
Singular Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/singularBy 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 …
Is Singular Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Singular has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
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
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Maintenance & Trust
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Singular Developer Profile
2 plugins · 20 total installs
How We Detect Singular
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.