Safe Attachment Names Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/safe-attachment-names

Automatically detect and change the name of attachments containing special characters such as accented letters.

70 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Sep 26, 2025
accentsadminadministrationattachmentlatin
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Safe Attachment Names Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Safe Attachment Names has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "safe-attachment-names" plugin v1.1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL injection risks (all queries use prepared statements), and external HTTP requests are significant strengths. Furthermore, the zero-count for unsanitized paths in taint analysis indicates robust input handling and sanitization within the analyzed code flows. The presence of nonce and capability checks, while limited in number, demonstrates an awareness of WordPress security best practices.

However, a potential area for improvement lies in output escaping. With 60% of outputs properly escaped, there remains a 40% chance of unescaped output, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-controlled data is involved in these unescaped outputs. The limited attack surface and zero recorded vulnerabilities in its history are positive indicators, suggesting the developers have a good understanding of secure coding. Overall, the plugin appears to be relatively secure, with the primary concern being the incomplete output escaping.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Safe Attachment Names Security Vulnerabilities

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

Safe Attachment Names Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

60% escaped10 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
admin_page (safe-attachment-names.php:231)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Safe Attachment Names Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedsafe-attachment-names.php:97
actionadmin_menusafe-attachment-names.php:100
filterwp_handle_upload_prefiltersafe-attachment-names.php:103
actioninitsafe-attachment-names.php:562
Maintenance & Trust

Safe Attachment Names Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 26, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Safe Attachment Names Developer Profile

nuagelab

3 plugins · 10K total installs

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

How We Detect Safe Attachment Names

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/safe-attachment-names/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/safe-attachment-names/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/safe-attachment-names/js/script.js
Version Parameters
safe-attachment-names/css/style.css?ver=safe-attachment-names/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Safe Attachment Names