Password Confirm Action Security & Risk Analysis

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Prompts the user for their password whenever they try to perform an action which could be used by an attacker to escalate privileges or engineer futur …

10 active installs v0.2.0 PHP + WP 4.2.2+ Updated May 11, 2015
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Password Confirm Action Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Password Confirm Action 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 'password-confirm-action' plugin version 0.2.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows good development practices with no dangerous functions identified, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a positive indicator.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
  • Output escaping is not fully implemented (80%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Password Confirm Action Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Password Confirm Action Release Timeline

v0.2.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Password Confirm Action Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

80% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

Password Confirm Action Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionshow_user_profilepassword-confirm-action.php:45
actionedit_user_profilepassword-confirm-action.php:48
actionuser_new_formpassword-confirm-action.php:51
actionuser_profile_update_errorspassword-confirm-action.php:54
actioninitpassword-confirm-action.php:57
Maintenance & Trust

Password Confirm Action Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedMay 11, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Alternatives

Password Confirm Action Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Password Confirm Action Developer Profile

Stephen Harris

7 plugins · 23K total installs

82
trust score
Avg Security Score
83/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Password Confirm Action

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/password-confirm-action/password-confirm-action.css/wp-content/plugins/password-confirm-action/password-confirm-action.js
Script Paths
password-confirm-action.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hide-if-jshiddenhide-if-no-jspca-auth-check-close
Data Attributes
id="pca-fields"id="current-password"id="current_pass"id="pca-auth-check-wrap"id="pca-auth-check-bg"id="pca-auth-check"+2 more
JS Globals
pca
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Password Confirm Action