
Scribble Security & Risk Analysis
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Is Scribble Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Scribble has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The plugin "scribble" v1.0 exhibits a concerning security posture primarily due to a complete lack of output escaping. While the static analysis shows a zero attack surface and no dangerous functions or SQL queries, the fact that 100% of the 14 identified outputs are unescaped presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This is a critical oversight that undermines the otherwise seemingly clean code.
The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in the history is a positive sign, suggesting that developers have historically been diligent or the plugin has not been widely targeted. However, this lack of history does not negate the immediate risk posed by the unescaped outputs. The plugin's strengths lie in its lack of direct entry points and its adherence to secure practices like prepared statements. Nevertheless, the unescaped output issue is a major weakness that requires immediate attention. A secure plugin should always sanitize output to prevent malicious code injection.
Key Concerns
- 100% of outputs are unescaped
Scribble Security Vulnerabilities
Scribble Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Scribble Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 6
Maintenance & Trust
Scribble Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Scribble Developer Profile
3 plugins · 320 total installs
How We Detect Scribble
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/scribble/motech-color-picker.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
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