MW Auth Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/mw-auth

This plugin allows only users to authenticate to WordPress.

40 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.4+ Updated May 31, 2014
authauthenticate
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is MW Auth Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

MW Auth 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 "mw-auth" v1.2 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero attack surface. This lack of entry points significantly minimizes the potential for external interaction and exploitation. Furthermore, the code analysis indicates a clean codebase with no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, all output properly escaped, no file operations, and no external HTTP requests. The presence of capability checks suggests an awareness of authorization, although the absence of nonce checks on the zero AJAX handlers is noted but is not a direct risk due to their non-existence. The vulnerability history is also pristine, with zero known CVEs, indicating a history of secure development and maintenance. This overall lack of identified weaknesses and a clean history points to a highly secure plugin. However, it's important to note that the absence of specific security mechanisms like nonce checks, while not currently a risk, could become one if new entry points were introduced in future versions without corresponding security measures. The current assessment, based on the provided data, is that the plugin is exceptionally secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

MW Auth Security Vulnerabilities

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

MW Auth Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0
Attack Surface

MW Auth Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actiontemplate_redirectmw-auth.php:41
filterrobots_txtmw-auth.php:42
actionadmin_menumw-auth.php:43
filteradmin_bar_menumw-auth.php:44
actionwp_before_admin_bar_rendermw-auth.php:45
Maintenance & Trust

MW Auth Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedMay 31, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs40
Developer Profile

MW Auth Developer Profile

Takashi Kitajima

11 plugins · 331K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
122 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect MW Auth

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mw-auth/css/mw-auth.css/wp-content/plugins/mw-auth/js/mw-auth.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mw-auth/js/mw-auth.js
Version Parameters
mw-auth/css/mw-auth.css?ver=mw-auth/js/mw-auth.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about MW Auth