Pagination for Pages Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/pagination-for-pages

Easily create pagination type navigation between pages (or any other custom post type)

10 active installs v0.1.1 PHP + WP 2.7+ Updated Apr 26, 2013
awesomecmspages
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Pagination for Pages Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the "pagination-for-pages" plugin version 0.1.1 reveals a generally strong security posture with no immediate red flags identified in the provided data. The plugin exhibits excellent practices by not exposing any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events as entry points, which significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, proper output escaping for all outputs, and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries indicate a well-written and secure codebase. The taint analysis shows no unsanitized paths, which is another positive sign of secure coding. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development or diligent patching by the developers. However, the complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks across the identified entry points (though none were found) suggests a potential area for improvement if any future entry points are introduced. The current version is very secure due to the minimal attack surface, but this foundational security is entirely dependent on the lack of exposed functionality.

Key Concerns

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

Pagination for Pages Security Vulnerabilities

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

Pagination for Pages Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Pagination for Pages Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Pagination for Pages Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedApr 26, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating20/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Pagination for Pages Developer Profile

Matt McInvale

5 plugins · 1K total installs

81
trust score
Avg Security Score
81/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Pagination for Pages

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
paginationForPages
Shortcode Output
<ul class="paginationForPages"><li><a href="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Pagination for Pages