
Spam Catharsis Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/spam-catharsisAutomatically deletes all spam comments older than 15 days.
Is Spam Catharsis Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Spam Catharsis has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The spam-catharsis v1.0.1 plugin demonstrates a strong security posture in several key areas. The static analysis reveals no identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or bundled libraries. Crucially, all identified output is properly escaped, and there are no recorded vulnerabilities in its history, indicating a well-maintained and potentially secure codebase. The plugin also appears to have a minimal attack surface with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes directly exposed without authentication or permission checks, which is a significant strength. The absence of taint analysis findings further suggests that it does not introduce readily exploitable vulnerabilities through unsanitized data flows.
Key Concerns
- SQL queries not using prepared statements
- Cron events lack explicit capability checks
- No nonce checks on entry points
Spam Catharsis Security Vulnerabilities
Spam Catharsis Code Analysis
SQL Query Safety
Spam Catharsis Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 1
Scheduled Events 1
Maintenance & Trust
Spam Catharsis Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Spam Catharsis Alternatives
Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]
disable-comments
Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type. Multisite friendly.
Delete Pending Comments
delete-pending-comments
A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks.
Spam Comments Cleaner
spam-comments-cleaner
Delete all the SPAM comments of your WordPress site in a regular time interval. To start the scheduled script this plugin using wp_cron hook.
Bulk Comments Management
bulk-comments-management
This plugin allows administrators to globally delete comments (spam, trash, unapproved comments), enable/disable comments on all posts.
Remove All Comments
remove-all-comments
This plug-in will removed/Delete all comments from posts and pages.
Spam Catharsis Developer Profile
5 plugins · 3K total installs
How We Detect Spam Catharsis
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.