Multiple Rich Editors Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/multiple-rich-editors

This plugin allows developers to easily register addition rich editors and retrieve / display the content entered within.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.8+ Updated Mar 4, 2014
admineditor
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Multiple Rich Editors Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'multiple-rich-editors' v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or unescaped output is highly commendable. The presence of a nonce check further indicates a commitment to basic security principles. The plugin also boasts a clean vulnerability history with zero recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development or diligent patching if any issues were present in the past.

However, the analysis also highlights potential areas for concern. The complete lack of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, while contributing to a small attack surface, might also indicate limited functionality or that such features are handled elsewhere. More importantly, the absence of any capability checks, even with a single nonce check, leaves a gap. While the nonce prevents basic CSRF attacks on the one checked function, it doesn't ensure that only authorized users can perform actions. The taint analysis showing zero flows is positive, but with no identified entry points with sanitization checks, it's difficult to definitively assess its robustness against complex injection attacks that might arise from future additions or interactions with other components.

In conclusion, 'multiple-rich-editors' v1.0.0 appears to be a securely developed plugin for its current state, with excellent adherence to secure coding practices for the features it exposes. The clean history is a significant strength. The main weakness lies in the lack of capability checks, which, while not explicitly creating a vulnerability in the current code, represents a missed opportunity for robust authorization and could be a point of failure if the plugin's functionality expands without this being addressed.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Multiple Rich Editors Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Multiple Rich Editors Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Multiple Rich Editors Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Multiple Rich Editors Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionedit_form_after_editormultiple-rich-editors.php:24
actionsave_postmultiple-rich-editors.php:25
Maintenance & Trust

Multiple Rich Editors Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedMar 4, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Multiple Rich Editors Developer Profile

nickohrn

14 plugins · 780 total installs

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

How We Detect Multiple Rich Editors

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/multiple-rich-editors/views/rich-editor.php
Version Parameters
multiple-rich-editors/style.css?ver=multiple-rich-editors/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="mre-name="mre[
JS Globals
window.mreEditorDefaults
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Multiple Rich Editors