Registration Honeypot Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/registration-honeypot

Plugin for stopping most spambot registrations via a simple honeypot method.

300 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.7+ Updated May 12, 2014
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Registration Honeypot Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Registration Honeypot has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The registration-honeypot plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is commendable. Furthermore, the lack of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events indicates a minimal attack surface. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a well-developed and secure plugin. However, the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks is a notable weakness. While the plugin may currently have no direct entry points that necessitate these checks, this oversight leaves it vulnerable to potential future additions of such features without proper security considerations. Therefore, while the plugin is secure in its current state, this lack of built-in security mechanisms represents a potential future risk.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Registration Honeypot Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Registration Honeypot Code Analysis

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

Registration Honeypot Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionplugins_loadedregistration-honeypot.php:40
actionlogin_headregistration-honeypot.php:41
actionregister_formregistration-honeypot.php:42
actionregister_postregistration-honeypot.php:43
actionlogin_form_registerregistration-honeypot.php:44
actionlogin_footerregistration-honeypot.php:108
Maintenance & Trust

Registration Honeypot Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedMay 12, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating70/100
Number of ratings8
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Registration Honeypot Developer Profile

Justin Tadlock

33 plugins · 34K total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Registration Honeypot

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/registration-honeypot/languages

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
th_rh_name_field
Data Attributes
id="th_rh_name"name="th_rh_name"
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Registration Honeypot