McNinja Post Styles Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mcninja-post-styles

It's like Post Formats, but actually useful. Every post is unique, start treating them that way.

20 active installs v2.0.1 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Jan 7, 2015
excerptformattingpost-formatsstyletaxonomy
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is McNinja Post Styles Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "mcninja-post-styles" v2.0.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The complete absence of an apparent attack surface, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, significantly limits potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good security practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries, implementing nonce checks, and performing capability checks, indicating an awareness of common WordPress vulnerabilities. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities, both historical and in static analysis findings, further reinforces this positive assessment.

While the overall security seems robust, there is a minor concern regarding output escaping. With 18 outputs analyzed, 83% being properly escaped leaves a small percentage of potentially unescaped output. Although the taint analysis shows no unsanitized paths, it's crucial to ensure all user-facing output is rigorously escaped to prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, especially if any new entry points are introduced in future versions. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests also contributes to a reduced attack surface. In conclusion, this plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective, with its strengths lying in its minimal attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices like prepared statements and nonce checks. The only minor area for attention is ensuring 100% output escaping.

Key Concerns

  • Small percentage of unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

McNinja Post Styles Security Vulnerabilities

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

McNinja Post Styles Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
15 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

83% escaped18 total outputs
Attack Surface

McNinja Post Styles Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 15
actioninitclass-post-styles.php:16
actionadmin_initclass-post-styles.php:17
actionafter_setup_themeclass-post-styles.php:18
filterpost_classclass-post-styles.php:19
actionadd_meta_boxesclass-post-styles.php:20
actionsave_postclass-post-styles.php:21
filterrequestclass-post-styles.php:22
filterterm_linkclass-post-styles.php:23
filterget_post_styleclass-post-styles.php:24
filterget_termsclass-post-styles.php:25
filterwp_get_object_termsclass-post-styles.php:26
filterthe_contentclass-post-styles.php:27
filterthe_excerptclass-post-styles.php:28
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-post-styles.php:29
actionplugins_loadedmcninja-post-styles.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

McNinja Post Styles Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJan 7, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs20
Developer Profile

McNinja Post Styles Developer Profile

TomHarrigan

3 plugins · 110 total installs

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

How We Detect McNinja Post Styles

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mcninja-post-styles/css/post-styles.css/wp-content/plugins/mcninja-post-styles/js/post-styles.js
Version Parameters
mcninja-post-styles/css/post-styles.css?ver=mcninja-post-styles/js/post-styles.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
post-style-post-format-post-style-standardpost-format-standard
Data Attributes
post-style-0post-style-post-style-standard
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about McNinja Post Styles