Sunray Author Manager Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/sunray-author-manager

A versatile plugin for writers to highlight their work, with a carousel slider and bibliography.

10 active installs v1.0.19 PHP + WP 4.6+ Updated Jan 28, 2025
authorbibliographycoverwriterwriting
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Sunray Author Manager Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "sunray-author-manager" v1.0.19 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any known CVEs, unpatched vulnerabilities, or critical/high severity taint flows is a significant positive indicator. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices in areas like using prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The presence of a nonce check is also a positive sign for entry point security.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks found
  • No explicit authentication checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Sunray Author Manager Security Vulnerabilities

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

Sunray Author Manager Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
59 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

92% escaped64 total outputs
Attack Surface

Sunray Author Manager Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[sam_slider] sunray-author-manager.php:52
[sam_biblio] sunray-author-manager.php:53
WordPress Hooks 18
actioninitsunray-author-manager.php:31
actionadmin_menusunray-author-manager.php:34
actionadd_meta_boxessunray-author-manager.php:37
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssunray-author-manager.php:40
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssunray-author-manager.php:43
actionsave_postsunray-author-manager.php:46
filterthe_contentsunray-author-manager.php:49
actionplugins_loadedsunray-author-manager.php:58
actionpre_get_postssunray-author-manager.php:682
filtermanage_sam_story_posts_columnssunray-author-manager.php:1098
filtermanage_sam_book_posts_columnssunray-author-manager.php:1099
actionmanage_sam_story_posts_custom_columnsunray-author-manager.php:1129
actionmanage_sam_book_posts_custom_columnsunray-author-manager.php:1130
filtermanage_edit-sam_story_sortable_columnssunray-author-manager.php:1141
filtermanage_edit-sam_book_sortable_columnssunray-author-manager.php:1142
actionpre_get_postssunray-author-manager.php:1144
actionadmin_menusunray-author-manager.php:1178
actionadmin_initsunray-author-manager.php:1186
Maintenance & Trust

Sunray Author Manager Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedJan 28, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Sunray Author Manager Developer Profile

Matthew

1 plugin · 10 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Sunray Author Manager

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/css/jquery-ui.min.css/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/sam-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/css/sam-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/vendor/slick-master/slick/slick.css/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/vendor/slick-master/slick/slick-theme.css/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/vendor/slick-master/slick/slick.js/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/sam-user.js/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/css/sam-user.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/sam-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/vendor/slick-master/slick/slick.js/wp-content/plugins/sunray-author-manager/js/sam-user.js
Version Parameters
sam-admin.js?sam-version=sam-admin.css?sam-version=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
sam_title_metasam_inputsam_title
Data Attributes
data-slick
JS Globals
sam_optionssam_version
Shortcode Output
[sam_slider[sam_biblio
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunray Author Manager