SEO Friendly Images Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/seo-friendly-images-for-wp

This plugin automagically insert/override all the image ALT text to increase SEO image search ranking. It can also automagically insert/override all …

30 active installs v1.1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Mar 17, 2016
friendlygoogleimageimagesseo
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is SEO Friendly Images Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "seo-friendly-images-for-wp" v1.1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history is a significant positive indicator, suggesting a history of secure development practices or fortunate circumstances. The code analysis reveals a commendable use of prepared statements for its single SQL query and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs, mitigating common risks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) from output manipulation. However, there are notable areas for concern. The complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across all identified entry points (though there are none reported) is a significant red flag. While the current attack surface is zero, if any entry points are added in the future without these fundamental security measures, the plugin would become highly vulnerable to unauthorized actions and privilege escalation. The two identified taint flows with unsanitized paths, even without critical or high severity, warrant careful investigation to ensure no sensitive data is exposed or manipulated.

Key Concerns

  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths found
  • No nonce checks on any entry points
  • No capability checks on any entry points
  • 85% output escaping is good, but 15% unescaped is a risk
Vulnerabilities
None known

SEO Friendly Images Security Vulnerabilities

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

SEO Friendly Images Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
41 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

85% escaped48 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
settings_page (class-seo-friendly-images-admin.php:175)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

SEO Friendly Images Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionsave_postclass-seo-friendly-images-admin-helper.php:10
actioninitclass-seo-friendly-images-admin.php:17
actionadmin_initclass-seo-friendly-images-admin.php:18
actionadmin_menuclass-seo-friendly-images-admin.php:19
filterplugin_row_metaseo-friendly-images.php:49
filterthe_contentseo-friendly-images.php:52
filterpost_thumbnail_htmlseo-friendly-images.php:53
Maintenance & Trust

SEO Friendly Images Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedMar 17, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating72/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs30
Developer Profile

SEO Friendly Images Developer Profile

Cobbysoft

4 plugins · 60 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 Friendly Images

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-option
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SEO Friendly Images