Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/sensei-post-to-course

Turn your blog posts into online courses!

1K active installs v1.2.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.2+ Updated Jan 25, 2024
courselmsonline-coursesensei
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "sensei-post-to-course" v1.2.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes, coupled with the fact that there are no unprotected entry points, significantly limits the attack surface. The code also demonstrates good practices in terms of SQL query handling, with 100% prepared statements, and generally good output escaping (91%). The presence of capability checks further strengthens its security by ensuring proper authorization for specific actions.

However, there are a few areas that warrant attention. The report indicates 0 nonce checks, which can be a concern for any plugin that handles user input or actions that modify data, even if no direct AJAX handlers were identified. While taint analysis found no critical or high severity flows, the absence of any analyzed flows (0 total flows analyzed) means that the thoroughness of this analysis is unknown. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a positive sign, suggesting a generally secure development process. Overall, the plugin appears to be well-secured with a minimal attack surface and good coding practices, but the lack of nonce checks and the zero taint flows analyzed present minor areas for improvement and further investigation.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • No taint flows analyzed
Vulnerabilities
None known

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Release Timeline

v1.2.1Current
v1.2.0
v1.1.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
4
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

91% escaped11 total outputs
Attack Surface

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-sensei-post-to-course.php:131
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-sensei-post-to-course.php:144
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-sensei-post-to-course.php:145
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-sensei-post-to-course.php:146
actionadmin_initincludes\class-sensei-post-to-course.php:147
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-sptc-dependency-checker.php:24
actionadmin_initincludes\class-sptc-dependency-checker.php:29
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-sptc-dependency-checker.php:44
actionplugins_loadedsensei-post-to-course.php:75
Maintenance & Trust

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.4.8
Last updatedJan 25, 2024
PHP min version7.4
Downloads24K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator Developer Profile

Donna Peplinskie (a11n)

3 plugins · 2K total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/sensei-post-to-course/admin/css/sptc-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/sensei-post-to-course/admin/js/sptc-admin.js
Script Paths
admin/js/sptc-admin.js
Version Parameters
sensei-post-to-course/admin/css/sptc-admin.css?ver=sensei-post-to-course/admin/js/sptc-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
sensei-content-descriptionwp-block-sensei-lms-button-take-courseis-style-defaultwp-block-sensei-buttonwp-block-buttonhas-text-align-leftwp-block-button__link
HTML Comments
wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Course description, objectives, and overview.","className":"sensei-content-description"} /wp:paragraph wp:sensei-lms/button-take-course /wp:sensei-lms/button-take-course +2 more
Data Attributes
class="sensei-content-description"class="wp-block-sensei-lms-button-take-course is-style-default wp-block-sensei-button wp-block-button has-text-align-left"class="wp-block-button__link"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator