Post Paging Security & Risk Analysis

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10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Mar 23, 2015
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Post Paging Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'post-paging' plugin v1.0 exhibits a concerning security posture primarily due to a complete lack of output escaping. While the static analysis shows no exploitable entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes, and no direct SQL injection risks due to prepared statements, the 0% proper output escaping for all 25 identified outputs is a significant vulnerability. This means that any dynamic content rendered by the plugin is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The absence of any recorded vulnerability history is a positive indicator, suggesting a history of secure development or at least no publicly disclosed issues. However, this does not mitigate the present risk identified in the code analysis. The plugin's strengths lie in its limited attack surface and use of prepared statements for any potential database interactions. Its primary weakness is the unescaped output, which opens it up to XSS vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • All identified outputs are unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post Paging Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Post Paging Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Post Paging Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
25
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped25 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post Paging Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
filterthe_contentpaging.php:256
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptspaging.php:257
actionadmin_menupaging.php:258
actionadmin_initpaging.php:259
Maintenance & Trust

Post Paging Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedMar 23, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Post Paging Developer Profile

Tomek

10 plugins · 220 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 Paging

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
arrowLeftarrowRightnavigation-bar
Data Attributes
post_paging_background_color_transparentpost_paging_positionpost_paging_background_colorpost_paging_text_colorpost_paging_hover_colorpost_paging_font_family+3 more
JS Globals
post_paging_hover_colorpost_paging_text_colorpost_paging_background_color
Shortcode Output
<div class="navigation-bar"><div class="arrowLeft"><div class="arrowRight">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Paging