Primary Cat Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/primary-cat

Set a primary category for your posts... and then do stuff with it. [primary-cat]

0 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Jan 21, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Primary Cat Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "primary-cat" v0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has a minimal attack surface with only two shortcodes as entry points, and importantly, none of these appear to be unprotected. The code demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all SQL queries, implementing nonce checks, and performing capability checks. Furthermore, a high percentage of output is properly escaped, and there are no indications of dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests.

Taint analysis shows no flows with unsanitized paths, which is a significant positive indicator. The vulnerability history is completely clear, with no recorded CVEs of any severity. This lack of historical vulnerabilities, combined with the clean static analysis results, suggests the plugin has been developed with security in mind and has likely undergone thorough vetting or testing. The plugin's strengths lie in its robust input validation, secure coding practices for database interactions and output handling, and its lack of a historical security track record.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Primary Cat Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Primary Cat Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

86% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

Primary Cat Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[primary-cat] primary-cat.php:72
[primary-bread] primary-cat.php:90
WordPress Hooks 5
actionedit_form_after_editorprimary-cat.php:22
actionrender_blockprimary-cat.php:23
actionsave_postprimary-cat.php:46
filterpost_link_categoryprimary-cat.php:59
filterwidget_textprimary-cat.php:69
Maintenance & Trust

Primary Cat Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJan 21, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Primary Cat Developer Profile

Web Guy

30 plugins · 52K total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
629 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Primary Cat

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/primary-cat/primary-cat.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
set-as-primaryprimary-cat
Data Attributes
name="pcat_primary"placeholder="Primary Category"
Shortcode Output
<span class="primary-cat"><ul id="breadcrumbs" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Primary Cat