Sandbox Site powered by Playground Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/playground

Short description Enables running a sandbox of your site using WordPress Playground (https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground)

40 active installs v0.1.8 PHP 8.0+ WP 6.0+ Updated Jun 12, 2024
playgroundsandboxstaging
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Sandbox Site powered by Playground Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Sandbox Site powered by Playground has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "playground" plugin v0.1.8 exhibits a strong security posture based on the static analysis. There are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero total attack surface and zero unprotected entry points. The code signals further reinforce this positive assessment, with no dangerous functions, a high percentage of SQL queries using prepared statements, and almost all output properly escaped. The presence of a capability check, though only one, is also a good practice. The lack of taint analysis flows and no recorded vulnerabilities, including no known CVEs, further indicate a mature and secure plugin.

However, the complete absence of nonce checks is a notable weakness. While the attack surface is currently zero, if future development introduces any of the identified entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes), the lack of nonces could present a significant security risk. The single file operation also warrants careful monitoring for potential path traversal or unintended file modifications, though without taint analysis, its risk is currently unknown. Overall, the plugin is in a very good state, but the lack of nonce checks is a foundational security element that should be addressed to maintain this high standard.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Security Vulnerabilities

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

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Release Timeline

v0.1.8Current
v0.1.7
v0.1.6
v0.1.5
v0.1.4
v0.1.3
v0.1.2
v0.1.1
v0.1.0
v0.0.5
v0.0.4
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
18 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

80% prepared5 total queries

Output Escaping

95% escaped19 total outputs
Attack Surface

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_menuplayground.php:30
actionadmin_initplayground.php:31
actionplugins_loadedplayground.php:32
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsplayground.php:39
filterplugin_install_action_linksplayground.php:40
actionexport_filterssrc\playground-export.php:9
actionexport_wpsrc\playground-export.php:10
Maintenance & Trust

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedJun 12, 2024
PHP min version8.0
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating80/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Sandbox Site powered by Playground Developer Profile

Bero

1 plugin · 40 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Sandbox Site powered by Playground

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

Asset Fingerprints

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

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
preview-now
Data Attributes
data-slugdata-name
JS Globals
playground
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandbox Site powered by Playground