Admin columns Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/tavakal-admin-columns

Free powerful plugin to add or customise columns on the administration screens.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 27, 2022
manage-columnspagesposttypesuserswp-admin
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Admin columns Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'tavakal-admin-columns' plugin version 1.0.0 presents a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, along with a complete lack of external HTTP requests and file operations, significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a very high rate of output escaping (97%). The presence of a capability check indicates an awareness of authorization, which is positive.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths
  • No nonce checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Admin columns Security Vulnerabilities

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

Admin columns Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

97% escaped64 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows1 with unsanitized paths
generate_settings_page (includes\TavakalAdmin.php:138)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Admin columns Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actioninitincludes\TavakalAdmin.php:19
actionpre_get_postsincludes\TavakalAdmin.php:29
actionpre_user_queryincludes\TavakalAdmin.php:30
actionrestrict_manage_postsincludes\TavakalAdmin.php:32
actionadmin_post_add_tavakal_columnsincludes\TavakalAdmin.php:51
filtermanage_users_columnsincludes\TavakalTable.php:25
filtermanage_users_custom_columnincludes\TavakalTable.php:26
Maintenance & Trust

Admin columns Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.9.13
Last updatedFeb 27, 2022
PHP min version5.6
Downloads804

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Admin columns Developer Profile

tavakal4devs

2 plugins · 0 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Admin columns

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/tavakal-admin-columns/assets/css/TavakalAdmin.css/wp-content/plugins/tavakal-admin-columns/assets/js/TavakalAdmin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/tavakal-admin-columns/assets/js/TavakalAdmin.js
Version Parameters
tavakal-admin-columns/assets/css/TavakalAdmin.css?ver=tavakal-admin-columns/assets/js/TavakalAdmin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
tavakal-admin-column
HTML Comments
<!-- table, th, td {-- you only can nest after object
Data Attributes
data-meta-keydata-typedata-field-namedata-value-template
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Admin columns