
Profile Picture Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/profile-pictureSet a profile picture as your wish using media upload.
Is Profile Picture Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Profile Picture has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The 'profile-picture' plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history and the zero count for dangerous functions and SQL queries with prepared statements are strong indicators of good development practices. The limited attack surface with no unprotected entry points further reinforces this. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping analysis, where 100% of the outputs are not properly escaped. This represents a critical weakness, as it leaves the plugin susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While there are no current taint analysis findings, the lack of output escaping means any data processed by the plugin and then displayed to users could be manipulated by attackers. The vulnerability history being clean is a positive sign, but it does not negate the immediate risks identified in the static analysis. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and secure handling of database queries, but its critical deficiency in output sanitization requires immediate attention to mitigate XSS risks.
Key Concerns
- 100% of outputs unescaped
Profile Picture Security Vulnerabilities
Profile Picture Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Profile Picture Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
Profile Picture Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Profile Picture Developer Profile
2 plugins · 280 total installs
How We Detect Profile Picture
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/profile-picture/assets/css/pp.css/wp-content/plugins/profile-picture/assets/js/pp.js/wp-content/plugins/profile-picture/assets/images/trash.png/wp-content/plugins/profile-picture/assets/js/pp.jsprofile-picture/assets/css/pp.css?ver=profile-picture/assets/js/pp.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
pp-containerpp-picturepp_urlpp_deleteid="pp_button"id="pp_url"ppvars