Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Security & Risk Analysis

Simplify your affiliate link management and tracking with Linkt, the ultimate WordPress plugin for creating, categorizing, and analyzing your website …

300 active installs v2.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.0+ Updated Feb 7, 2025

301click-trackinglink-shortenerredirecttrack-links

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago

Risk Assessment

The "linkt" v2.0.1 plugin demonstrates a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It utilizes prepared statements for all SQL queries, has a high percentage of properly escaped output, and includes nonce and capability checks. The absence of critical or high-severity taint flows, dangerous functions, or external HTTP requests further contributes to this positive assessment. The plugin also has a clean vulnerability history with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development practices.

Key Concerns

Flows with unsanitized paths
Bundled Freemius library v1.0

Vulnerabilities

None known

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Version History

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Release Timeline

v2.0.1Current

v1.0.8

v1.0.5

v1.0.4

v1.0.3

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

11 prepared

Unescaped Output

69 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Freemius1.0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared11 total queries

Output Escaping

95% escaped73 total outputs

Data Flows · Security

2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows2 with unsanitized paths

linkt_redirect_and_track (classes\class-admin.php:440)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Attack Surface

Entry Points6

Unprotected0

REST API Routes 6

GET/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/settingsclasses\class-rest-api.php:14

GET/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/get-linkts/(?P<id>\d+)classes\class-rest-api.php:19

POST/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/delete-tagsclasses\class-rest-api.php:24

POST/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/settingsclasses\class-rest-api.php:29

DELETE/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/deleteclasses\class-rest-api.php:34

DELETE/wp-json/linkt-api/v1/remove-data/(?P<id>\d+)classes\class-rest-api.php:39

WordPress Hooks 23

actioninitclasses\class-admin.php:16

actionadmin_menuclasses\class-admin.php:20

filterplugin_action_links_linkt/linkt.phpclasses\class-admin.php:21

filterplugin_row_metaclasses\class-admin.php:22

filterblock_categories_allclasses\class-admin.php:24

filteradmin_body_classclasses\class-admin.php:26

actiontemplate_redirectclasses\class-admin.php:28

filterlinkt_slug_prefixclasses\class-admin.php:30

actionadmin_menuclasses\class-admin.php:33

filtermanage_edit-linkt_columnsclasses\class-admin.php:35

actionmanage_posts_custom_columnclasses\class-admin.php:36

actionsave_postclasses\class-admin.php:38

actionwp_dashboard_setupclasses\class-admin.php:41

actionadmin_initclasses\class-notices.php:15

actionadmin_noticesclasses\class-notices.php:16

actionrest_api_initclasses\class-rest-api.php:7

actionadmin_initclasses\class-scripts.php:35

actioninitclasses\class-scripts.php:38

actionplugins_loadedclasses\class-scripts.php:41

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsclasses\class-scripts.php:44

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclasses\class-scripts.php:47

actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsclasses\class-scripts.php:50

actioninitclasses\class-scripts.php:52

Maintenance & Trust

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5

Last updatedFeb 7, 2025

PHP min version5.6

Downloads17K

Community Trust

Rating0/100

Number of ratings0

Active installs300

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Developer Profile

Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management Developer Profile

Kaira

14 plugins · 33K total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

92/100

Avg Patch Time

31 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Linkt – A Plugin for Affiliate Links, Branded Links and Custom Link Tracking & Management

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/linkt/assets/font-awesome/css/all.min.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/frontend.min.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/settings.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/settings.min.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/dashboard.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/dashboard.min.css/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/post-type-list.css+5 more

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/frontend.min.js/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/settings.js/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/settings.min.js/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/dashboard.js/wp-content/plugins/linkt/dist/dashboard.min.js+6 more

Version Parameters

linkt/assets/font-awesome/css/all.min.css?ver=linkt/dist/frontend.css?ver=linkt/dist/frontend.js?ver=linkt/dist/settings.css?ver=linkt/dist/settings.js?ver=linkt/dist/dashboard.css?ver=linkt/dist/dashboard.js?ver=linkt/dist/post-type-list.css?ver=linkt/dist/post-type-list.js?ver=linkt/dist/linkt-post-type.css?ver=linkt/dist/linkt-post-type.js?ver=linkt/dist/admin.css?ver=linkt/dist/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

linkt-containerlinkt-headerlinkt-settings-formlinkt-dashboard-widgetlinkt-post-type-list-wraplinkt-post-type-page-wrap

HTML Comments

Data Attributes

data-linkt-iddata-linkt-slugdata-linkt-url

JS Globals

linktFrontObjlinktAdminObjlinktSettingsObjlinktDashboardObjlinktPostTypeListObjlinktLinktPostTypeObj

REST Endpoints

/wp-json/linkt/v1/settings/wp-json/linkt/v1/links/wp-json/linkt/v1/categories

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