prepared statements and there are no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs suggests a development process that prioritizes security best practices. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests also reduces potential exposure vectors. However, a critical concern arises from the output escaping analysis, indicating that 100% of the identified outputs are not properly escaped. This represents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website's content, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious activities. Despite the limited attack surface and lack of historical vulnerabilities, the complete lack of output escaping is a serious oversight that dramatically elevates the risk associated with this plugin.
Key Concerns
- 100% of outputs unescaped
Hide/Cut Post Text Security Vulnerabilities
Hide/Cut Post Text Release Timeline
Hide/Cut Post Text Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Hide/Cut Post Text Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Hide/Cut Post Text Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Hide/Cut Post Text Alternatives
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Hide/Cut Post Text Developer Profile
63 plugins · 92K total installs
How We Detect Hide/Cut Post Text
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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