PhotoPress – Gallery Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/photopress-gallery

Extends the [gallery] shortcode to be able to create galleries from image taxonomies or the featured images of specific Posts.

50 active installs v1.8 PHP + WP 3.7+ Updated Mar 23, 2018
galleryimagesphotostaxonomiestaxonomy
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is PhotoPress – Gallery Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "photopress-gallery" v1.8 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture. The absence of any identified attack surface points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events is a significant strength, suggesting a minimal footprint for potential attackers. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals excellent security practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests further reinforces this secure design. The complete absence of any recorded CVEs, past or present, across all severity levels, is a highly positive indicator of the plugin's historical security performance.

While the current analysis shows no immediate threats or concerns within the provided data, it's important to acknowledge the completeness of the analysis. The absence of any taint flows analyzed, or raw SQL, or nonce checks, or capability checks, while indicative of a clean codebase, could also mean that these areas were not thoroughly explored by the static analysis tool or that the plugin's functionality simply doesn't necessitate them. However, given the overall pristine findings, the plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective. The conclusion is that "photopress-gallery" v1.8 is currently assessed as highly secure based on the available data, with no identifiable weaknesses or historical vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities
None known

PhotoPress – Gallery Security Vulnerabilities

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

PhotoPress – Gallery Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

PhotoPress – Gallery Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
filterwp_calculate_image_srcset_metaphotopress-gallery.php:187
filterpost_galleryphotopress-gallery.php:447
filterpost_gallery_attachmentsphotopress-gallery.php:449
filterpost_gallery_attachmentsphotopress-gallery.php:451
filterpost_gallery_captionphotopress-gallery.php:453
Maintenance & Trust

PhotoPress – Gallery Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMar 23, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating70/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs50
Developer Profile

PhotoPress – Gallery Developer Profile

padams

7 plugins · 350 total installs

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

How We Detect PhotoPress – Gallery

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/photopress-gallery/photopress-gallery.css/wp-content/plugins/photopress-gallery/photopress-gallery.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/photopress-gallery/photopress-gallery.js
Version Parameters
photopress-gallery/photopress-gallery.css?ver=photopress-gallery/photopress-gallery.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
photopress-galleryphotopress-gallery-item
Data Attributes
data-photopress-gallery
JS Globals
photopress_gallery_options
Shortcode Output
<div class="photopress-gallery-item"><figure class="photopress-gallery-item">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about PhotoPress – Gallery