SEO Internal Links Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/seo-internal-links

SEO Internal Links provides automatic SEO internal links for your site, keyword lists, nofollow and much more.

100 active installs v2.3.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Feb 3, 2016
commentslinkspostpostsseo
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is SEO Internal Links Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

SEO Internal Links 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 'seo-internal-links' v2.3.1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and a complete lack of critical or high-severity vulnerabilities in its history suggest a well-maintained and secure codebase. Furthermore, the static analysis reveals a very small attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. The critical finding of SQL queries being 100% prepared and the presence of nonce checks are positive indicators. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping, where 100% of outputs are not properly escaped, posing a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not handled carefully before being displayed. The lack of capability checks, while not an immediate issue given the small attack surface, could become a concern if new entry points are added in the future without adequate authorization.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

SEO Internal Links Security Vulnerabilities

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

SEO Internal Links Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

SEO Internal Links Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
filterthe_contentseo-links.php:42
filtercomment_textseo-links.php:44
actioncreate_categoryseo-links.php:47
actionedit_categoryseo-links.php:48
actionedit_postseo-links.php:49
actionsave_postseo-links.php:50
actionadmin_menuseo-links.php:52
Maintenance & Trust

SEO Internal Links Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedFeb 3, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads59K

Community Trust

Rating66/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs100
Developer Profile

SEO Internal Links Developer Profile

Pankaj Jha

4 plugins · 300 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 Internal Links

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/seo-internal-links/css/seolinks.css/wp-content/plugins/seo-internal-links/js/seolinks.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/seo-internal-links/js/seolinks.js
Version Parameters
seo-internal-links/css/seolinks.css?ver=seo-internal-links/js/seolinks.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
SEOLinks
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SEO Internal Links