Page Edit Toolbar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/page-edit-toolbar

Adds a dropdown to the WordPress toolbar of the 15 most recently edited pages.

30 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jul 13, 2014
admin-baredit-pagelist-pagestoolbar
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Page Edit Toolbar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Page Edit Toolbar 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 'page-edit-toolbar' plugin v1.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped outputs, file operations, or external HTTP requests is commendable and indicates adherence to secure coding practices. Furthermore, the lack of identified taint flows with unsanitized paths suggests a low risk of common injection vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, which further reinforces its perceived security. However, the analysis also highlights zero nonce checks and zero capability checks. While the static analysis found no entry points requiring these checks, this absence could represent a potential blind spot if the plugin's functionality were to evolve and introduce new user-facing interactions without proper security hardening in the future. Overall, the plugin appears very secure as of v1.2, but maintaining this posture will depend on future development practices.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Page Edit Toolbar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Page Edit Toolbar Code Analysis

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

Page Edit Toolbar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_bar_menupage-edit-toolbar.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Page Edit Toolbar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedJul 13, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Page Edit Toolbar Developer Profile

Jeremy Green

4 plugins · 3K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Page Edit Toolbar

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Page Edit Toolbar