Post Forking Security & Risk Analysis

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WordPress Post Forking allows users to fork or create an alternate version of content to foster a more collaborative approach to WordPress content cur …

20 active installs v0.2.1 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Sep 26, 2013
collaborationforkingforkspostsversion-control
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Post Forking Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "post-forking" v0.2.1 exhibits a generally good security posture due to a lack of identified vulnerabilities and a limited attack surface. The static analysis reveals no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without proper authentication or permission checks. Furthermore, all detected SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, which are common vectors for exploitation. The presence of nonce and capability checks, along with a high percentage of properly escaped output, are also positive indicators of secure coding practices.

Key Concerns

  • Use of dangerous function 'assert'
  • Output escaping is not 100% proper
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post Forking Security Vulnerabilities

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

Post Forking Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
18 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

assertassert($ncopy > 0);includes\diff3.php:100

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

69% escaped26 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post Forking Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 34
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\admin.php:15
actionadmin_initincludes\admin.php:16
actionadmin_initincludes\admin.php:17
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin.php:18
filterpost_row_actionsincludes\admin.php:19
filterpage_row_actionsincludes\admin.php:20
actionadmin_ajax_forkincludes\admin.php:21
actionadmin_ajax_fork_mergeincludes\admin.php:22
actiondo_meta_boxesincludes\admin.php:23
actionadmin_menuincludes\admin.php:24
filtermap_meta_capincludes\admin.php:25
filteradmin_body_classincludes\admin.php:26
actioninitincludes\capabilities.php:43
filtermap_meta_capincludes\capabilities.php:44
actionadmin_menuincludes\diff.php:33
actionadmin_initincludes\diff.php:34
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\diff.php:35
filterwp_insert_post_dataincludes\merge.php:25
actionadmin_noticesincludes\merge.php:26
actiontransition_post_statusincludes\merge.php:27
filterredirect_post_locationincludes\merge.php:161
filterredirect_post_locationincludes\merge.php:181
actionadmin_menuincludes\options.php:19
actionadmin_initincludes\options.php:20
actiontemplate_redirectincludes\preview.php:20
actionforkincludes\revisions.php:21
filterposts_whereincludes\revisions.php:109
actioninitpost-forking.php:67
actioninitpost-forking.php:68
actioninitpost-forking.php:69
actioninitpost-forking.php:70
filterthe_titlepost-forking.php:72
actiondelete_postpost-forking.php:73
filterthe_titlepost-forking.php:383
Maintenance & Trust

Post Forking Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.6.1
Last updatedSep 26, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Post Forking Developer Profile

Ben Balter

7 plugins · 3K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
13 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Post Forking

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-forking/img/menu-icon.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
count
Data Attributes
data-fork-id
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Forking