SEO Auto Linker Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/seo-auto-linker

SEO Auto Linker allows you to automagically add links into your content. Great for internal linking!

1K active installs v0.9.1 PHP + WP 3.2+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
automatic-linkinginternal-linkslinksseo
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is SEO Auto Linker Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

SEO Auto Linker has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "seo-auto-linker" v0.9.1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any recorded CVEs and a clean taint analysis are positive indicators. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and having a high percentage of properly escaped outputs. The presence of nonce and capability checks, while limited in number, is also commendable.

However, the primary concern stems from the complete lack of identified entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) in the static analysis. While this suggests a small attack surface, it also raises a question about the plugin's actual functionality and whether it has any interactive components that might be missed by the analysis. If there are indeed no entry points, the plugin is very secure. If the analysis is incomplete, there could be hidden risks. The limited number of capability and nonce checks could also be a minor concern if there are any interactive features.

In conclusion, the plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective with no identified vulnerabilities in its history and a responsible coding style. The lack of detected entry points is a strong positive, assuming the analysis is comprehensive. Future updates should continue to maintain this high standard.

Vulnerabilities
None known

SEO Auto Linker Security Vulnerabilities

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

SEO Auto Linker Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
26 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

84% escaped31 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
save (inc\post-type.php:248)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

SEO Auto Linker Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 14
actionadmin_initinc\admin.php:9
actionadmin_menuinc\admin.php:14
filterthe_contentinc\front.php:43
actioninitinc\post-type.php:19
actionsave_postinc\post-type.php:31
actionload-edit.phpinc\post-type.php:45
actionload-post-new.phpinc\post-type.php:50
actionload-post.phpinc\post-type.php:55
filterpost_updated_messagesinc\post-type.php:60
filterpost_row_actionsinc\post-type.php:70
actiondbx_post_sidebarinc\post-type.php:184
filterdisplay_post_statesinc\post-type.php:204
actioninitseo-auto-linker.php:43
actionplugins_loadedseo-auto-linker.php:60
Maintenance & Trust

SEO Auto Linker Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads85K

Community Trust

Rating78/100
Number of ratings11
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

SEO Auto Linker Developer Profile

chrisguitarguy

8 plugins · 9K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect SEO Auto Linker

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
auto-link
Data Attributes
seoal_post_typeseoal_containerseoal_keyseoal_targetsseoal_maxseoal_nofollow
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SEO Auto Linker