MU Central Taxonomies Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mu-central-taxonomies

On a multisite network, this makes a child site use the main site's categories and taxonomies instead of its own.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated May 16, 2014
custommultisitetaxonomies
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is MU Central Taxonomies Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'mu-central-taxonomies' v1.0 plugin exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface entry points, such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly reduces the potential for exploitation. Furthermore, the code signals indicate robust security practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks, while potentially contributing to a smaller attack surface, could also be a missed opportunity for enhanced security in a more complex plugin.

The vulnerability history for this plugin is also exceptionally clean, with no recorded CVEs or past vulnerabilities of any severity. This suggests a strong commitment to security by the developers or a limited scope of functionality that inherently avoids common vulnerabilities. The lack of any taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive assessment, indicating no identified flows with unsanitized paths.

In conclusion, 'mu-central-taxonomies' v1.0 appears to be a very secure plugin with no immediately apparent vulnerabilities in its current version and a clean historical record. The developers have followed best practices for SQL and output handling. The primary area for potential improvement, though not a direct vulnerability in this analysis, would be the implementation of capability checks and nonce validation if the plugin were to be expanded or integrated into more sensitive workflows, providing an additional layer of defense.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks implemented
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

MU Central Taxonomies Security Vulnerabilities

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

MU Central Taxonomies Code Analysis

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

MU Central Taxonomies Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionmuplugins_loadedmu-central-taxonomies.php:16
actionplugins_loadedmu-central-taxonomies.php:17
actioninitmu-central-taxonomies.php:18
actionwp_loadedmu-central-taxonomies.php:19
actionswitch_blogmu-central-taxonomies.php:20
actiontemplate_redirectmu-central-taxonomies.php:21
Maintenance & Trust

MU Central Taxonomies Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedMay 16, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

MU Central Taxonomies Developer Profile

Marcus Downing

12 plugins · 440 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect MU Central Taxonomies

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about MU Central Taxonomies