
Taxonomy TinyMCE Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-tinymceThis plugin replaces a taxonomy term description textarea with the buildin TinyMCE WYSIWYG.
Is Taxonomy TinyMCE Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Taxonomy TinyMCE has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
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- Bundled outdated library (TinyMCE v2.0)
Taxonomy TinyMCE Security Vulnerabilities
Taxonomy TinyMCE Code Analysis
Bundled Libraries
Taxonomy TinyMCE Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Taxonomy TinyMCE Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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2 plugins · 910 total installs
How We Detect Taxonomy TinyMCE
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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