Title Style Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/title-style

This plugin adds emphasis around certain words in post titles.

10 active installs v0.1.1 PHP + WP 2.0.0+ Updated Aug 13, 2009
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Title Style Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 16yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "title-style" plugin v0.1.1 presents a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. It has a notably small attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Crucially, all SQL queries are executed using prepared statements, and there are no dangerous function calls or file operations detected. The presence of nonce and capability checks, even with a limited attack surface, indicates an awareness of security best practices.

However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping. With 100% of identified outputs being unescaped, this plugin is highly susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any data displayed to users, even if not directly user-controlled through the analyzed entry points, could potentially be manipulated to inject malicious scripts. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history could be interpreted positively as the plugin being historically secure, but it also means there's no track record to assess how the developers handle security issues. The minimal analysis depth (2 flows) might also mean potential issues were simply not uncovered.

In conclusion, while the plugin demonstrates strengths in preventing direct code execution and SQL injection, the complete absence of output escaping is a critical weakness that overshadows these positives. This makes it vulnerable to XSS attacks. The plugin should prioritize implementing proper output sanitization for all displayed content. The very small attack surface and lack of past vulnerabilities are positive signs, but the unescaped output presents a clear and present danger.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped (XSS risk)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Title Style Security Vulnerabilities

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

Title Style Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
on_save_changes (titlestyle.php:57)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Title Style Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_post_save_titlestyle_settingstitlestyle.php:130
actionadmin_menutitlestyle.php:131
actionthe_titletitlestyle.php:132
Maintenance & Trust

Title Style Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.8.4
Last updatedAug 13, 2009
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Title Style Developer Profile

karipatila-1

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 Title Style

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
title-style-highlight
Data Attributes
data-titlestyle-tagdata-titlestyle-classnamedata-titlestyle-wordtypedata-titlestyle-wordlist
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Title Style