
Media Restriction Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/media-restrictionRestrict media library access by user role — with activity logging, and REST API protection.
Is Media Restriction Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Media Restriction has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "media-restriction" v1.0.3 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events with unprotected entry points significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, indicating a cautious approach to potentially risky operations. The use of prepared statements for SQL queries and the presence of nonce and capability checks are excellent security practices.
The taint analysis revealing zero flows with unsanitized paths, especially critical or high severity ones, is a very positive indicator. The vulnerability history also shows a clean slate with no known CVEs, which suggests diligent security development or a lack of past exploits. However, a minor concern is the 74% output escaping rate, leaving 26% of outputs potentially unescaped, which could lead to XSS vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not handled properly in those instances. Despite this small area for improvement, the plugin appears to be well-secured.
Key Concerns
- Output escaping not 100%
Media Restriction Security Vulnerabilities
Media Restriction Release Timeline
Media Restriction Code Analysis
Bundled Libraries
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
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Maintenance & Trust
Media Restriction Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Media Restriction Developer Profile
4 plugins · 140 total installs
How We Detect Media Restriction
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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