Super Background Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/super-background

A Flexible and powerful Video/Image Background handler

0 active installs v0.0.5 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Unknown
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Super Background Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Super Background has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

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
Vulnerabilities
None known

Super Background Security Vulnerabilities

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

Super Background Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

Super Background Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actioninitmain.php:28
actionadmin_initmain.php:30
actionadmin_menumain.php:31
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsmain.php:32
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsmain.php:34
actionwp_footermain.php:35
Maintenance & Trust

Super Background Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Super Background Developer Profile

cloned67

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Super Background

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/super-background/admin/css/super-background-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/super-background/admin/js/super-background-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/super-background/site/css/super-background-site.css/wp-content/plugins/super-background/site/js/super-background-site.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/super-background/admin/js/super-background-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/super-background/site/js/super-background-site.js
Version Parameters
super-background-admin.css?ver=super-background-admin.js?ver=super-background-site.css?ver=super-background-site.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
sprbg-main-content
HTML Comments
<!-- SUPER BACKGROUND PLUGIN: START --><!-- SUPER BACKGROUND PLUGIN: END -->
Data Attributes
data-sprbg-imagedata-sprbg-alphadata-sprbg-overalphadata-sprbg-overurl
JS Globals
SuperBG
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Super Background