Multisite User Management Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-user-management

Automatically add users to each site in your WordPress network.

70 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Oct 16, 2014
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Multisite User Management Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Multisite User Management 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 static analysis of multisite-user-management v1.1 indicates a generally strong security posture due to a lack of identified attack surface, dangerous functions, and taint flows. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, file operations, and external HTTP requests significantly limits potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for the majority of its SQL queries. However, a critical concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, meaning all 8 identified outputs are potentially vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive sign, but the lack of any security findings in the static analysis, particularly around output escaping and capability checks, might suggest incomplete analysis or a very limited plugin functionality. While the plugin's minimal attack surface is a significant strength, the unescaped outputs represent a tangible and concerning risk that requires immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
  • Missing capability checks
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Multisite User Management Security Vulnerabilities

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

Multisite User Management Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

80% prepared5 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Multisite User Management Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionwpmu_activate_userms-user-management.php:33
actionwpmu_new_userms-user-management.php:34
actionuser_registerms-user-management.php:35
actionwpmu_activate_blogms-user-management.php:45
actionwp_loginms-user-management.php:64
actionsocial_connect_loginms-user-management.php:65
actionwpmu_optionsms-user-management.php:101
actionupdate_wpmu_optionsms-user-management.php:134
Maintenance & Trust

Multisite User Management Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.4.2
Last updatedOct 16, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads90K

Community Trust

Rating84/100
Number of ratings21
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Multisite User Management Developer Profile

thenbrent

5 plugins · 440 total installs

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

How We Detect Multisite User Management

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
form-table
Data Attributes
name="msum_default_user_roleid="msum_default_user_role
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Multisite User Management