Taxonomy TinyMCE Security & Risk Analysis

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This plugin replaces a taxonomy term description textarea with the buildin TinyMCE WYSIWYG.

900 active installs v2.0 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Dec 9, 2014
category-descriptiontaxonomy-descriptionterm-descriptiontinymcewp_editor
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Taxonomy TinyMCE Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The taxonomy-tinymce plugin v2.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events with unprotected entry points is highly commendable. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further reduces potential attack vectors. The presence of capability checks, even if only one is noted, is a positive sign for access control. The plugin also has a clean vulnerability history with no known CVEs, indicating a history of secure development. The only potential concern, albeit minor, is the bundling of TinyMCE v2.0, which, while not flagged as vulnerable in this analysis, could be a point of concern if newer, more secure versions of TinyMCE are available and recommended. Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure.

Key Concerns

  • Bundled outdated library (TinyMCE v2.0)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Taxonomy TinyMCE Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Taxonomy TinyMCE Code Analysis

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

Bundled Libraries

TinyMCE2.0
Attack Surface

Taxonomy TinyMCE Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_initclasses\class-woodojo-html-term-description.php:48
actionplugins_loadedtaxonomy-tinymce.php:51
Maintenance & Trust

Taxonomy TinyMCE Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.0.38
Last updatedDec 9, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating96/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs900
Developer Profile

Taxonomy TinyMCE Developer Profile

jmslbam

2 plugins · 910 total installs

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

How We Detect Taxonomy TinyMCE

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/taxonomy-tinymce/css/term-descriptions.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/taxonomy-tinymce/tinymce/tinymce.min.js
Version Parameters
taxonomy-tinymce/css/term-descriptions.css?ver=taxonomy-tinymce/tinymce/tinymce.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Taxonomy TinyMCE