Post Expiring Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/post-expiring

Expire post by set the date of expiring

200 active installs v1.4 PHP + WP 3.8+ Updated Apr 19, 2015
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Post Expiring Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'post-expiring' v1.4 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events indicates a minimal attack surface, which is further reinforced by the lack of unprotected entry points. The code signals are also encouraging, with no dangerous functions detected, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and a high percentage of output escaping. This suggests robust development practices aimed at preventing common vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability history is equally positive, with no known CVEs recorded for this plugin. This lack of past security incidents, coupled with the clean static analysis, indicates a low likelihood of immediate, exploitable vulnerabilities. However, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks on potential entry points (even if there are none currently exposed) represents a potential weakness. If future updates were to introduce new entry points without these essential security measures, it could open the door to vulnerabilities.

In conclusion, 'post-expiring' v1.4 appears to be a well-secured plugin with no apparent critical security flaws. Its strengths lie in its limited attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices like prepared statements and output escaping. The primary area of concern, albeit theoretical at this stage, is the lack of explicit nonce and capability checks, which is a good practice to implement even in plugins with minimal exposed functionality.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
  • Some outputs not escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post Expiring Security Vulnerabilities

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

Post Expiring Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

80% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post Expiring Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 12
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptspost-expiring.php:15
actionpost_submitbox_misc_actionspost-expiring.php:16
actionsave_postpost-expiring.php:17
filtermanage_post_posts_columnspost-expiring.php:19
actionmanage_post_posts_custom_columnpost-expiring.php:20
filtermanage_page_posts_columnspost-expiring.php:22
actionmanage_page_posts_custom_columnpost-expiring.php:23
filterposts_clausespost-expiring.php:25
filterget_next_post_joinpost-expiring.php:27
filterget_previous_post_joinpost-expiring.php:28
filterget_next_post_wherepost-expiring.php:29
filterget_previous_post_wherepost-expiring.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

Post Expiring Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedApr 19, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Post Expiring Developer Profile

Piotr Po

2 plugins · 1K total installs

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

How We Detect Post Expiring

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-expiring/assets/css/post-expiring.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-expiring/assets/js/jquery.datetimepicker.js/wp-content/plugins/post-expiring/assets/js/admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
expiring-datepickersetexpiringdateedit-expiringdateexpiringdatedivset-expiringdatecancel-expiringdate
Data Attributes
data-exdate
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Expiring