
Limit Characters in Title Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/limit-characters-in-titleA plugin that allows character number limit in Title
Is Limit Characters in Title Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Limit Characters in Title has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "limit-characters-in-title" v0.1 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture, with some good practices but significant concerns stemming from its attack surface and taint analysis. While the plugin uses prepared statements for its SQL queries and has a clean vulnerability history, the presence of two unprotected AJAX handlers represents a substantial risk. These unprotected entry points, combined with the two identified taint flows with unsanitized paths that are flagged as high severity, suggest a significant potential for attackers to inject malicious data. The use of the `unserialize` function, though only once, is a known dangerous function that could lead to remote code execution if exploited with untrusted input. The low percentage of properly escaped output further exacerbates these risks, as data could be leaked or manipulated without proper sanitization.
Key Concerns
- AJAX handlers without auth checks
- Taint flows with unsanitized paths (High severity)
- Dangerous function: unserialize
- Low output escaping percentage
Limit Characters in Title Security Vulnerabilities
Limit Characters in Title Code Analysis
Dangerous Functions Found
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Limit Characters in Title Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 2
WordPress Hooks 19
Maintenance & Trust
Limit Characters in Title Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Limit Characters in Title Developer Profile
2 plugins · 20 total installs
How We Detect Limit Characters in Title
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Asset Fingerprints
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