The Content Injection Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/the-content-injection

Inserts Custom Code/Text/HTML before and After Content Text of Posts in Single Page

10 active installs v3.0 PHP + WP 2.1+ Updated Nov 3, 2015
bottom-of-contentcode-inserttop-of-content
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is The Content Injection Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

The Content Injection 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 static analysis, "the-content-injection" v3.0 presents a seemingly strong security posture with no identified attack surface points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) that are unprotected. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is also positive. Furthermore, all SQL queries are using prepared statements, and there are no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs, suggesting a history of stable and secure code.

However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping analysis. With one total output and 0% properly escaped, there is a high likelihood of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This lack of output sanitization is a critical weakness that could be exploited to inject malicious scripts into the content. The complete absence of taint analysis results (0 flows analyzed) is also unusual and could indicate that the analysis tool was unable to effectively scan the plugin or that the plugin's code structure is atypical. While the vulnerability history is clean, the unescaped output is a major red flag that necessitates immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output found
Vulnerabilities
None known

The Content Injection Security Vulnerabilities

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

The Content Injection Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

The Content Injection Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuTC_Injection.php:13
actionthe_contentTC_Injection.php:14
Maintenance & Trust

The Content Injection Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedNov 3, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

The Content Injection Developer Profile

ashlife

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect The Content Injection

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<div id='ES_form'><h2>The Content Injection 1.0 - Admin Panel</h2>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about The Content Injection