Media Playback Speed Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/media-playback-speed

Add speed controls to audio and video hosted from your WordPress blog.

300 active installs v1.2.2 PHP 7.2+ WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 5, 2022
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Media Playback Speed Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'media-playback-speed' plugin version 1.2.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries not using prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any taint analysis findings, especially those with critical or high severity, suggests a well-sanitized codebase.

The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs. This, coupled with the absence of detected entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without appropriate checks, indicates a minimal attack surface and a proactive approach to security by the developers. The complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks, while concerning in isolation, is less of a risk here given the absence of any exposed entry points that would typically require them.

In conclusion, 'media-playback-speed' v1.2.2 appears to be a secure plugin. Its strengths lie in its clean code, absence of vulnerabilities, and a well-mitigated attack surface. The primary area for minor improvement, if the plugin were to evolve and introduce new features, would be the implementation of capability and nonce checks on any future entry points, though currently, this is not a practical concern.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Media Playback Speed Security Vulnerabilities

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

Media Playback Speed Release Timeline

v1.2.2Current
v1.2.1
v1.2.0
v1.1.9
v1.1.8
v1.1.7
v1.1.6
v1.1.5
v1.1.4
v1.1.3
v1.1.2
v1.1.1
v1.0.7
v1.0.6
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Media Playback Speed Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Media Playback Speed Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:9
actionwp_footerindex.php:19
Maintenance & Trust

Media Playback Speed Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.0.11
Last updatedJul 5, 2022
PHP min version7.2
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings9
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Media Playback Speed Developer Profile

LewisCowles

2 plugins · 320 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Media Playback Speed

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/media-playback-speed/playback-speed.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/media-playback-speed/playback-speed.js
Version Parameters
media-playback-speed/playback-speed.js?ver=1.2.2

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
blank-buttonplayback-rate-buttonactive-playback-rate
Data Attributes
data-valuetitlearia-label
Shortcode Output
<div class="mejs-button blank-button"><button type="button" class="playback-rate-buttondata-valuetitle
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Media Playback Speed