
Simple Popup Block Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/simple-popup-blockEasily manage and customize popups on your website with a user-friendly interface, enhancing engagement without sacrificing page speed.
Is Simple Popup Block Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Simple Popup Block has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The static analysis of the 'simple-popup-block' plugin version 1.2.6 reveals a strong security posture based on the provided metrics. There are no identified dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries (all use prepared statements), all output is properly escaped, and no file operations or external HTTP requests are made. Crucially, the plugin has no recorded vulnerabilities, CVEs, or common vulnerability types, suggesting a history of secure development and maintenance. The absence of any identified taint flows further reinforces this positive assessment.
However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of any identified entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) and the absence of nonce checks and capability checks. While this indicates no obvious attack vectors are exposed, it is highly unusual for a plugin to have zero entry points. This could mean the plugin is purely decorative or intended for a very specific, non-interactive use case. Alternatively, it might suggest that the analysis either missed potential entry points or that the plugin's functionality is implemented in a way that doesn't fit the typical WordPress plugin interaction patterns examined. The absence of capability checks, in particular, could be a concern if any functionality *were* to be exposed in the future without proper authorization mechanisms.
Key Concerns
- No capability checks found
- No nonce checks found
Simple Popup Block Security Vulnerabilities
Simple Popup Block Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Simple Popup Block Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 9
Maintenance & Trust
Simple Popup Block Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Simple Popup Block Developer Profile
15 plugins · 2K total installs
How We Detect Simple Popup Block
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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