
Remove Gutenberg Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editorRemove Gutenberg Editor and get back to old version of editor. This provides Original Classic Editor and more.
Is Remove Gutenberg Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 92/100Remove Gutenberg has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The 'restore-classic-editor' plugin v2.2.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified attack vectors such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly reduces the potential for external exploitation. Furthermore, the code analysis shows no dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests, all of which are positive indicators of secure coding practices. The plugin also demonstrates good practice by using prepared statements for its SQL queries. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history further solidifies its current security standing.
While the plugin appears to be very secure, a key area of concern arises from the output escaping. With 50% of outputs not being properly escaped, there is a potential risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is directly outputted without sanitization. Additionally, the complete absence of nonce and capability checks, while perhaps understandable given the limited attack surface, means that any entry points, however few or theoretically protected, would lack fundamental WordPress security mechanisms. This could become a concern if the plugin's functionality were to expand or if previously unknown entry points were discovered.
Key Concerns
- Half of outputs are not properly escaped
- No nonce checks implemented
- No capability checks implemented
Remove Gutenberg Security Vulnerabilities
Remove Gutenberg Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Remove Gutenberg Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
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Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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How We Detect Remove Gutenberg
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Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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