Performant Transients Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/performant-transients

Reduce the number of database calls querying transients.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 6.4+ Updated Jun 24, 2025
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Safety Verdict

Is Performant Transients Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9mo ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'performant-transients' plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. The fact that all SQL queries use prepared statements and all outputs are properly escaped further reinforces this positive assessment, indicating good secure coding practices. The lack of any known CVEs, past or present, is also a significant strength.

While the static analysis reveals no direct vulnerabilities, the complete absence of any capability checks or nonce checks on the identified entry points (even though there are zero for this version) is a potential area for future concern if functionality were to be added. However, given the current state of zero entry points, this is a theoretical risk rather than an immediate one. The overall picture is one of a well-secured plugin in its current version, with no immediate exploitable vulnerabilities identified in the code or from its history.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Performant Transients Security Vulnerabilities

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

Performant Transients 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

Performant Transients Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filterpre_optionperformant-transients.php:46
Maintenance & Trust

Performant Transients Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedJun 24, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads343

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Performant Transients Developer Profile

Peter Wilson

5 plugins · 180 total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Performant Transients

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/performant-transients/

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Performant Transients