
Simple Password Policy Security & Risk Analysis
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Is Simple Password Policy Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Simple Password Policy has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "simple-password-policy" plugin v1.0.2 demonstrates a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is a positive indicator. Furthermore, the plugin exclusively uses prepared statements for its SQL queries and has a very high percentage of properly escaped output, minimizing risks related to SQL injection and cross-site scripting. The presence of nonce and capability checks on its single AJAX handler is also a good practice, indicating an effort to protect entry points.
Key Concerns
- Bundled Select2 library may be outdated
Simple Password Policy Security Vulnerabilities
Simple Password Policy Release Timeline
Simple Password Policy Code Analysis
Bundled Libraries
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Simple Password Policy Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 1
WordPress Hooks 29
Maintenance & Trust
Simple Password Policy Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Simple Password Policy Developer Profile
23 plugins · 89K total installs
How We Detect Simple Password Policy
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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