Text Obfuscator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/text-obfuscator

Replaces words and phrases in your posts' content with alternative words and phrases.

20 active installs v1.4.1 PHP + WP 2.7+ Updated Jan 9, 2016
anonymousauto-correctchangereplaceword-replacement
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Text Obfuscator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'text-obfuscator' plugin v1.4.1 appears to have a generally strong security posture. The static analysis reveals no critical code signals such as dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or file operations. A high percentage of output is properly escaped, which is a good practice for preventing cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the absence of any known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history suggest a history of secure development and maintenance.

However, there are notable areas of concern that slightly temper this otherwise positive assessment. The complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks across all entry points (even though the attack surface is currently zero) is a significant omission. If any entry points were to be introduced or discovered in the future, they would be immediately unprotected. The absence of taint analysis results is also a minor concern; while it doesn't indicate existing issues, it means this aspect of security hasn't been thoroughly verified for potential complex vulnerabilities.

In conclusion, the plugin demonstrates good practices in terms of code execution and data handling, with no immediate exploitable flaws evident. The lack of historical vulnerabilities is a strong positive indicator. Nevertheless, the absence of essential security checks like capability and nonce validation represents a potential weakness that could become a problem if the plugin's functionality evolves or is extended. The current security score is high, but attention to these missing fundamental checks would further solidify its security.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks on all entry points
  • Missing nonce checks on all entry points
  • Low output escaping (90% is good, but not 100%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Text Obfuscator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Text Obfuscator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
37 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

90% escaped41 total outputs
Attack Surface

Text Obfuscator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionadmin_inittext-obfuscator.php:39
actionadmin_menutext-obfuscator.php:40
filterplugin_action_linkstext-obfuscator.php:41
filtercontent_save_pretext-obfuscator.php:44
filtertitle_save_pretext-obfuscator.php:45
filterexcerpt_save_pretext-obfuscator.php:46
filterthe_contenttext-obfuscator.php:51
filterthe_titletext-obfuscator.php:52
filtersingle_post_titletext-obfuscator.php:53
filterthe_excerpttext-obfuscator.php:54
filtercomment_texttext-obfuscator.php:57
filterpre_comment_contenttext-obfuscator.php:58
filtercomment_excerpttext-obfuscator.php:59
Maintenance & Trust

Text Obfuscator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedJan 9, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Text Obfuscator Developer Profile

confuzzledduck

1 plugin · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Text Obfuscator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/text-obfuscator/obfuscator.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/text-obfuscator/obfuscator.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
obfuscator_hidden_message
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Text Obfuscator