Hive AutoLinker Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hive-autolinker

Automatically create intelligent internal links throughout your WordPress site to boost SEO and improve user navigation.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Aug 14, 2025
automatic-linksinternal-linkskeywordslinkingseo
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hive AutoLinker Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7mo ago
Risk Assessment

The hive-autolinker plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. A significant strength is the complete absence of critical or high-severity taint analysis findings, indicating that user-supplied data is likely handled safely within the analyzed flows. The plugin also demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and has a high rate of output escaping. Furthermore, the lack of any recorded historical CVEs suggests a consistent effort towards security or a relatively safe development history.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP requests without details
  • 90% output escaping, some unescaped outputs exist
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hive AutoLinker Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hive AutoLinker Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
3 prepared
Unescaped Output
41
388 escaped
Nonce Checks
40
Capability Checks
31
File Operations
0
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

90% escaped429 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

7 flows
display_gsc_page (hive-autolinker.php:526)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Hive AutoLinker Attack Surface

Entry Points6
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 6

authwp_ajax_kal_add_keywordhive-autolinker.php:69
authwp_ajax_kal_delete_keywordhive-autolinker.php:70
authwp_ajax_kal_update_keywordhive-autolinker.php:71
authwp_ajax_kal_get_post_suggestionshive-autolinker.php:76
authwp_ajax_kal_add_suggested_linkhive-autolinker.php:77
authwp_ajax_kal_get_suggested_target_pageshive-autolinker.php:95
WordPress Hooks 19
actionadmin_menuhive-autolinker.php:60
actionadmin_inithive-autolinker.php:63
filterthe_contenthive-autolinker.php:66
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptshive-autolinker.php:105
actionadd_meta_boxeshive-autolinker.php:114
actionadmin_noticeshive-autolinker.php:117
actionhive_autolinker_daily_review_checkhive-autolinker.php:120
actionhive_autolinker_weekly_gsc_importhive-autolinker.php:130
actionupdate_option_kal_gsc_settingshive-autolinker.php:133
actionwp_dashboard_setuphive-autolinker.php:136
actionsave_posthive-autolinker.php:140
actionsave_posthive-autolinker.php:142
actionsave_posthive-autolinker.php:144
actionupdate_option_kal_keywordshive-autolinker.php:147
actionupdate_option_kal_auto_linkshive-autolinker.php:148
actionsave_posthive-autolinker.php:150
actionpost_updatedhive-autolinker.php:151
actionpublish_posthive-autolinker.php:152
actionpublish_pagehive-autolinker.php:153

Scheduled Events 7

hive_autolinker_daily_review_check
hive_autolinker_weekly_gsc_import
hive_autolinker_weekly_gsc_import
hive_autolinker_daily_review_check
hive_autolinker_weekly_gsc_import
hive_autolinker_link_discovery_cron
hive_autolinker_process_link_analysis_batch
Maintenance & Trust

Hive AutoLinker Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedAug 14, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads282

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Hive AutoLinker Developer Profile

opportunityhive

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 Hive AutoLinker

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/js/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/js/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/hive-autolinker/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
hive-autolinker/css/frontend.css?ver=hive-autolinker/css/admin.css?ver=hive-autolinker/js/frontend.js?ver=hive-autolinker/js/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hive-autolinker-keywordhive-autolinker-suggested-link
Data Attributes
data-kal-post-iddata-kal-keyword-id
JS Globals
HiveAutoLinkerFrontendHiveAutoLinkerAdminkal_ajax_object
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/hive-autolinker/v1/keywords/wp-json/hive-autolinker/v1/settings/wp-json/hive-autolinker/v1/suggestions
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hive AutoLinker