Remove Administrators Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/remove-administrators

Allows admins to hide the admin role from all other roles.

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Feb 4, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Remove Administrators Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "remove-administrators" v1.0.2 plugin exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, and critically, the complete lack of unprotected entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) indicates a well-secured codebase with a minimal attack surface. The presence of two capability checks is a positive sign, suggesting that some level of access control is considered, even with the limited entry points.

The taint analysis revealing zero flows with unsanitized paths further reinforces the confidence in the plugin's security. The vulnerability history is also entirely clean, with no recorded CVEs of any severity. This lack of historical issues suggests either a very stable and secure development process or that the plugin's functionality is inherently simple and less prone to common vulnerabilities.

While the plugin's current security is outstanding, the primary concern is the complete absence of any attack surface entry points and nonce checks. This could indicate that the plugin's functionality is either entirely passive and doesn't require user interaction via these common vectors, or that its intended use case might be misaligned with typical plugin interactions. However, based strictly on the provided data, this plugin appears to be exceptionally secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Remove Administrators Security Vulnerabilities

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

Remove Administrators Code Analysis

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

Remove Administrators Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
filterplugin_row_metaremove-admins.php:80
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsremove-admins.php:83
actioneditable_rolesremove-admins.php:86
actionadmin_headremove-admins.php:89
actionplugins_loadedremove-admins.php:227
Maintenance & Trust

Remove Administrators Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 4, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Remove Administrators Developer Profile

DigitalME

20 plugins · 140K total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
3200 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Remove Administrators

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/remove-administrators/remove-admins.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
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JS Globals
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Remove Administrators