Outrank Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/outrank

Outrank automatically creates and publishes SEO-optimized articles to your WordPress site as blog posts or drafts.

1K active installs v1.0.7 PHP 8.0+ WP 6.4+ Updated Mar 6, 2026
ai-blogarticle-synccontent-automationseo
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Outrank Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 28d ago
Risk Assessment

The "outrank" plugin v1.0.7 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and the lack of critical or high-severity findings in the taint analysis are positive indicators. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good development practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and 100% of output being properly escaped. The small number of file operations and external HTTP requests, along with a single nonce check, also suggest a controlled attack surface.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks implemented
  • Limited nonce checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Outrank Security Vulnerabilities

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

Outrank Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
8 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
40 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped40 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
<home> (pages\home.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Outrank Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_menuoutrank.php:82
actionadmin_initoutrank.php:98
actionadmin_initoutrank.php:112
actionwp_initialize_siteoutrank.php:165
actionwpmu_new_blogoutrank.php:186
actionwp_uninitialize_siteoutrank.php:211
actiondelete_blogoutrank.php:223
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsoutrank.php:256
actiontransition_post_statusoutrank.php:293
actionbefore_delete_postoutrank.php:323
Maintenance & Trust

Outrank Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 6, 2026
PHP min version8.0
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Outrank Developer Profile

outrank

1 plugin · 1K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Outrank

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/outrank/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/outrank/css/manage.css/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/manage.js/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/app.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/manage.js/wp-content/plugins/outrank/js/app.js
Version Parameters
outrank/css/admin.css?ver=outrank/css/manage.css?ver=outrank/js/admin.js?ver=outrank/js/manage.js?ver=outrank/js/app.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
outrank-admin-wrapoutrank-form-groupoutrank-input-fieldoutrank-buttonoutrank-tableoutrank-modaloutrank-toast
HTML Comments
<!-- Outrank Admin Page --><!-- Outrank Manage Page --><!-- Outrank Form --><!-- Outrank Table -->+2 more
Data Attributes
data-outrank-targetdata-outrank-action
JS Globals
outrankAdminoutrankApp
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/outrank/v1/settings/wp-json/outrank/v1/generate/wp-json/outrank/v1/posts
Shortcode Output
[outrank_content][outrank_image]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Outrank