matchHeight Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/matchheight

This plugin adds the matchHeight jQuery plugin which makes the height of all selected elements exactly equal.

3K active installs v1.2.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Sep 25, 2021
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is matchHeight Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "matchheight" plugin v1.2.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has no identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are exposed without authentication checks. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a lack of dangerous functions and all SQL queries are properly prepared, which are excellent security practices. The plugin also demonstrates a commitment to input and output validation with a capability check present and a good percentage of outputs being properly escaped, and no file operations or external HTTP requests are detected.

While the static analysis reveals no critical or high-severity taint flows and an absence of known vulnerabilities in its history, there is a minor concern regarding the output escaping. Only 50% of the total outputs are properly escaped, meaning there's a potential risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the remaining outputs are used in contexts where user-supplied data is not adequately sanitized or escaped. However, given the lack of other apparent attack vectors and the clean vulnerability history, this concern is relatively contained. Overall, "matchheight" v1.2.0 appears to be a securely developed plugin, with the primary area for improvement being the complete proper escaping of all output.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

matchHeight Security Vulnerabilities

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

matchHeight Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

50% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

matchHeight Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedmatchheight.php:38
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsmatchheight.php:77
actionadmin_initmatchheight.php:107
actionadmin_menumatchheight.php:179
Maintenance & Trust

matchHeight Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedSep 25, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads15K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings8
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

matchHeight Developer Profile

neilgee

8 plugins · 9K total installs

69
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
396 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect matchHeight

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/matchheight/js/jquery.matchHeight-min.js/wp-content/plugins/matchheight/js/matchHeight-init.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/matchheight/js/jquery.matchHeight-min.js/wp-content/plugins/matchheight/js/matchHeight-init.js
Version Parameters
matchheight/js/jquery.matchHeight-min.js?ver=matchheight/js/matchHeight-init.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about matchHeight