Photogallery Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/kt-photogallery

Create galleries with ease.

40 active installs v1.4 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Aug 20, 2017
albumgalleryimagephotopicture
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Photogallery Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "kt-photogallery" v1.4 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the static analysis. The complete absence of raw SQL queries and reliance on prepared statements is a significant strength, as is the lack of known vulnerabilities and CVEs. The plugin also demonstrates good practices with the presence of nonce checks and capability checks on its entry points. However, a notable concern arises from the output escaping. With 59% of outputs properly escaped, this leaves 41% potentially vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. While the attack surface is small and seemingly protected, this lack of comprehensive output sanitization is the most significant risk identified in the code analysis.

Key Concerns

  • Inconsistent output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Photogallery Security Vulnerabilities

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

Photogallery Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
17 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

59% escaped29 total outputs
Attack Surface

Photogallery Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_load_albumskt-photogallery.php:51
WordPress Hooks 16
actioninitkt-photogallery.php:40
actionplugins_loadedkt-photogallery.php:41
actionadmin_headkt-photogallery.php:42
actionadmin_menukt-photogallery.php:43
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptskt-photogallery.php:44
actionedit_form_after_titlekt-photogallery.php:45
filterpost_updated_messageskt-photogallery.php:46
actionadd_meta_boxes_photogallerykt-photogallery.php:47
actionadd_meta_boxes_photoalbumkt-photogallery.php:48
actionsave_post_photogallerykt-photogallery.php:49
actionsave_post_photoalbumkt-photogallery.php:50
filterwp_editor_settingskt-photogallery.php:52
filtermanage_photoalbum_posts_columnskt-photogallery.php:54
actionmanage_photoalbum_posts_custom_columnkt-photogallery.php:55
filtermanage_photogallery_posts_columnskt-photogallery.php:56
actionmanage_photogallery_posts_custom_columnkt-photogallery.php:57
Maintenance & Trust

Photogallery Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedAug 20, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Photogallery Developer Profile

Daniel Menȝies

2 plugins · 40 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Photogallery

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/kt-photogallery/kt-photogallery.css/wp-content/plugins/kt-photogallery/sortselect-1.3.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/kt-photogallery/sortselect-1.3.js/wp-content/plugins/kt-photogallery/kt-photogallery.js
Version Parameters
kt-photogallery/kt-photogallery.css?ver=1.4kt-photogallery/sortselect-1.3.js?ver=1.3kt-photogallery/kt-photogallery.js?ver=1.4

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
kt-columnkt-thumbnailkt-photogallery-wrap
Data Attributes
data-album-iddata-gallery-id
JS Globals
ktPhotogalleryktAlbum
Shortcode Output
[kt_photogallery][kt_photoalbum]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Photogallery