Remove Special Characters Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/remove-special-characters

This plugin will help when you add images with special characters, after activated it will remove all special characters of new images added.

20 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Apr 17, 2015
charactersfunctionremovespecial-characters
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Remove Special Characters Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'remove-special-characters' plugin v1.0.0 demonstrates an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified attack surface points, dangerous functions, unescaped outputs, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the perfect adherence to prepared statements for any SQL queries indicates a robust defense against injection vulnerabilities. The complete lack of any recorded vulnerabilities, including critical or high severity issues, reinforces this positive assessment. The plugin appears to have been developed with security best practices in mind, prioritizing the sanitization of potentially harmful inputs and outputs. The only potential area for minor concern, though not explicitly flagged as a risk in the provided data, is the complete absence of any nonce or capability checks. While this might be acceptable if the plugin truly has no user-facing interactions or sensitive operations, it's generally good practice to implement these even in seemingly innocuous plugins as a defensive measure against future potential attack vectors or misconfigurations. Overall, this plugin presents a very low risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Remove Special Characters Security Vulnerabilities

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

Remove Special Characters 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

Remove Special Characters Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filtersanitize_file_nameremove-special-characters.php:18
Maintenance & Trust

Remove Special Characters Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.0.38
Last updatedApr 17, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Remove Special Characters Developer Profile

CHR Designer

3 plugins · 140 total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
78/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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FAQ

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