
Post List Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/post-listThis plugin can be used to fetch a list of all posts from specific category using shortcode [postslist]. This plugin can be used to fetch a list of a …
Is Post List Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Post List has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "post-list" plugin version 1.1 presents a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and the complete proper escaping of all outputs are strong indicators of secure coding practices. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, suggesting a mature and stable codebase. The limited attack surface, consisting solely of one shortcode with no apparent authentication checks required for its entry point, is also a positive sign. However, the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks, combined with the presence of raw SQL queries without prepared statements, represent significant potential vulnerabilities. If the shortcode's functionality involves database interaction that can be influenced by user input, these omissions could lead to serious security flaws.
Key Concerns
- Raw SQL query without prepared statements
- Missing nonce checks
- Missing capability checks
Post List Security Vulnerabilities
Post List Code Analysis
SQL Query Safety
Post List Attack Surface
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Maintenance & Trust
Post List Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Post List Alternatives
W4 Post List
w4-post-list
W4 Post List lets you create a list of posts, terms, users or a combined one. Decorate output using shortcodes. It's just easy and fun.
Post Content Shortcodes
post-content-shortcodes
Adds shortcodes to display the content of a post or a list of posts.
Checklist in Post
checklist-in-post
Allow creating checklists in posts based on bulleted list.
Custom Post Type List Shortcode
custom-post-type-list-shortcode
A shortcode with which you can easily list all of the posts within a post-type and sort by regular or custom fields.
Posts by Category
posts-by-category
Display a list of posts from a specific category or tag.
Post List Developer Profile
2 plugins · 280 total installs
How We Detect Post List
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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