Purge BlackHat SEO Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/purge-black-hat-seo

This plugin will scan through all your posts and pages purging any malicious black-hat SEO infection

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP + Updated May 7, 2016
black-hatblack-hat-seomalicious-divsmalicious-infectionpurge-blackhat
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Purge BlackHat SEO Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Purge BlackHat SEO has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "purge-black-hat-seo" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates good practices by having no known vulnerabilities, no critical or high severity taint flows, and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements. The absence of shortcodes, cron events, and REST API routes, along with only one AJAX handler which has a nonce check, significantly limits the potential attack surface. However, a notable concern is the complete lack of output escaping for all three identified output points. This could allow for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly outputted without sanitization. Additionally, while a nonce check is present on the single AJAX handler, there are no capability checks, meaning any authenticated user, regardless of their role, could potentially trigger this handler.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • No capability checks on AJAX
Vulnerabilities
None known

Purge BlackHat SEO Security Vulnerabilities

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

Purge BlackHat SEO Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Purge BlackHat SEO Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped3 total outputs
Attack Surface

Purge BlackHat SEO Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_purge_blackhat_seopurge.php:145
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_menupurge.php:13
Maintenance & Trust

Purge BlackHat SEO Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested
Last updatedMay 7, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Alternatives

Purge BlackHat SEO Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Purge BlackHat SEO Developer Profile

EazyServer

4 plugins · 40 total installs

80
trust score
Avg Security Score
80/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Purge BlackHat SEO

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
ajaxurl
REST Endpoints
/wp-ajax-handler?action=purge_blackhat_seo
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Purge BlackHat SEO