Mouse cursor customizer Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer

Change the boring mouse cursor to your cursor image, adjust the size of your image. Change the images for the whole page or for links and buttons.

1K active installs v1.2 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.8+ Updated Sep 22, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Mouse cursor customizer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the 'mouse-cursor-customizer' v1.2 plugin reveals a generally strong security posture. The plugin demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices, with no dangerous functions identified, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. Furthermore, the complete absence of identified CVEs and a clean vulnerability history suggests a mature and well-maintained codebase.

However, a notable concern is the complete lack of nonce checks and the presence of only one capability check across all identified entry points. While the current attack surface appears minimal (0 AJAX handlers, 0 REST API routes, 0 shortcodes, 0 cron events), this absence of robust authorization mechanisms could become a significant vulnerability if new entry points are introduced or if the existing entry points are discovered to be exploitable in ways not immediately apparent from static analysis. The two file operations also warrant careful inspection, although without further context, their security impact is unclear.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently in a very good security state, built on a foundation of secure coding principles. The primary area for improvement lies in strengthening authorization controls, particularly nonce and capability checks, to proactively mitigate potential future risks and ensure resilience against evolving threats, even with a currently limited attack surface.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks on potential entry points
  • Limited capability checks for entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Mouse cursor customizer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Mouse cursor customizer Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
28 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped28 total outputs
Attack Surface

Mouse cursor customizer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscursor-customizer.php:28
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscursor-customizer.php:29
actionadmin_menucursor-customizer.php:30
actionadmin_initcursor-customizer.php:31
Maintenance & Trust

Mouse cursor customizer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedSep 22, 2020
PHP min version5.6
Downloads18K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Mouse cursor customizer Developer Profile

AlexKole

2 plugins · 1K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Mouse cursor customizer

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/cursor.css/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/plugin.js/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/admin-cursor.css/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/plugin-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/plugin.js/wp-content/plugins/mouse-cursor-customizer/plugin-admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
cursor-customizer103cursor-customizer104cursor-customizer105cursor-customizer106
HTML Comments
( v 1.2 Temporarily disable cursor changes on buttons )
JS Globals
ObjCursor
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Mouse cursor customizer