Personal Admin Footer Security & Risk Analysis

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Welcome users to your dashboard with a personal 'Thank you for visiting My Site' in the footer

200 active installs v1.2.0 PHP 5.2+ WP 2.8+ Updated Dec 1, 2020
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Personal Admin Footer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "personal-admin-footer" v1.2.0 indicates a very strong security posture. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and the complete reliance on prepared statements for SQL queries are significant strengths. Furthermore, all identified outputs are properly escaped, and the plugin does not bundle any external libraries, reducing the risk of relying on outdated or vulnerable third-party code. The taint analysis also shows no identified flows with unsanitized paths, which is excellent.

However, the analysis also reveals a lack of any security checks, including nonce checks and capability checks. While the current attack surface is reported as zero, this can be a double-edged sword. It suggests the plugin might not have many interactive features, which is good, but it also means that if any new entry points are introduced in the future, they might be implemented without these crucial security layers. The vulnerability history being completely clear is a positive sign, indicating responsible development practices in the past. Overall, the plugin appears secure based on the provided data, but the complete absence of authentication and authorization checks warrants vigilance for future updates.

Key Concerns

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

Personal Admin Footer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Personal Admin Footer Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Personal Admin Footer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionplugins_loadedpersonal-admin-footer.php:30
filteradmin_initpersonal-admin-footer.php:31
filteradmin_footer_textpersonal-admin-footer.php:32
Maintenance & Trust

Personal Admin Footer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.6.17
Last updatedDec 1, 2020
PHP min version5.2
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Personal Admin Footer Developer Profile

Shea Bunge

7 plugins · 22K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Personal Admin Footer

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<textarea id="personal_admin_footer_text" name="personal_admin_footer_text" cols="80">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Admin Footer