Monthchunks Security & Risk Analysis

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Concisely display monthly archives by year with links to each month.

80 active installs v3.1.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Jan 4, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Monthchunks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "monthchunks" v3.1.2 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has no recorded vulnerabilities, a clean taint analysis, and a very small attack surface with no apparent entry points without authentication or permission checks. The plugin also utilizes prepared statements for its sole SQL query, which is a good practice for preventing SQL injection. However, there are areas for concern. A significant portion (80%) of its output is not properly escaped, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is displayed without sanitization. Furthermore, the complete absence of nonce checks is a notable weakness, as nonces are crucial for preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, especially if any functionality, even if currently lacking entry points, were to be added in the future. The lack of identified vulnerabilities in its history is positive, but it does not negate the risks presented by the unescaped output and missing nonce checks.

Key Concerns

  • High percentage of unescaped output
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Monthchunks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Monthchunks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

20% escaped25 total outputs
Attack Surface

Monthchunks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionplugins_loadedmonthchunks.php:47
actionwidgets_initwidget-monthchunks.php:118
Maintenance & Trust

Monthchunks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 4, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs80
Developer Profile

Monthchunks Developer Profile

Justin Watt

3 plugins · 2K total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Monthchunks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/monthchunks/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/monthchunks/js/monthchunks.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/monthchunks/js/monthchunks.js
Version Parameters
monthchunks/css/style.css?ver=monthchunks/js/monthchunks.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
monthchunks-widgetmonthchunks-widget-title
Shortcode Output
<div class="monthchunks-widget"><div class="monthchunks-widget-title">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Monthchunks