reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced

Regenerate thumbnails quickly and easily, including forced regeneration; very useful when changing a theme or adding new thumbnail sizes.

70K active installs v2.5.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.0+ Updated Dec 5, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "regenerate-thumbnails-advanced" v2.5.0 plugin presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all its SQL queries and has no known CVEs. The absence of taint analysis findings and external HTTP requests further suggests a degree of code hygiene. However, a significant concern arises from its attack surface. All four identified AJAX handlers lack authentication checks, making them potential entry points for unauthorized actions. While the plugin has a clean vulnerability history, the presence of numerous unauthenticated entry points, coupled with a notable percentage of improperly escaped output (71%), indicates a need for immediate attention to mitigate potential risks of cross-site scripting (XSS) or unauthorized functionality execution.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handlers without authentication
  • High percentage of unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Security Vulnerabilities

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

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
3 prepared
Unescaped Output
35
14 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
3
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

29% escaped49 total outputs
Attack Surface
4 unprotected

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected4

AJAX Handlers 4

authwp_ajax_rta_do_processclasses\AjaxController.php:43
authwp_ajax_rta_start_processclasses\AjaxController.php:44
authwp_ajax_rta_stop_processclasses\AjaxController.php:45
authwp_ajax_rta_save_image_sizesclasses\AjaxController.php:48
WordPress Hooks 15
filterimage_size_names_chooseclasses\Front.php:14
filterjpeg_qualityclasses\Front.php:15
filterintermediate_image_sizes_advancedclasses\Image.php:253
filterbig_image_size_thresholdclasses\Image.php:258
filterrta/get_backupclasses\Integrations\ShortPixel.php:29
filtershortpixel/settings/image_sizesclasses\Integrations\ShortPixel.php:32
actionafter_setup_themeclasses\Plugin.php:26
actionadmin_initclasses\Plugin.php:27
actionadmin_menuclasses\Plugin.php:30
filtermedia_row_actionsclasses\Plugin.php:78
actionadd_meta_boxesclasses\Plugin.php:79
filterattachment_fields_to_editclasses\Plugin.php:80
actionadmin_noticesclasses\Plugin.php:95
actionadmin_footerclasses\Plugin.php:96
actionplugins_loadedregenerate-thumbnails-advanced.php:48
Maintenance & Trust

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 5, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1.3M

Community Trust

Rating64/100
Number of ratings59
Active installs70K
Developer Profile

reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced Developer Profile

ShortPixel

8 plugins · 1.2M total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
239 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/css//wp-content/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-progress.js/wp-content/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-settings.js
Version Parameters
regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/css/rta-admin.css?ver=regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/css/rta-admin-progress.css?ver=regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-admin.js?ver=regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-progress.js?ver=regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/js/rta-settings.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
rta-progress-barrta-progress-bar-containerrta-progress-bar-percentagepro-only
HTML Comments
<!-- PRO Only -->
Data Attributes
data-rta-action
JS Globals
rta_adminrta_progress
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced/
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced