Post Meta Viewer Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/post-meta-viewer

View all post meta that saved in a post, page or custom post type in easily readable format. No settings needed just plug and play.

200 active installs v2.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 4.8+ Updated Aug 12, 2023
custom-fieldpost-metapost-meta-viewer
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Post Meta Viewer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "post-meta-viewer" v2.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals excellent practices regarding SQL queries, with 100% utilizing prepared statements, and a high rate of output escaping (92%). The plugin also shows no evidence of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or bundled libraries. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a lack of publicly known exploits against this plugin.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
  • Minor unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post Meta Viewer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Post Meta Viewer Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

92% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post Meta Viewer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionplugins_loadedpost-meta-viewer.php:49
actionadd_meta_boxespost-meta-viewer.php:50
Maintenance & Trust

Post Meta Viewer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.3.8
Last updatedAug 12, 2023
PHP min version7.4
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs200
Developer Profile

Post Meta Viewer Developer Profile

Yong

2 plugins · 1K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
21 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Post Meta Viewer

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-meta-viewer/post-meta-viewer.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pmv-postboxpostmetaviewer-table
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Meta Viewer