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NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ninjaseo

Optimize your website to rank higher on Search Engine Results Pages with NinjaSEO by 500apps. It is an all-in-one SEO tool that consists of an exclusi …

10 active installs v0.3 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Dec 16, 2022
seoseo-audit-toolseo-optimizationseo-pluginseo-tool
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "ninjaseo" plugin version 0.3 presents a moderate security risk due to a significant number of unprotected AJAX endpoints. While the static analysis shows no dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or file operations, the absence of authentication and capability checks on all three identified AJAX handlers is a major concern. This creates a large attack surface that could be exploited by unauthenticated users. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is positive, suggesting a potentially well-maintained codebase in that regard, but it does not mitigate the immediate risks identified in the static analysis. The proper escaping of most outputs is a strength, but the unprotected entry points outweigh this positive aspect.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • No nonce checks on AJAX handlers
  • No capability checks on AJAX handlers
Vulnerabilities
None known

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Security Vulnerabilities

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

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

69% escaped35 total outputs
Attack Surface
3 unprotected

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected3

AJAX Handlers 3

authwp_ajax_ninjaseo_get_valueninjaseo.php:51
authwp_ajax_ninjaseo_save_keywordninjaseo.php:52
authwp_ajax_ninjaseo_save_scoreninjaseo.php:53
WordPress Hooks 12
actionadmin_menuclasses\class.ninjaseoapp_adminninjaseo.php:42
actionadmin_menuclasses\class.ninjaseoplugin_ninjaseo.php:41
actionplugins_loadedninjaseo.php:22
filtermanage_posts_columnsninjaseo.php:27
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnninjaseo.php:28
actiontemplate_redirectninjaseo.php:29
filtermanage_pages_columnsninjaseo.php:31
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnninjaseo.php:32
actionadmin_print_stylesninjaseo.php:34
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsninjaseo.php:45
actionadd_meta_boxesninjaseo.php:54
actionsave_postninjaseo_functions.php:216
Maintenance & Trust

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedDec 16, 2022
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
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Developer Profile

NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings Developer Profile

500apps

3 plugins · 10 total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings

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

Asset Fingerprints

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

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
tooltiptooltiptext
Data Attributes
id="id-nf-data-id="tooltipid="tooltiptextsid="id-nf-keywordid="id-btn-nf-keyword
JS Globals
ninjaseo_get_valueninjaseo_save_keyword
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/ninjaseo/
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about NinjaSEO by 500apps – WordPress SEO Plugin To Improve Search Engine Rankings