Does Notification : bbPress have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No. All known vulnerabilities in Notification : bbPress have been patched as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is Notification : bbPress compatible with WordPress 6.8.5?

According to WordPress.org data, Notification : bbPress 4.0.2 has been tested up to WordPress 6.8.5. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

How often is Notification : bbPress updated?

Notification : bbPress was last updated on Jan 7, 2026. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is Notification : bbPress's security score?

Notification : bbPress has a WP-Safety security score of 100/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

Notification : bbPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/notification-bbpress

bbPress triggers for Notification plugin

70 active installs v4.0.2 PHP + WP 4.9+ Updated Jan 7, 2026

bbpressemailmailnotificationnotify

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is Notification : bbPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Notification : bbPress has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago

Risk Assessment

The "notification-bbpress" plugin, version 4.0.2, presents a mixed security profile. On the positive side, the plugin demonstrates good practices in handling SQL queries, utilizing prepared statements exclusively, which significantly mitigates SQL injection risks. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history is also a strong indicator of past security diligence.

However, the static analysis reveals several significant concerns. The presence of a large number of dangerous functions, including `assert`, `exec`, `system`, `proc_open`, and `shell_exec`, indicates a high potential for remote code execution if any of these functions are ever invoked with unsanitized user input. While taint analysis did not find critical or high severity flows, the fact that all four analyzed flows had unsanitized paths is a red flag. Furthermore, the plugin performs a substantial number of file operations, increasing the attack surface related to file manipulation, and the low percentage of properly escaped output leaves room for cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

In conclusion, while the plugin has a clean vulnerability history and secure SQL practices, the presence of numerous dangerous functions and unsanitized taint flows creates a substantial latent risk. The significant number of file operations and potential for unescaped output also warrant attention. Developers should rigorously review and sanitize all user-controlled input that could potentially reach these dangerous functions or be used in file operations or output.

Key Concerns

Dangerous functions (exec, system, etc.) present
All analyzed taint flows have unsanitized paths
Only 71% of outputs are properly escaped
Substantial number of file operations
Only one nonce check found
No capability checks on entry points

Vulnerabilities

None known

Notification : bbPress Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Notification : bbPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

110

Raw SQL Queries

17 prepared

Unescaped Output

15 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

306

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Dangerous Functions Found

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systemsystem($editor . ' ' . $file . (Platform::isWindows() ? '' : ' > `tty`'));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Command\ConfigCommand.php:251

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execexec('"'.$script.'"');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Command\SelfUpdateCommand.php:637

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assertassert(is_string($require['name']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Command\ShowCommand.php:1341

assertassert(is_string($require['version']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Command\ShowCommand.php:1342

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assertassert(is_string($matches[2]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\IO\BufferIO.php:61

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assertassert(is_string($match[2]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonFormatter.php:77

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assertassert(is_string($matches['end']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:81

assertassert(is_string($packageMatches['package']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:89

assertassert(is_string($match['start']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:271

assertassert(is_string($match['content']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:272

assertassert(is_string($match['end']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:273

assertassert(is_string($match['start']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:368

assertassert(is_string($match['content']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:369

assertassert(is_string($match['end']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:370

assertassert(is_string($match));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:396

assertassert(is_string($matches['content']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:442

assertassert(is_string($matches['start']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:513

assertassert(is_string($matches['removal']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:514

assertassert(is_string($matches['end']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Json\JsonManipulator.php:515

assertassert(is_string($match[0]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Package\Version\VersionBumper.php:102

assertassert(is_string($matches[1]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Package\Version\VersionGuesser.php:414

assertassert(null !== $this->globalComposer);dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Plugin\PluginManager.php:566

assertassert($baseUrl !== '');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\ComposerRepository.php:185

assertassert(is_string($match[3]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitHubDriver.php:71

assertassert(is_string($match[4]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitHubDriver.php:72

assertassert(is_string($match['parts']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitLabDriver.php:105

assertassert(is_string($match['repo']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitLabDriver.php:106

assertassert(is_string($match['parts']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitLabDriver.php:574

assertassert(is_string($match['repo']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitLabDriver.php:575

assertassert($url !== '');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\ComposerMirror.php:48

assertassert(is_string($m[0]));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Filesystem.php:616

assertassert($sourceHandle !== false, 'Could not open "'.$source.'" for reading.');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Filesystem.php:913

assertassert($targetHandle !== false, 'Could not open "'.$target.'" for writing.');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Filesystem.php:915

assertassert($aHandle !== false, 'Could not open "'.$a.'" for reading.');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Filesystem.php:938

assertassert($bHandle !== false, 'Could not open "'.$b.'" for reading.');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Filesystem.php:940

assertassert(isset($job['resolve']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\HttpDownloader.php:321

assertassert(isset($job['reject']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\HttpDownloader.php:322

assertassert(isset($this->jobs[$index]['exception']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\HttpDownloader.php:426

assertassert(is_string($matches['var']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Platform.php:108

assertassert('' !== $matches['var']);dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Platform.php:109

assertassert(is_string($m['user']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\ProcessExecutor.php:463

assertassert($downloader instanceof DownloaderInterface || $downloader instanceof DownloadManager);dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\SyncHelper.php:40

assertassert($url !== '');dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Url.php:63

