Nav Menu Item Duplicator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/nav-menu-item-duplicate

A simple plugin that adds a duplicate button to each items on edit menu screen.

600 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 2.0.0+ Updated May 18, 2018
adminajaxjquerymenupost
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Nav Menu Item Duplicator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Nav Menu Item Duplicator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "nav-menu-item-duplicate" v1.0.1 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The code appears to adhere to best practices by implementing nonce checks and capability checks for its single AJAX handler, ensuring that entry points are protected. There are no reported vulnerabilities in its history, and the static analysis shows no dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests. Furthermore, all identified outputs are properly escaped, and taint analysis found no critical or high severity issues, indicating a lack of insecure data handling.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Nav Menu Item Duplicator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Nav Menu Item Duplicator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
11 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped11 total outputs
Attack Surface

Nav Menu Item Duplicator Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_ts_notice_dismissclass-ts-admin-notice.php:65
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_noticesclass-ts-admin-notice.php:58
actionadmin_footerclass-ts-admin-notice.php:64
actionadmin_footermenu-item-duplicate.php:109
Maintenance & Trust

Nav Menu Item Duplicator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMay 18, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs600
Developer Profile

Nav Menu Item Duplicator Developer Profile

Sohan Zaman

3 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 Nav Menu Item Duplicator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/nav-menu-item-duplicate/menu-item-duplicate.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
item-duplicate-thisduplicator-enabled
Data Attributes
input.menu-item-data-object-idinput.menu-item-data-objectinput.menu-item-data-parent-idinput.menu-item-data-typeinput.edit-menu-item-titleinput.edit-menu-item-url+5 more
JS Globals
ajaxurl
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Nav Menu Item Duplicator