SEO Keyword Emphasis Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/seo-keyword-emphasis

This plugin help you to emphasis the keywords inside your posts or pages. You have the option to make the keyword blold, italic, underline, change the …

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.0.0+ Updated Nov 25, 2013
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is SEO Keyword Emphasis Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'seo-keyword-emphasis' v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, and external HTTP requests is commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any recorded vulnerabilities, critical or otherwise, suggests a history of security awareness or simply a lack of past exploitation.

However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. With 10 total outputs and 0% properly escaped, this opens the plugin to potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any dynamic content displayed to users could be manipulated by attackers to inject malicious scripts. Additionally, the absence of nonce and capability checks across all identified entry points (even though there are currently zero) represents a potential future risk if the plugin's functionality expands without proper security hardening.

In conclusion, while the plugin benefits from a clean vulnerability history and the absence of many common dangerous code patterns, the unescaped output is a critical weakness that needs immediate attention. The lack of any explicit security checks on entry points, while not a current risk due to the zero attack surface, is a warning sign for future development. Addressing the output escaping issue is paramount to mitigating XSS risks.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output on all outputs
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

SEO Keyword Emphasis Security Vulnerabilities

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

SEO Keyword Emphasis Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

SEO Keyword Emphasis Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_menuseo-keyword-empasis.php:10
actionadmin_initseo-keyword-empasis.php:11
filterthe_contentseo-keyword-empasis.php:168
actionwp_headseo-keyword-empasis.php:260
Maintenance & Trust

SEO Keyword Emphasis Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedNov 25, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Alternatives

SEO Keyword Emphasis Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

SEO Keyword Emphasis Developer Profile

Ovidiu Purdea

4 plugins · 280 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 Keyword Emphasis

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

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SEO Keyword Emphasis