Joe's Recent Users Activity Security & Risk Analysis

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A mobile-responsive plugin showing the last 100 logged-in users & their last page in admin via a 'Recent Activity' menu.

0 active installs v2.6 PHP 5.6.40+ WP 5.0.0+ Updated Nov 28, 2025
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Safety Verdict

Is Joe's Recent Users Activity Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Joe's Recent Users Activity has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "joes-recent-users-activity" plugin v2.6 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show a responsible approach to development, with a high percentage of SQL queries using prepared statements and output being properly escaped. The presence of nonces, even if only one, is a positive indicator of security consciousness, although the lack of capability checks is a notable omission. Taint analysis revealed no critical or high severity issues, reinforcing the notion that sensitive data is handled with care.

The vulnerability history is completely clean, with no known CVEs recorded. This pattern suggests a history of secure development practices or a lack of past targeted attacks, either of which is a positive sign. The plugin has no reported vulnerabilities of any severity, and no common vulnerability types have been associated with it. This absence of historical issues further contributes to a low-risk profile.

In conclusion, "joes-recent-users-activity" v2.6 appears to be a well-secured plugin. Its strengths lie in its minimal attack surface, good code practices regarding SQL and output escaping, and a spotless vulnerability history. The primary area for potential improvement, though not a direct security flaw based on the provided data, is the lack of capability checks, which could be a consideration for future development to further harden the plugin against potential privilege escalation scenarios if new features were introduced.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Joe's Recent Users Activity Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Joe's Recent Users Activity Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Joe's Recent Users Activity Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
2
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
49 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

67% prepared6 total queries

Output Escaping

88% escaped56 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
joes_recent_users_activity_display_admin_page (joes_recent_users_activity.php:118)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Joe's Recent Users Activity Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionwp_loginjoes_recent_users_activity.php:103
actionadmin_menujoes_recent_users_activity.php:437
actionwp_loginjoes_recent_users_activity.php:448
actiontemplate_redirectjoes_recent_users_activity.php:460
Maintenance & Trust

Joe's Recent Users Activity Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedNov 28, 2025
PHP min version5.6.40
Downloads955

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Joe's Recent Users Activity Developer Profile

Joe

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 Joe's Recent Users Activity

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrap
Data Attributes
data-label
JS Globals
joes_recent_users_activity_clear_nonce
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe's Recent Users Activity