KillBait URL Sender Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/killbait-url-sender

This plugin sends URLs of new posts to KillBait news aggregator for selected categories.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.2+ Updated Unknown
aggregatorapilinkbuildinglinksnews
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is KillBait URL Sender Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The 'killbait-url-sender' v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows positive signs such as the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output, indicating awareness of common web vulnerabilities. The lack of identified dangerous functions, file operations, and taint flow issues further reinforces this impression of a well-developed plugin.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks
  • No nonce checks
  • External HTTP requests without clear auth/validation
  • 80% output escaping is good, but 20% is not
Vulnerabilities
None known

KillBait URL Sender Security Vulnerabilities

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

KillBait URL Sender Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

80% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

KillBait URL Sender Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menukillbait-url-sender.php:23
actionadmin_initkillbait-url-sender.php:49
actiontransition_post_statuskillbait-url-sender.php:121
Maintenance & Trust

KillBait URL Sender Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version7.2
Downloads267

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

KillBait URL Sender Developer Profile

KillBait

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 KillBait URL Sender

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="killbait_apikey"name="killbait_language"name="killbait_categories[]"id="killbait_apikey"id="killbait_language"id="killbait_categories"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about KillBait URL Sender