Mega Cache Security & Risk Analysis

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Mega Cache is an ultra-fast page caching plugin designed to enhance your WordPress site's performance, including WooCommerce product caching.

50 active installs v1.0.57 PHP 7.4+ WP 4.9+ Updated Mar 28, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Mega Cache Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The mega-cache plugin exhibits a generally good security posture due to its diligent use of prepared statements for SQL queries and proper output escaping. The absence of any known CVEs and a lack of recorded past vulnerabilities are strong indicators of a well-maintained and secure codebase.

However, a critical concern arises from the presence of a dangerous function, `unserialize`. While the static analysis doesn't explicitly detail how `unserialize` is used or if it's exposed to unsanitized input, its presence is a known risk factor for deserialization vulnerabilities. The taint analysis confirming two flows with unsanitized paths, and their classification as high severity, further reinforces this concern, suggesting potential avenues for attackers to exploit this function if the data being deserialized is not adequately validated.

In conclusion, mega-cache is strong in areas like database interaction and output handling. Nevertheless, the `unserialize` function, coupled with high-severity taint flows, presents a notable risk that requires further investigation and mitigation to ensure robust security.

Key Concerns

  • High severity taint flows detected
  • Use of dangerous function: unserialize
Vulnerabilities
None known

Mega Cache Security Vulnerabilities

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

Mega Cache Release Timeline

v1.0.57Current
v1.0.56
v1.0.55
v1.0.54
v1.0.53
v1.0.52
v1.0.51
v1.0.50
v1.0.47
v1.0.46
v1.0.44
v1.0.43
v1.0.36
v1.0.35
v1.0.33
v1.0.25
v1.0.22
v1.0.13
v1.0.9
v1.0.8
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Mega Cache Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
5
30 prepared
Unescaped Output
56
581 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
4
File Operations
29
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserializereturn (!empty($arr) && !$serializer)?@unserialize($arr):$arr;includes\atec-wpmc-pcache-get.php:65

SQL Query Safety

86% prepared35 total queries

Output Escaping

91% escaped637 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
<advanced-cache> (includes\advanced-cache.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Mega Cache Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 30
actionshutdownincludes\advanced-cache.php:112
actionadmin_noticesincludes\atec-init.php:63
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\atec-wpmc-install.php:5
actioncomment_postincludes\atec-wpmc-pcache-cleanup.php:16
actiontransition_comment_statusincludes\atec-wpmc-pcache-cleanup.php:20
actioncomment_postincludes\atec-wpmc-pcache-comments-hooks.php:16
actiontransition_comment_statusincludes\atec-wpmc-pcache-comments-hooks.php:20
actioninitincludes\atec-wpmc-pcache.php:151
actionadmin_initincludes\atec-wpmc-register-settings.php:166
actionshutdowninstall\advanced-cache-include.php:115
actionadmin_menumega-cache.php:35
actioninitmega-cache.php:66
actionadmin_bar_menumega-cache.php:84
actionadmin_footer_textmega-cache.php:98
actionafter_switch_thememega-cache.php:105
actionactivated_pluginmega-cache.php:106
actiondeactivated_pluginmega-cache.php:107
actionwp_update_nav_menumega-cache.php:108
actionpermalink_structure_changedmega-cache.php:109
actioninitmega-cache.php:116
actionwoocommerce_update_productmega-cache.php:127
actionwoocommerce_product_set_stock_statusmega-cache.php:131
actionwoocommerce_product_set_stockmega-cache.php:135
actionwoocommerce_variation_set_stockmega-cache.php:136
actionedit_termmega-cache.php:158
actionpre_delete_termmega-cache.php:159
actionpost_updatedmega-cache.php:167
actiondelete_postmega-cache.php:168
actionatec_wpmc_auto_primemega-cache.php:225
filtercron_schedulesmega-cache.php:229
Maintenance & Trust

Mega Cache Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedMar 28, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating94/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs50
Alternatives

Mega Cache Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Mega Cache Developer Profile

docjojo

17 plugins · 5K total installs

99
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Mega Cache

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_admin.css/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_main.css/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_user.css/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/js/atec_wpmc_admin.js/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/js/atec_wpmc_user.js/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/assets/img/atec_wpmc_icon_admin.svg
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-wpmc-activation.php/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-wpmc-deactivation.php/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-admin.php/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-init.php/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-wpmc-register-settings.php/wp-content/plugins/mega-cache/includes/atec-fs.php+1 more
Version Parameters
mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_admin.css?ver=mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_main.css?ver=mega-cache/assets/css/atec_wpmc_user.css?ver=mega-cache/assets/js/atec_wpmc_admin.js?ver=mega-cache/assets/js/atec_wpmc_user.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
atec_wpmc_settings_pageatec_wpmc_tabsatec_wpmc_contentatec_wpmc_column
HTML Comments
<!-- MCached --><!-- MCache Status: HIT --><!-- MCache Status: MISS --><!-- MCache Status: BYPASS -->
Data Attributes
data-atec_wpmc_cache_status
JS Globals
atec_wpmc_settingsatec_wpmc_extensionsatec_wpmc_user_data
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mega Cache