Lock Pages Security & Risk Analysis

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Lock Pages prevents specified pages (or all pages), posts, or custom post types from having their slug, parent, status or password edited, or from bei …

300 active installs v0.3.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Dec 19, 2018
adminadministrationcmspagepages
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Lock Pages Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "lock-pages" plugin v0.3.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of exploitable entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly reduces the attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good security practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a high rate (88%) of properly escaped output. The presence of nonce and capability checks indicates an awareness of common WordPress security vulnerabilities.

The taint analysis shows no critical or high severity unsanitized flows, and the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, including CVEs. This suggests a well-developed and maintained plugin with no known or historical security flaws. The lack of external HTTP requests and file operations further limits potential attack vectors.

Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure. The strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices. The only minor concern is the 12% of outputs that are not properly escaped, which, while not indicating a critical vulnerability given the lack of exposed entry points, could be a potential area for improvement. However, based on the available data, the plugin presents a low risk.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Lock Pages Security Vulnerabilities

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

Lock Pages Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
45 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
5
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

88% escaped51 total outputs
Attack Surface

Lock Pages Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 24
actionadmin_initlock-pages.php:66
actionadmin_menulock-pages.php:67
actionedit_page_formlock-pages.php:79
actionedit_form_advancedlock-pages.php:80
actionadmin_noticeslock-pages.php:81
actionadd_meta_boxeslock-pages.php:82
actionload-post.phplock-pages.php:83
actionload-edit.phplock-pages.php:84
filterpage_row_actionslock-pages.php:85
filterpost_row_actionslock-pages.php:86
filterget_sample_permalink_htmllock-pages.php:87
filteradmin_body_classlock-pages.php:88
actionadd_meta_boxeslock-pages.php:90
actionsave_postlock-pages.php:91
filtermanage_pages_columnslock-pages.php:92
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnlock-pages.php:93
filtermanage_posts_columnslock-pages.php:94
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnlock-pages.php:95
filtername_save_prelock-pages.php:98
filterparent_save_prelock-pages.php:99
filterpage_template_prelock-pages.php:100
filterstatus_save_prelock-pages.php:101
filterpassword_save_prelock-pages.php:102
filteruser_has_caplock-pages.php:103
Maintenance & Trust

Lock Pages Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedDec 19, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads18K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Lock Pages Developer Profile

Steve Taylor

1 plugin · 300 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Lock Pages

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/lock-pages/css/lock-pages.css/wp-content/plugins/lock-pages/js/lock-pages.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/lock-pages/js/lock-pages.js
Version Parameters
lock-pages/css/lock-pages.css?ver=lock-pages/js/lock-pages.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
dashicons-lock
Data Attributes
data-lock-pages-post-id
JS Globals
slt_lockpages_prefix
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Lock Pages