Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/real-protection-otp

Safeguard is an SMS & Email based OTP service provider plugin. Also available woocommerce transactional alert.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jun 11, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "real-protection-otp" v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong adherence to secure coding practices in several key areas. The static analysis reveals a remarkably small attack surface, with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is positive. However, the analysis also highlights significant concerns, particularly regarding data handling and security checks. The presence of raw SQL queries with no prepared statements is a critical vulnerability, as it opens the door to SQL injection attacks. The extremely low percentage of properly escaped output (8%) indicates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities across the plugin's outputs. The complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks means that even if entry points existed, they would not be adequately protected against unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

Key Concerns

  • Raw SQL queries without prepared statements
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Security Vulnerabilities

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

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
4
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
35
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

8% escaped38 total outputs
Attack Surface

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuinclude\safeguard-admin-option.php:11
actionadmin_initinclude\safeguard-admin-option.php:12
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssafeguard-otp.php:69
Maintenance & Trust

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedJun 11, 2020
PHP min version7.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP Developer Profile

Prabal Mallick

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/real-protection-otp/include/css/style.css
Version Parameters
safeguard?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Protect from alien invasion -->
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Real Protection & Safegaurd OTP