Scheduled stickiness Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/scheduled-stickiness

This plugin makes a post sticky and unsticky on dates you specify in advance.

10 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 2.7+ Updated Mar 2, 2025
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92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Scheduled stickiness Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'scheduled-stickiness' v0.2 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, using prepared statements for all SQL queries, and not performing file operations or external HTTP requests. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities, including critical or high severity ones, further indicates a robust development approach. However, there are areas for improvement. Notably, only 50% of the total output is properly escaped, presenting a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped outputs involve user-supplied data. Additionally, the lack of capability checks on any entry points is a concern, as it means any authenticated user, regardless of their role, could potentially interact with the plugin's functionality, which might not be intended.

Key Concerns

  • 50% of output not properly escaped
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Scheduled stickiness Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Scheduled stickiness Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Scheduled stickiness Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

50% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Scheduled stickiness Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionmknu_stickiness_eventscheduled-stickiness.php:20
actionadd_meta_boxesscheduled-stickiness.php:52
actionsave_postscheduled-stickiness.php:97

Scheduled Events 1

mknu_stickiness_event
Maintenance & Trust

Scheduled stickiness Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedMar 2, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Alternatives

Scheduled stickiness Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Scheduled stickiness Developer Profile

Magnus Karlsson

1 plugin · 10 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Scheduled stickiness

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- security --><!-- Plugin activated --><!-- Plugin deactivated --><!-- cron -->+8 more
Data Attributes
name="mknu_sticky_date"id="mknu_sticky_date"name="mknu_unsticky_date"id="mknu_unsticky_date"name="mknu_nonce"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Scheduled stickiness