Improved Gallery Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/improved-gallery

Improves the built-in gallery in WordPress 2.5 and newer.

10 active installs v1.0.5 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Aug 29, 2010
galleryimagesoptimisation
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Improved Gallery Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of 'improved-gallery' v1.0.5 reveals a strong adherence to secure coding practices. The plugin demonstrates no obvious vulnerabilities such as dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, or missing nonce/capability checks. Furthermore, the taint analysis found no unsanitized flows, indicating a low risk of injection vulnerabilities from this perspective. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history, both critical and otherwise, is also a positive indicator of its security over time.

While the code analysis itself presents a clean slate, the "attack surface" metric being zero is noteworthy. This could indicate a very simple plugin or, less ideally, that the analysis might not have fully captured all potential entry points. However, given the other strong signals, it is more likely a reflection of a plugin that has been carefully designed to avoid direct user-manipulable inputs. The plugin's strengths lie in its apparent lack of exploitable code and a clean vulnerability history. The only potential area for a slight concern is the complete absence of any listed entry points, which could warrant a closer look in a more extensive review if the plugin's functionality were known to be more complex. Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure based on the provided data.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Improved Gallery Security Vulnerabilities

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

Improved Gallery Code Analysis

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

Improved Gallery Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filtergallery_styleimproved-gallery.php:27
actiontemplate_redirectimproved-gallery.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Improved Gallery Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.8
Last updatedAug 29, 2010
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Improved Gallery Developer Profile

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20 plugins · 28K total installs

69
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
4851 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Improved Gallery

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/improved-gallery/gallery-style.css
Version Parameters
improved-gallery/gallery-style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gallerygallery-item
Shortcode Output
<div class='gallery' id='post-'><style type='text/css'>#post- .gallery-item {width:
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Improved Gallery