Media Alt Text Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager

Easily manage alt text for media items directly from the WordPress media library, improving accessibility and SEO.

40 active installs v1.0.2 PHP 7.2+ WP 4.9.9+ Updated Jun 7, 2025
accessibilityalt-textimage-optimizationmedia-libraryseo
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Media Alt Text Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Media Alt Text Manager has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'media-alt-text-manager' plugin v1.0.2 exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The plugin has a minimal attack surface, with only one REST API route, and importantly, no unprotected entry points. All identified code signals indicate robust security practices, including 100% use of prepared statements for SQL queries, proper output escaping, and a single nonce check. The presence of seven capability checks further reinforces its secure design. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs, and no taint analysis findings, suggests a well-developed and secure codebase. The plugin's strengths lie in its limited attack surface, comprehensive use of security best practices like prepared statements and output escaping, and its clean vulnerability history.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Media Alt Text Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Media Alt Text Manager Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
17 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
7
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface

Media Alt Text Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

REST API Routes 1

POST/wp-json/matm/v1/save-alt-textmedia-alt-text-manager.php:191
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_noticesmedia-alt-text-manager.php:62
filtermanage_media_columnsmedia-alt-text-manager.php:105
actionmanage_media_custom_columnmedia-alt-text-manager.php:129
filtermanage_upload_sortable_columnsmedia-alt-text-manager.php:140
actionpre_get_postsmedia-alt-text-manager.php:185
actionrest_api_initmedia-alt-text-manager.php:190
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsmedia-alt-text-manager.php:254
Maintenance & Trust

Media Alt Text Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 7, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads730

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Media Alt Text Manager Developer Profile

Gulshan Kumar

3 plugins · 9K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Media Alt Text Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
alt-text-input
Data Attributes
data-post-iddata-nonce
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/matm/v1/save-alt-text
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Media Alt Text Manager