Hypothesis Security & Risk Analysis

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200 active installs v0.7.5 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.2+ Updated Dec 2, 2025
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CVEs total0
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Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hypothesis Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "hypothesis" plugin version 0.7.5 exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that are exposed without proper authentication or permission checks. Furthermore, the code demonstrates strong secure coding practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output being properly escaped. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, and the lack of known vulnerabilities in its history further solidify its secure configuration.

While the analysis indicates a virtually absent attack surface and diligent secure coding, the complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks across any potential, albeit undiscovered, entry points could represent a theoretical concern. This is because the static analysis might not have uncovered all possible interaction points. The plugin's vulnerability history is also remarkably clean, suggesting a well-maintained codebase or limited historical exposure to security testing.

In conclusion, version 0.7.5 of the "hypothesis" plugin appears to be very secure, demonstrating best practices in preventing common WordPress vulnerabilities. The only minor area for potential future scrutiny would be to ensure that any unforeseen or future-developed interaction points are robustly protected by capability and nonce checks, although the current static analysis suggests this is not an immediate threat.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks identified
  • No nonce checks identified
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hypothesis Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Hypothesis Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped24 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hypothesis Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuclass-hypothesissettingspage.php:27
actionadmin_initclass-hypothesissettingspage.php:28
actionplugins_loadedhypothesis.php:34
actionwphypothesis.php:47
Maintenance & Trust

Hypothesis Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.0
Last updatedDec 2, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads23K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Hypothesis Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 200 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hypothesis

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hypothesis/js/nohighlights.js/wp-content/plugins/hypothesis/js/showhighlights.js/wp-content/plugins/hypothesis/js/sidebaropen.js/wp-content/plugins/hypothesis/js/via-pdf.js
Script Paths
https://hypothes.is/embed.js
Version Parameters
hypothesis?ver=nohighlights.js?ver=showhighlights.js?ver=sidebaropen.js?ver=via-pdf.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
HypothesisPDF
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hypothesis