The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Security & Risk Analysis

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The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier notifies you the moment an Administrator user logs into your WordPress dashboard.

100 active installs v2.0.4 PHP + WP 4.2+ Updated Aug 20, 2020
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'the-hack-repair-guys-admin-login-notifier' v2.0.4 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with exposed attack surfaces is a significant strength. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and performing file operations or external HTTP requests, indicating a limited potential for injection or server-side vulnerabilities related to these areas. The presence of at least one capability check also suggests some level of access control is considered.

However, a notable concern lies in the output escaping, where only 26% of outputs are properly escaped. This indicates a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as unsanitized output could be injected into the user interface. The lack of nonce checks on potential entry points (though zero are identified here) is also a theoretical weakness, as is the complete absence of any recorded vulnerability history, which can sometimes indicate limited testing or a lack of publicly disclosed issues rather than perfect security. Despite these minor concerns, the overall security profile is positive due to the limited attack surface and secure handling of database queries.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Security Vulnerabilities

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

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
17
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

26% escaped23 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
page (includes\options.php:207)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedthe-hack-repair-guys-admin-login-notifier.php:11
actionadmin_menuthe-hack-repair-guys-admin-login-notifier.php:26
filterplugin_action_linksthe-hack-repair-guys-admin-login-notifier.php:28
actionwp_loginthe-hack-repair-guys-admin-login-notifier.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedAug 20, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs100
Developer Profile

The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier Developer Profile

The Hack Repair Guy

2 plugins · 500 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
1 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier

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

Asset Fingerprints

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier