Just Translate Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/just-translate

Automatically captures and translates text strings using a custom translation panel with multi-language support.

0 active installs v0.0.10 PHP 8.1+ WP 6.5+ Updated Sep 12, 2025
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CVEs total0
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Safety Verdict

Is Just Translate Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "just-translate" plugin v0.0.10 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin demonstrates strong output sanitization, with all identified outputs being properly escaped. It also has a clean vulnerability history, with no known CVEs recorded. The absence of external HTTP requests and a minimal attack surface further contribute to its security. However, there are significant concerns arising from the static analysis. The presence of the `unserialize` function is a major red flag, as it can lead to remote code execution if user-controlled data is unserialized without proper validation. While no critical or high-severity taint flows were found in the limited analysis, the potential for exploitation through `unserialize` remains. Furthermore, the complete lack of capability checks across all entry points is a substantial weakness, meaning that even unauthenticated users could potentially interact with features that should be protected.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function: unserialize detected
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Just Translate Security Vulnerabilities

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

Just Translate Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
15
64 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
56 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
5
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$setting = $row->is_array ? unserialize($row->s_value) : $row->s_value;modules\jt-query.php:332

SQL Query Safety

81% prepared79 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped56 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows
wpjt_translation_page (admin\translations.php:6)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Just Translate Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[wpjt_language_switcher] inc\plugin.php:26
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menuadmin\base.php:7
actionwpjt_runinc\plugin.php:12
actioninitinc\plugin.php:20
actiontemplate_redirectinc\plugin.php:21
actionwpjt_loadinc\plugin.php:23
filterwpjt_loadedinc\plugin.php:24
actionplugins_loadedjust-translate.php:35
filterredirect_canonicalmodules\jt.php:54
Maintenance & Trust

Just Translate Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 12, 2025
PHP min version8.1
Downloads525

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Just Translate Developer Profile

Akah Subarkah

3 plugins · 10 total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Just Translate

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/just-translate/admin/css/translations.css/wp-content/plugins/just-translate/admin/js/translations.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/just-translate/admin/js/translations.js
Version Parameters
just-translate/admin/css/translations.css?ver=just-translate/admin/js/translations.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wpjt-string
Data Attributes
name="wpjt_update"name="wpjt_delete"name="delete_keys[]"name="translation[]"id=""name="form_translation_nonce"+2 more
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Just Translate