Markdown Comment Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-comment

Adds the ability to use Markdown formatting in comment.

20 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Dec 2, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Markdown Comment Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'markdown-comment' v1.0 plugin exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests significantly reduces the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates robust input validation and sanitization, as indicated by zero taint flows of any severity and a complete absence of unescaped outputs. The plugin's vulnerability history is also completely clean, with no recorded CVEs of any kind. This clean slate, combined with the thoroughness of the static analysis, suggests a well-developed and securely coded plugin. While the lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or identified code signals of concern is a significant strength, the complete absence of any capability checks or nonce checks on its entry points (though there are zero entry points identified) could be a point of consideration in a broader context, but given the analysis presented, this is not a current risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Markdown Comment Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Markdown Comment Release Timeline

v1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Markdown Comment Code Analysis

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

Markdown Comment Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
filtercomment_textmarkdown-comment.php:32
filtercomment_form_field_commentmarkdown-comment.php:42
actioninitmarkdown-comment.php:45
Maintenance & Trust

Markdown Comment Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 2, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Markdown Comment Developer Profile

Wow-Company

26 plugins · 98K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
236 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Markdown Comment

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/markdown-comment/style.css
Version Parameters
markdown-comment/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
markdown-comment-notice
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Markdown Comment