Images to Posts Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/images-to-posts

Bulk upload images to automatically create posts / custom posts with featured images. Updated from mezzaninegold's version

70 active installs v3.7 PHP + WP 3.0.0+ Updated Jan 5, 2019
artistsfeaturedimagesphotographersposts
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Images to Posts Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Images to Posts 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 "images-to-posts" plugin v3.7 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known vulnerabilities, coupled with the zero count of critical and high severity taint flows, suggests a well-maintained codebase. The plugin also demonstrates positive security practices such as exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and implementing a nonce check, which helps protect against CSRF attacks. However, a significant concern arises from the low rate of output escaping (8%). This means that a substantial portion of data output by the plugin might not be properly sanitized, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not handled carefully before being displayed. While the attack surface appears limited with no apparent unprotected entry points, this low output escaping rate represents the most significant immediate risk.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping rate (8%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Images to Posts Security Vulnerabilities

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

Images to Posts Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

8% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

Images to Posts Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionplugins_loadedbulk-images-to-posts.php:16
actionadmin_initbulk-images-to-posts.php:25
actionadmin_noticesbulk-images-to-posts.php:49
actionadmin_menubulk-images-to-posts.php:54
actionadmin_initbulk-images-to-posts.php:77
Maintenance & Trust

Images to Posts Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.0.25
Last updatedJan 5, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Images to Posts Developer Profile

A

1 plugin · 70 total installs

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

How We Detect Images to Posts

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/images-to-posts/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/images-to-posts/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/images-to-posts/js/dropzone.js
Script Paths
js/script.jsjs/dropzone.js
Version Parameters
images-to-posts/style.css?ver=images-to-posts/script.js?ver=images-to-posts/dropzone.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
categorydivcategorychecklistbip-dropzonebip-upload-formbip-settings-form
Data Attributes
id="bip-upload-form"id="bip-settings-form"name="bip_post_status"id="bip-post-status"name="bip_post_type"name="bip_image_title"+4 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Images to Posts