
Hybrid Hook Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/hybrid-hookAllows the addition of HTML, shortcodes, PHP, and/or JavaScript to the Hybrid theme's hooks from the WordPress admin.
Is Hybrid Hook Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Hybrid Hook has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "hybrid-hook" plugin v0.3 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good security practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and having a high percentage of properly escaped output, suggesting a low risk of common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS. The presence of capability checks also indicates an effort to control access to certain functionalities.
The taint analysis shows no identified unsanitized paths, which is a very positive sign. The lack of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further reinforces the impression of a secure plugin. However, the absence of nonce checks is a potential area of concern, although this is mitigated by the lack of AJAX handlers in the current analysis. If the plugin were to introduce AJAX handlers in the future without implementing nonce checks, this could become a significant vulnerability.
In conclusion, "hybrid-hook" v0.3 appears to be a well-secured plugin with a minimal attack surface and good coding practices regarding data handling and output sanitization. The primary weakness identified is the absence of nonce checks, which, while not immediately exploitable given the current structure, represents a missed opportunity for robust security and a potential future risk.
Key Concerns
- Missing nonce checks
Hybrid Hook Security Vulnerabilities
Hybrid Hook Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Hybrid Hook Attack Surface
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Maintenance & Trust
Hybrid Hook Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Hybrid Hook Developer Profile
33 plugins · 34K total installs
How We Detect Hybrid Hook
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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