LH Media Mime Types Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/lh-media-mime-types

Enables you to filter the media listing by the media mime type

0 active installs v1.01 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.0+ Updated Aug 1, 2022
attachmentfilterlistmediamime-type
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is LH Media Mime Types Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

LH Media Mime Types has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'lh-media-mime-types' plugin v1.01 exhibits a generally positive security posture with a notably clean vulnerability history, indicating a history of secure development. The static analysis reveals no immediately exploitable attack vectors such as unprotected AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions and file operations is a strength. However, two critical concerns emerge from the taint analysis: two flows with unsanitized paths and a significant lack of output escaping. The taint analysis indicates that data processing within the plugin might be vulnerable to injection attacks if these unsanitized paths are utilized by user-supplied input. The 100% unescaped output across all identified outputs is a major concern, suggesting a high likelihood of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Despite the lack of historical CVEs, these code-level risks require immediate attention. The plugin's strength lies in its minimal attack surface and reliance on prepared statements for SQL, but the identified taint flows and output escaping issues present significant security weaknesses that could be exploited.

Key Concerns

  • High severity taint flows (unsanitized paths)
  • 0% output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

LH Media Mime Types Security Vulnerabilities

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

LH Media Mime Types Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
media_query (lh-media-mime-types.php:61)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

LH Media Mime Types Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
filtermanage_upload_columnslh-media-mime-types.php:118
filtermanage_upload_sortable_columnslh-media-mime-types.php:119
actionmanage_media_custom_columnlh-media-mime-types.php:120
actionpre_get_postslh-media-mime-types.php:123
filterposts_orderbylh-media-mime-types.php:126
actionplugins_loadedlh-media-mime-types.php:155
Maintenance & Trust

LH Media Mime Types Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.0.11
Last updatedAug 1, 2022
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

LH Media Mime Types Developer Profile

shawfactor

77 plugins · 15K total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
7 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect LH Media Mime Types

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about LH Media Mime Types