Seo Debug Bar Security & Risk Analysis

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Seo Debug is an easy module to get a SEO audit of your current page. It check 27 essentials points

0 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Dec 22, 2017
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Seo Debug Bar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Seo Debug Bar 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-debug-bar" plugin v0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show responsible development practices, with no dangerous functions identified, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and a single nonce check and capability check present. The taint analysis also indicates a clean bill of health, with no identified flows with unsanitized paths at critical or high severity levels. The vulnerability history is also empty, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive indicator. However, a concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (25%), which suggests a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the remaining unescaped outputs handle user-controllable data. This is the primary area of weakness in an otherwise robustly secured plugin.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Seo Debug Bar Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Seo Debug Bar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

25% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
vggic_my_plugin_options (seo-debug-bar.php:20)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Seo Debug Bar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuseo-debug-bar.php:14
actionwp_footerseo-debug-bar.php:70
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsseo-debug-bar.php:165
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsseo-debug-bar.php:166
Maintenance & Trust

Seo Debug Bar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedDec 22, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Seo Debug Bar Developer Profile

vinvin27

4 plugins · 810 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Seo Debug Bar

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ss-action-imgtoggle
HTML Comments
<!-- SUPER SEO : SEO DEBUUGER --><!-- END SUPER SEO -->
JS Globals
var traineeTxtvar titlevar titleTagvar metaXRobotsvar metaDescriptionvar metaOgTitle+28 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Seo Debug Bar