Pile Gallery Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/pile-gallery

Create beautiful sortable and stackable galeries from your WordPress posts and media items

40 active installs v1.0.7 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Dec 16, 2014
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Pile Gallery Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "pile-gallery" plugin v1.0.7 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries without prepared statements, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history is also a strong indicator of good development practices in the past. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. With 4 outputs identified and 0% properly escaped, this presents a clear risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing malicious code to be injected and executed within the user's browser. Furthermore, the absence of any nonce or capability checks, while not inherently a vulnerability in isolation, reduces the overall robustness of the plugin's security, especially if new entry points are added in the future.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output properly escaped
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Pile Gallery Security Vulnerabilities

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

Pile Gallery Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Pile Gallery Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[pile_gallery] public\class-pile-gallery-shortcodes.php:32
WordPress Hooks 10
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:162
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:177
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:178
actioninitincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:179
actiontgmpa_registerincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:180
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:181
filtermanage_pile_gallery_posts_columnsincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:184
actionmanage_pile_gallery_posts_custom_columnincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:185
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:200
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pile-gallery.php:201
Maintenance & Trust

Pile Gallery Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedDec 16, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Pile Gallery Developer Profile

danielpataki

12 plugins · 7K total installs

83
trust score
Avg Security Score
84/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Pile Gallery

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/pile-gallery/css/pile-gallery-admin.css
Version Parameters
pile-gallery-admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pile-gallery
HTML Comments
<!-- Pile Gallery -->
Data Attributes
data-pile-iddata-pile-options
JS Globals
pileGallery
Shortcode Output
[pile_gallery]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Pile Gallery