Pasteboard Security & Risk Analysis

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You can paste all images from your desktop easily. Paste your snapshots all region from photoshop. No need to upload images, just paste to your editor …

10 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 22, 2015
copy-pastecrop-imagesscreenshot
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Pasteboard Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'pasteboard' v1.1 exhibits a strong security posture regarding its attack surface, with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. This indicates a limited entry point for external interactions. Furthermore, the absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history suggest a well-maintained and secure plugin. The code analysis also reveals no dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, or taint flows with unsanitized paths, all positive indicators. However, a significant concern arises from the 100% of output functions not being properly escaped, presenting a clear risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the plugin has a capability check, the lack of nonce checks on any potential entry points (though currently zero) would be a serious issue if new entry points were introduced. The presence of file operations also warrants attention, though without further context, its specific risk is unclear. Overall, the plugin is robust in its foundational security, but the unescaped output is a critical flaw that requires immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
  • File operations present
Vulnerabilities
None known

Pasteboard Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Pasteboard Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped3 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
pasteboard_request (print.php:34)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Pasteboard Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
filterquery_varsprint.php:13
actiontemplate_redirectprint.php:14
actionadmin_footerprint.php:15
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsprint.php:16
actionadmin_print_scriptsprint.php:17
Maintenance & Trust

Pasteboard Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJul 22, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Pasteboard Developer Profile

ImageTS

2 plugins · 20 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Pasteboard

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/pasteboard/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/pasteboard/js/paste_popup.js/wp-content/plugins/pasteboard/js/pasteboard.js/wp-content/plugins/pasteboard/js/jcrop.js
Script Paths
js/paste_popup.jsjs/pasteboard.jsjs/jcrop.js
Version Parameters
pasteboard/css/style.css?ver=pasteboard/js/paste_popup.js?ver=pasteboard/js/pasteboard.js?ver=pasteboard/js/jcrop.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pasteBoardpasteboard_tabactivebtn-primarybtn-danger
Data Attributes
id="tabs"tab="board"tab="settings"id="pasteboard_board"id="cropped"id="board"+5 more
JS Globals
post_idplugin_url
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Pasteboard