Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/silencesoft-disable-menu-items

This plugin allow to hide or show menu items,

300 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Nov 16, 2015
disablehidemenumenu-items
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items 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 "silencesoft-disable-menu-items" plugin v1.2 presents a generally good security posture with no known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history. The static analysis indicates a very small attack surface with zero identified entry points. Furthermore, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no external HTTP requests, which are positive security indicators. However, there are significant concerns within the code itself. The presence of 12 instances of the `create_function` function is a major red flag, as it is deprecated and can lead to code injection vulnerabilities if not handled with extreme care and robust input sanitization. Additionally, the lack of nonce checks and capability checks on any potential entry points, while currently showing zero unprotected entry points, means that if the attack surface were to expand or be misconfigured, there would be no built-in protection. The output escaping is also not perfectly implemented, with 29% of outputs potentially unescaped, posing a risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) if user-supplied data is involved.

Key Concerns

  • Deprecated and potentially dangerous function used
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • Improper output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Security Vulnerabilities

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

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
12
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
5 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_function$this->callback = create_function($paramList, $code);phpQuery-onefile.php:1036
create_functioncreate_function('$node', 'phpQuery-onefile.php:2087
create_functioncreate_function('$node', 'phpQuery-onefile.php:2094
create_functioncreate_function('$node', 'phpQuery-onefile.php:2109
create_functioncreate_function('$node',phpQuery-onefile.php:2115
create_functioncreate_function('$node',phpQuery-onefile.php:2138
create_functioncreate_function('$node', 'return pq($node)->prevAll()->size() == 0 ? $node : null;')phpQuery-onefile.php:2144
create_functioncreate_function('$node', 'return pq($node)->nextAll()->size() == 0 ? $node : null;')phpQuery-onefile.php:2149
create_functioncreate_function('$node, $param',phpQuery-onefile.php:2162
create_functioncreate_function('$node, $param',phpQuery-onefile.php:2175
create_functioncreate_function('$node, $index',phpQuery-onefile.php:2215
create_functioncreate_function('$m',phpQuery-onefile.php:4746

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

71% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
filterwp_edit_nav_menu_walkersil-disable-menu-items.php:48
actionwp_update_nav_menu_itemsil-disable-menu-items.php:49
filterwp_nav_menu_objectssil-disable-menu-items.php:50
actionplugins_loadedsil-disable-menu-items.php:51
actionwp_nav_menu_item_custom_fieldssil-disable-menu-items.php:53
Maintenance & Trust

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedNov 16, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating76/100
Number of ratings6
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Silencesoft Disable Menu Items Developer Profile

silence

2 plugins · 310 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Silencesoft Disable Menu Items

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/silencesoft-disable-menu-items/tocka-nav-menu-walker.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
field-disable
Data Attributes
name='sil_disable_menu_item_test_val_.*?'
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Silencesoft Disable Menu Items