Supervisor Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/supervisor

Supervisor is a powerful plugin designed to enhance both the performance and security of your WordPress installation.

100 active installs v1.3.3 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.5+ Updated Oct 23, 2025
autoloadhealthcheckload-timeperformancetransients
99
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEOct 23, 2025
Safety Verdict

Is Supervisor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 99/100

Supervisor has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Oct 23, 2025Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "supervisor" v1.3.3 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates strong adherence to best practices by implementing prepared statements for the majority of its SQL queries, ensuring proper output escaping, and incorporating nonce and capability checks. The absence of dangerous functions, critical taint flows, and a large attack surface without authentication further strengthens its security. The plugin also appears to be well-maintained, with no currently unpatched vulnerabilities, despite a past medium severity vulnerability. The static analysis did not reveal any immediate critical risks within the current codebase, suggesting a robust development process.

However, the presence of one historical medium severity vulnerability, specifically related to missing authorization, warrants attention. While currently patched, this pattern suggests a potential area of weakness that may require ongoing vigilance. The single file operation and external HTTP request, while not inherently risky without further context, are potential entry points for vulnerabilities if not carefully handled. The overall security is good, but the historical context of a missing authorization vulnerability prevents it from being perfect.

Key Concerns

  • Past medium severity vulnerability (Missing Authorization)
  • 1 SQL query without prepared statements
  • 1 file operation
  • 1 external HTTP request
Vulnerabilities
1

Supervisor Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2025
2025
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2025-11887medium · 4.3Missing Authorization

Supervisor <= 1.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update

Oct 23, 2025 Patched in 1.3.3 (1d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Supervisor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
3
11 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
89 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
1
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

79% prepared14 total queries

Output Escaping

99% escaped90 total outputs
Attack Surface

Supervisor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 16
actionadmin_footersrc\Admin\AJAX.php:58
actionadmin_initsrc\Admin\Dashboard.php:60
actionadmin_menusrc\Admin\Dashboard.php:61
actionadmin_noticessrc\Admin\Dashboard.php:64
actionadmin_headsrc\Admin\Dashboard.php:66
actionsupv_admin_views_components_switchsrc\Admin\Views\ComponentsView.php:29
actioninitsrc\Core\SecureLogin.php:69
filterauthenticatesrc\Core\SecureLogin.php:71
filterauthenticatesrc\Core\SecureLogin.php:72
filtershake_error_codessrc\Core\SecureLogin.php:74
actionshutdownsrc\Core\SSL.php:46
actioninitsrc\Core\WordPress.php:38
filterautomatic_updater_disabledsrc\Core\WordPress.php:52
filterallow_major_auto_core_updatessrc\Core\WordPress.php:58
actionplugins_loadedsrc\Loader.php:49
actionupgrader_process_completesrc\Utils\Upgrade.php:39
Maintenance & Trust

Supervisor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedOct 23, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Supervisor Developer Profile

Tiago Hillebrandt

2 plugins · 1K total installs

97
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Supervisor

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/supervisor/js/supervisor.js/wp-content/plugins/supervisor/css/supervisor.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/supervisor/js/supervisor.js
Version Parameters
supervisor/style.css?ver=supervisor/supervisor.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
supv-admin-dashboard-wrapper
Data Attributes
data-supv-loading
JS Globals
supv
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Supervisor