
Super Background Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/super-backgroundA Flexible and powerful Video/Image Background handler
Is Super Background Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Super Background has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "super-background" plugin v0.0.5 exhibits a concerning security posture despite having no recorded vulnerabilities or complex attack vectors. While it demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, performing no file operations, and making no external HTTP requests, its complete lack of output escaping is a critical weakness. All 21 identified output points are unescaped, which leaves the plugin highly vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Even without direct AJAX, REST API, or shortcode entry points, an attacker could potentially inject malicious scripts through user-provided data that is then displayed without proper sanitization. The absence of any identified taint flows or vulnerability history is positive, but this does not mitigate the severe risk posed by the unescaped output. The plugin's limited functionality and apparent lack of user interaction points might be why no vulnerabilities have been discovered or exploited, but the fundamental insecure coding practice of not escaping output remains a significant and exploitable flaw.
Key Concerns
- All outputs are unescaped
- No capability checks
- No nonce checks
Super Background Security Vulnerabilities
Super Background Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Super Background Attack Surface
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Maintenance & Trust
Super Background Maintenance & Trust
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Asset Fingerprints
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