Mindvalley SEO Force Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mindvalley-seo-force

Force authors to fullfill SEO requirements before publishing posts.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.0+ Updated Dec 19, 2011
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Mindvalley SEO Force Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Mindvalley SEO Force has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "mindvalley-seo-force" plugin v1.0 exhibits a concerning security posture primarily due to a complete lack of output escaping. While the static analysis reveals no obvious critical vulnerabilities like dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or external HTTP requests, the fact that 100% of output is unescaped represents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The absence of nonce checks, capability checks, and authentication checks on entry points, although the entry points are reported as zero, coupled with unsanitized paths identified in the taint analysis, indicates potential avenues for exploitation if any entry points are inadvertently introduced or discoverable.

The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs. This could suggest either a historically secure codebase or simply a lack of past security auditing and discovery. However, the current static analysis findings, particularly the universal lack of output escaping and the presence of unsanitized paths, present immediate and severe risks that need to be addressed regardless of past vulnerability history. The strengths lie in the absence of direct SQL injection risks and file operations, but these are overshadowed by the critical output escaping deficiency.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • Unsanitized paths found in taint analysis
  • No capability checks implemented
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Mindvalley SEO Force Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Mindvalley SEO Force Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
show_settings (controller\MVSF_Settings.php:21)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Mindvalley SEO Force Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menucontroller\MVSF_Admin.php:7
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscontroller\MVSF_Admin.php:8
actionadmin_initcontroller\MVSF_Editor.php:7
actionadmin_footer-post-new.phpcontroller\MVSF_Editor.php:8
actionadmin_footer-post.phpcontroller\MVSF_Editor.php:9
actionsave_postcontroller\MVSF_Hooks.php:7
actionsave_postcontroller\MVSF_Hooks.php:9
actiontransition_post_statuscontroller\MVSF_Hooks.php:10
Maintenance & Trust

Mindvalley SEO Force Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedDec 19, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Mindvalley SEO Force Developer Profile

Mindvalley

7 plugins · 160 total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Mindvalley SEO Force

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mindvalley-seo-force/lib/js/jquery.autogrowtextarea.js/wp-content/plugins/mindvalley-seo-force/lib/js/jquery.bgiframe.min.js/wp-content/plugins/mindvalley-seo-force/lib/js/jquery.autocomplete.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
mvsftodo
Data Attributes
name="mvsf[done][]"
JS Globals
MVSF_LIB_URL
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mindvalley SEO Force