Personal Email Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/personal-email

Changes the default address that WordPress uses to send emails to the one set in Settings > General.

100 active installs v1.1.1 PHP 5.2+ WP 2.3+ Updated Dec 1, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Personal Email Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Personal Email 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 "personal-email" plugin v1.1.1 exhibits an exceptionally clean static analysis report, with no identified attack surface, dangerous functions, or exploitable taint flows. The code adheres to best practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and ensuring all outputs are properly escaped. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, and unverified AJAX/REST API endpoints further strengthens its security posture.

The plugin's vulnerability history is also clear, with no recorded CVEs or past security incidents. This suggests a commitment to secure coding practices or a lack of past discovery of vulnerabilities, which is a positive indicator. However, the complete lack of observed entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) and the absence of any capability or nonce checks across the entire plugin (likely due to the lack of entry points) while being technically "secure" in its current state, also means there's no demonstrated security hardening for potential future functionality.

In conclusion, based on the provided data, "personal-email" v1.1.1 appears to be highly secure. Its strengths lie in its clean code and lack of historical vulnerabilities. The primary weakness is that the absence of any entry points makes it impossible to assess the effectiveness of security checks that would typically be present. This plugin is likely safe to use, but future development should carefully consider security best practices if new features are added that introduce an attack surface.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks detected
  • No nonce checks detected
  • No AJAX handlers to check
  • No REST API routes to check
  • No shortcodes to check
  • No cron events to check
Vulnerabilities
None known

Personal Email Security Vulnerabilities

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

Personal Email Release Timeline

v1.1.1Current
v1.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Personal Email 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

Personal Email Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filterwp_mail_frompersonal-email.php:49
filterwp_mail_from_namepersonal-email.php:68
Maintenance & Trust

Personal Email Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.6.17
Last updatedDec 1, 2020
PHP min version5.2
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating96/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Personal Email 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 Email

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Email