Playground Embedder Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/playground-embedderEmbeds the WordPress playground through a shortcode.
Is Playground Embedder Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Playground Embedder has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "playground-embedder" plugin version 1.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The code demonstrates excellent security practices by not utilizing dangerous functions, avoiding raw SQL queries in favor of prepared statements, and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces the potential attack surface. Importantly, the analysis indicates no critical or high severity taint flows, suggesting that user-supplied data is handled securely. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive indicator of its security development and maintenance.
Key Concerns
- No nonce checks found
- No capability checks found
Playground Embedder Security Vulnerabilities
Playground Embedder Code Analysis
Playground Embedder Attack Surface
Shortcodes 1
WordPress Hooks 1
Maintenance & Trust
Playground Embedder Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Playground Embedder Alternatives
No alternatives data available yet.
Playground Embedder Developer Profile
8 plugins · 9K total installs
How We Detect Playground Embedder
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/playground-embedder/script.jsplayground-embedder/script.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
wp-playgroundid="wp-style="width:height:startPlaygroundWeb<button class="wp-element-button" id="wp-Click to load playground.<iframe class="wp-playground" id="wp-console.log('Loading WP playground');