Pending Status Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/pending-status

Get notified when your site has posts pending review.

100 active installs v1.0.4 PHP 7.0.0+ WP 4.9+ Updated Apr 24, 2025
notificationspendingpending-reviewpost-statusworkflow
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Pending Status Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "pending-status" plugin version 1.0.4 demonstrates a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any recorded CVEs and the clean taint analysis results are significant strengths, indicating no known critical vulnerabilities and no identified insecure data flows within the analyzed code. The plugin also adheres to several WordPress security best practices, including using prepared statements for its single SQL query, performing nonce checks, and implementing capability checks. Furthermore, the plugin exhibits strong output escaping, with 80% of its outputs being properly escaped. The limited attack surface with no apparent entry points without authentication is also a positive indicator.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Pending Status Security Vulnerabilities

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

Pending Status Release Timeline

v1.0.4Current
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Pending Status Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
24 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

80% escaped30 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
admin_page_callback (class-pending-status.php:54)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Pending Status Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actioninitclass-pending-status.php:23
actionadmin_menuclass-pending-status.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-pending-status.php:29
actionsave_postclass-pending-status.php:32
actionwp_dashboard_setupclass-pending-status.php:35
actionplugins_loadedpending-status.php:51
actionadmin_noticespending-status.php:109
Maintenance & Trust

Pending Status Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 24, 2025
PHP min version7.0.0
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Pending Status Developer Profile

Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

10 plugins · 14K total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
138 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Pending Status

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/pending-status/assets/admin-style.css
Version Parameters
pending-status/assets/admin-style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
r34ps-admin-notice
HTML Comments
<!-- Placeholder for dashboard widget -->
Data Attributes
data-dismiss="alert"
JS Globals
r34ps
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Pending Status