Recent Posts Markdown Generator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-markdown

Generate a Markdown List of links to your most recent WordPress Posts.

0 active installs v0.0.7 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 4.6+ Updated Apr 15, 2019
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85
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Recent Posts Markdown Generator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Recent Posts Markdown Generator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'recent-posts-markdown' v0.0.7 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis results. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points indicates a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the code's adherence to secure coding practices is evident through the lack of dangerous functions, the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries, and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The presence of a nonce check and a capability check further bolsters its security, demonstrating awareness of fundamental WordPress security mechanisms. The taint analysis also shows no critical or high severity flows, reinforcing the impression of a well-developed and secure plugin. The plugin's vulnerability history is entirely clean, with no known CVEs, which is a significant positive indicator of its ongoing security robustness. This combination of a small attack surface, good coding practices, and no past vulnerabilities suggests a highly secure plugin. The only minor area for potential consideration, though not a significant risk given the rest of the data, is that 15% of output is not properly escaped. However, with no external inputs being processed or exposed in a dangerous manner, this is unlikely to pose a practical threat.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped (15%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Recent Posts Markdown Generator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Recent Posts Markdown Generator Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

85% escaped13 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
tools_page (recent-posts-md.php:45)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Recent Posts Markdown Generator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menurecent-posts-md.php:19
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsrecent-posts-md.php:20
Maintenance & Trust

Recent Posts Markdown Generator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.1.22
Last updatedApr 15, 2019
PHP min version5.2.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Recent Posts Markdown Generator Developer Profile

Harner Designs

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 Recent Posts Markdown Generator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-markdown/recent-posts-md.css/wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-markdown/recent-posts-md.js
Script Paths
recent-posts-md.js
Version Parameters
recent-posts-md.css?ver=recent-posts-md.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
halffinePrint
Data Attributes
name='postType'name='count'id='recentpostmd'name='recentpostmd'id='markdownContent'
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Recent Posts Markdown Generator