Sort Recently Active Plugins Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/sort-recently-active-plugins

Sorts plugins in Recently Active list by deactivation date.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.6+ Updated Feb 1, 2018
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
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Safety Verdict

Is Sort Recently Active Plugins Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Sort Recently Active Plugins has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'sort-recently-active-plugins' v1.0 exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points suggests a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate robust security practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. The clean taint analysis with zero unsanitized paths reinforces the notion of well-handled data flow. The plugin's vulnerability history is also spotless, with no recorded CVEs, further solidifying its strong security standing. However, the complete lack of nonces and capability checks across all (albeit zero) potential entry points, while not immediately a concern due to the absence of entry points, represents a theoretical weakness. If functionality were added in the future without these checks, it could introduce vulnerabilities. The current version is highly secure, but future development should be mindful of implementing these standard WordPress security practices.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Sort Recently Active Plugins Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Sort Recently Active Plugins Code Analysis

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

Sort Recently Active Plugins Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_head-plugins.phpsort-recently-active-plugins.php:14
actiondeactivated_pluginsort-recently-active-plugins.php:15
actiondeleted_pluginsort-recently-active-plugins.php:16
Maintenance & Trust

Sort Recently Active Plugins Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedFeb 1, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Sort Recently Active Plugins Developer Profile

Sergey Biryukov

23 plugins · 313K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
86/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Sort Recently Active Plugins

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

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