Singular Security & Risk Analysis

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By default in Wordpress 1.5 and onwards, a post's sanitised name that appears in a permalink structure is checked for duplication and a numeral i …

10 active installs v0.3 PHP + WP + Updated Apr 24, 2005
adminpermalinkpostnamesingularslug
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Singular Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 21yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the "singular" v0.3 plugin reveals an exceptionally clean codebase with no identified vulnerabilities. The absence of any dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a significant strength. Furthermore, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements and all output is properly escaped, indicating good development practices in these critical areas. The plugin also exhibits a remarkably small attack surface, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development. The taint analysis also found no critical or high severity issues. However, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points (although there are none identified) is a notable omission. While the current lack of an attack surface mitigates immediate risk, if functionality is added in the future without these security measures, it could lead to significant vulnerabilities. The plugin's current security posture is strong due to its limited scope and well-handled core functionalities, but future development needs to incorporate authentication and authorization mechanisms.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks on potential entry points
  • No capability checks on potential entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Singular Security Vulnerabilities

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

Singular Release Timeline

vsingular-0.3
vsingular-0.2
vsingular-0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Singular Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Singular Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionpublish_postsingular.php:55
actionedit_postsingular.php:56
Maintenance & Trust

Singular Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested
Last updatedApr 24, 2005
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Singular Developer Profile

majelbstoat

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Singular

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Singular