Prism Highlight Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/prism-highlight

Styles Your Code With Prism.JS, a Lightest Code Highlighter.

30 active installs v1.5 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Feb 9, 2022
codecode-highlightercode-prettifyprism-jssyntax-higlighter
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Prism Highlight Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The prism-highlight v1.5 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified attack vectors like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that could be exploited. The code demonstrates good security practices, with no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. Importantly, all SQL queries are prepared, and all outputs are properly escaped, indicating a robust approach to preventing common web vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Taint analysis also reveals no critical or high-severity unsanitized data flows, further reinforcing its secure design. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs. This suggests a well-maintained and secure codebase. The primary area for potential concern, though not a direct finding in this analysis, is the complete absence of nonce and capability checks. While the current lack of entry points mitigates immediate risk, this could become a vulnerability if the plugin were to introduce new entry points in the future without implementing these essential security measures. Overall, prism-highlight v1.5 appears to be a secure plugin.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Prism Highlight Security Vulnerabilities

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

Prism Highlight Release Timeline

v1.5Current
v1.4
v1.3
v1.2
v1.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Prism Highlight Code Analysis

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

Prism Highlight Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsprism-highlight.php:11
actionadmin_print_footer_scriptsprism-highlight.php:50
Maintenance & Trust

Prism Highlight Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedFeb 9, 2022
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Prism Highlight Developer Profile

Shaikh Masood Alam

1 plugin · 30 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Prism Highlight

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/prism-highlight/js/prism-highlight.js/wp-content/plugins/prism-highlight/css/prism-highlight.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/prism-highlight/js/prism-highlight.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
line-numberslanguage-
Data Attributes
data-language-marked
JS Globals
QTags
Shortcode Output
<pre class="line-numbers"><code class="language-"></code></pre>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Prism Highlight