Manageable Security & Risk Analysis

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Inline editing of the date, title, author, categories, tags, status and more on both posts and pages without leaving the "Manage" admin sect …

30 active installs v1.1.1 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Oct 7, 2008
editmanagemanagementpagesposts
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Manageable Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 17yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "manageable" plugin v1.1.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a responsible approach to database interactions with 100% of SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and a good number of capability checks. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive impression. However, a critical concern arises from the fact that 0% of the 39 identified output operations are properly escaped. This presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where malicious scripts could be injected and executed within the WordPress admin or front-end, depending on where these outputs are displayed. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive sign, but this does not negate the identified XSS risk. The strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and secure database practices, while the primary weakness is the widespread lack of output escaping.

Key Concerns

  • No output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Manageable Security Vulnerabilities

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

Manageable Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
39
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
16
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped39 total outputs
Attack Surface

Manageable Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionload-edit.phpmanageable.php:65
actionload-edit-pages.phpmanageable.php:66
actionadmin_headmanageable.php:81
actionmanage_posts_columnsmanageable.php:126
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnmanageable.php:127
actionmanage_pages_columnsmanageable.php:128
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnmanageable.php:129
Maintenance & Trust

Manageable Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.6.2
Last updatedOct 7, 2008
PHP min version
Downloads22K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Manageable Developer Profile

Aaron Harp

2 plugins · 5K total installs

69
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
384 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Manageable

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/manageable/styles.css/wp-content/plugins/manageable/jquery.dimensions.js/wp-content/plugins/manageable/jquery.autocomplete.js/wp-content/plugins/manageable/script.js/wp-content/plugins/manageable/loading.gif
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/manageable/jquery.dimensions.js/wp-content/plugins/manageable/jquery.autocomplete.js/wp-content/plugins/manageable/script.js
Version Parameters
manageable/styles.css?ver=manageable/jquery.dimensions.js?ver=manageable/jquery.autocomplete.js?ver=manageable/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
edit-columnedit-linkpage-titleslug
Data Attributes
id="save-id="cancel-id="loading-id="edit-id="date-id="title-+5 more
JS Globals
mgblUrl
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Manageable