Session Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/session-manager

A Plugin to give the administrators some simple page hit stats that aren't at all confusing.

10 active installs v2.1 PHP + WP 2.3+ Updated Jun 23, 2009
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CVEs total0
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Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Session Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Session Manager has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 17yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "session-manager" v2.1 plugin exhibits a concerning security posture, despite a lack of recorded historical vulnerabilities and a small, seemingly secure attack surface. The most significant issue lies in the complete absence of output escaping for all identified outputs (77 total). This is a critical weakness, as it opens the door to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The taint analysis also reveals two high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, further reinforcing the risk of potential injection attacks. While the plugin uses prepared statements for all SQL queries and avoids dangerous functions, the lack of output escaping and the presence of unsanitized paths are severe oversights that outweigh these positive aspects. Therefore, while the plugin has a clean vulnerability history, the static analysis results highlight significant latent risks that require immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not implemented
  • High severity unsanitized taint flows
Vulnerabilities
None known

Session Manager Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Session Manager Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Session Manager Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
28 prepared
Unescaped Output
77
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared28 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped77 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
sm_store_session_data (includes\sm_functions.include.php:493)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Session Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_menusession_manager.php:40
actioninitsession_manager.php:41
actioninitsession_manager.php:43
actioninitsession_manager.php:44
actionadmin_menusession_manager.php:46
actionplugins_loadedsession_manager.php:50
Maintenance & Trust

Session Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.8.1
Last updatedJun 23, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Session Manager Developer Profile

Sean Barton

4 plugins · 360 total installs

80
trust score
Avg Security Score
80/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Session Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/session-manager/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/session-manager/assets/js/sm-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/session-manager/assets/js/sm-frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/session-manager/assets/js/sm-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/session-manager/assets/js/sm-frontend.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Session Manager