assertassert(is_string($m['user']));dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Util\Url.php:118

proc_open$process = proc_open($cmd, [], $pipes);dependencies\composer\xdebug-handler\src\XdebugHandler.php:302

assertassert(\is_callable($canceller));dependencies\react\promise\src\functions.php:40

assertassert($callback instanceof \Closure || \is_string($callback));dependencies\react\promise\src\functions.php:279

assertassert($typeToMatch instanceof \ReflectionNamedType);dependencies\react\promise\src\functions.php:321

assertassert(isset($matches));dependencies\react\promise\src\functions.php:327

assertassert($type instanceof \ReflectionNamedType);dependencies\react\promise\src\functions.php:329

assertassert(\method_exists($cancellable, 'cancel'));dependencies\react\promise\src\Internal\CancellationQueue.php:51

assertassert($parent instanceof self);dependencies\react\promise\src\Promise.php:70

assertassert($callback instanceof \Closure || \is_string($callback));dependencies\react\promise\src\Promise.php:269

assertassert(isset($symbol));dependencies\seld\jsonlint\src\Seld\JsonLint\JsonParser.php:261

assertassert(isset($symbol));dependencies\seld\jsonlint\src\Seld\JsonLint\JsonParser.php:350

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assertassert(\is_array($this->vstack[$len-2]));dependencies\seld\jsonlint\src\Seld\JsonLint\JsonParser.php:549

proc_open$process = proc_open($command, $descriptorspec, $pipes);dependencies\seld\phar-utils\src\Linter.php:71

unserialize$value = unserialize($value);dependencies\symfony\cache\Adapter\ArrayAdapter.php:381

unserializeself::$signalingException ?? self::$signalingException = unserialize("O:9:\"Exception\":1:{s:16:\"\0dependencies\symfony\cache\LockRegistry.php:102

unserializeif (false !== $value = unserialize($value)) {dependencies\symfony\cache\Marshaller\DefaultMarshaller.php:82

shell_exec$sttyMode = shell_exec('stty -g');dependencies\symfony\console\Application.php:1009

shell_execshell_exec('stty '.$sttyMode);dependencies\symfony\console\Application.php:1013

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shell_execshell_exec(sprintf('stty %s', $sttyMode));dependencies\symfony\console\Cursor.php:203

shell_exec$sttyMode = shell_exec('stty -g');dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:267

shell_execshell_exec('stty -icanon -echo');dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:273

shell_execshell_exec('stty '.$sttyMode);dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:288

shell_execshell_exec('stty '.$sttyMode);dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:393

shell_exec$sExec = shell_exec('"'.$exe.'"');dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:433

shell_exec$sttyMode = shell_exec('stty -g');dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:445

shell_execshell_exec('stty -echo');dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:446

shell_execshell_exec('stty '.$sttyMode);dependencies\symfony\console\Helper\QuestionHelper.php:454

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exec$execResult = exec('command -v -- '.escapeshellarg($name));dependencies\symfony\process\ExecutableFinder.php:97

proc_open$this->process = @proc_open($commandline, $descriptors, $this->processPipes->pipes, $this->cwd, $envdependencies\symfony\process\Process.php:355

proc_open$isTtySupported = (bool) @proc_open('echo 1 >/dev/null', [['file', '/dev/tty', 'r'], ['file', '/dev/dependencies\symfony\process\Process.php:1263

proc_openreturn $result = (bool) @proc_open('echo 1 >/dev/null', [['pty'], ['pty'], ['pty']], $pipes);dependencies\symfony\process\Process.php:1286

execexec(sprintf('taskkill /F /T /PID %d 2>&1', $pid), $output, $exitCode);dependencies\symfony\process\Process.php:1526

proc_open} elseif ($ok = proc_open(sprintf('kill -%d %d', $signal, $pid), [2 => ['pipe', 'w']], $pipes)) {dependencies\symfony\process\Process.php:1539

unserialize$wrappedInstance = [unserialize('C:'.\strlen($class).':"'.$class.'":0:{}')];dependencies\symfony\var-exporter\Instantiator.php:71

unserialize$wrappedInstance = [unserialize('O:'.\strlen($class).':"'.$class.'":0:{}')];dependencies\symfony\var-exporter\Instantiator.php:73

unserialize$objects[$k] = unserialize($v);dependencies\symfony\var-exporter\Internal\Registry.php:45

unserialize$proto = @unserialize($proto.\strlen($class).':"'.$class.'":0:{}');dependencies\symfony\var-exporter\Internal\Registry.php:96

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared17 total queries

Output Escaping

71% escaped21 total outputs

Data Flows

4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows4 with unsanitized paths

execute (dependencies\composer\composer\src\Composer\Command\SelfUpdateCommand.php:83)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

Notification : bbPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0

Unprotected0

WordPress Hooks 6

actionnotification/initcompat\register-hooks.php:13

actionnotification/settings/registercompat\register-hooks.php:14

filternotification/settings/triggers/valid_post_typescompat\register-hooks.php:15

actionadmin_noticesdependencies\micropackage\requirements\src\Requirements.php:267

actionnotification/initload.php:18

actionnotification/initnotification-bbpress.php:107

Maintenance & Trust

Notification : bbPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5

Last updatedJan 7, 2026

PHP min version

Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100

Number of ratings3

Active installs70

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