Mool Role Restrictor Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mool-role-restrictor

Restrict WordPress admin access per role using one clean settings page.

0 active installs v3.0.1 PHP + WP 5.8+ Updated Unknown
adminpermissionsrolessecurity
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Mool Role Restrictor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The mool-role-restrictor plugin version 3.0.1 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with exposed entry points is a significant strength, indicating a limited attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals are overwhelmingly positive, with all SQL queries using prepared statements, 100% of outputs being properly escaped, and no dangerous functions or file operations detected. The presence of nonce and capability checks, even with a low count, suggests an awareness of fundamental WordPress security practices.

Taint analysis also reveals no critical or high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, reinforcing the impression of secure coding. The plugin's vulnerability history is completely clear, with zero known CVEs. This lack of historical issues, combined with the excellent static analysis results, suggests that the developers have prioritized security and have maintained a clean codebase over time.

While the plugin exhibits many positive security characteristics, the extremely low number of entry points and checks (0 unprotected entry points, 2 capability checks, 5 nonce checks) might be a double-edged sword. It could mean the plugin is very simple and has limited functionality, or it could indicate that certain functionalities, if they exist, might be overlooked in terms of comprehensive security validation. However, based solely on the provided data, the plugin appears to be very secure with no immediate exploitable vulnerabilities identified.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Mool Role Restrictor Security Vulnerabilities

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

Mool Role Restrictor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
89 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped89 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
render_settings_page (mool-role-restrictor.php:537)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Mool Role Restrictor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 27
actionadmin_menumool-role-restrictor.php:23
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:24
actionadmin_menumool-role-restrictor.php:27
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:30
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:31
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:34
filtershow_admin_barmool-role-restrictor.php:35
filterscreen_options_show_screenmool-role-restrictor.php:36
actionadmin_headmool-role-restrictor.php:37
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:38
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsmool-role-restrictor.php:39
filterlogin_redirectmool-role-restrictor.php:42
actionpre_get_postsmool-role-restrictor.php:45
filterajax_query_attachments_argsmool-role-restrictor.php:46
actionpre_get_postsmool-role-restrictor.php:49
filtermap_meta_capmool-role-restrictor.php:50
filtermap_meta_capmool-role-restrictor.php:53
filteruse_block_editor_for_postmool-role-restrictor.php:56
filteruse_block_editor_for_post_typemool-role-restrictor.php:57
actionadmin_menumool-role-restrictor.php:60
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:61
actionadmin_initmool-role-restrictor.php:64
filtercomments_openmool-role-restrictor.php:65
filterpings_openmool-role-restrictor.php:66
actionadd_meta_boxesmool-role-restrictor.php:69
actionadmin_menumool-role-restrictor.php:70
actionadmin_menumool-role-restrictor.php:72
Maintenance & Trust

Mool Role Restrictor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads123

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Mool Role Restrictor Developer Profile

martenmoolenaar

9 plugins · 120 total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Mool Role Restrictor

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mool-role-restrictor/css/mool-srr-admin-style.css/wp-content/plugins/mool-role-restrictor/js/mool-srr-admin-script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mool-role-restrictor/js/mool-srr-admin-script.js
Version Parameters
mool-role-restrictor/css/mool-srr-admin-style.css?ver=mool-role-restrictor/js/mool-srr-admin-script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
mool-srr-settings-page
HTML Comments
<!-- MOOL SRR Settings Page --><!-- MOOL SRR: Admin Bar Item --><!-- MOOL SRR: Meta Box -->
Data Attributes
data-srr-role-slugdata-srr-role-name
JS Globals
moolSRRAdmin
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mool Role Restrictor