
Press This Security & Risk Analysis
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Is Press This Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Press This has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The plugin 'press-this' v2.0.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture, with excellent adherence to prepared statements for SQL queries and a very high percentage of properly escaped output. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further reinforces this positive outlook. The plugin also demonstrates good practice with a significant number of capability checks. However, there are notable areas of concern, primarily revolving around its attack surface. Specifically, the presence of two AJAX handlers without authentication checks represents a direct pathway for potential exploitation. While the taint analysis shows no critical or high-severity issues, and no unsanitized paths were found, the unprotected AJAX endpoints are a significant risk. The plugin's static analysis reveals a moderate attack surface, with two unprotected entry points, which warrants attention despite other positive security indicators.
Key Concerns
- AJAX handlers without auth checks
Press This Security Vulnerabilities
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SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Press This Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 2
REST API Routes 4
WordPress Hooks 5
Maintenance & Trust
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Press This Developer Profile
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How We Detect Press This
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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