Transferito: WP Migration Security & Risk Analysis

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The easiest 1-Click WordPress Migration plugin that will migrate, clone, transfer and move your WordPress site to any host in seconds.

500 active installs v14.1.3 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.7+ Updated Dec 7, 2025
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Transferito: WP Migration Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Transferito: WP Migration has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "transferito" v14.1.3 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates strong output escaping practices with 100% of outputs being properly escaped, and a robust use of nonces for entry points, with 39 out of 40 AJAX handlers including them. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history, including critical or high-severity CVEs, is a significant strength. Furthermore, taint analysis reveals no critical or high-severity unsanitized flows.

However, there are notable security concerns. The plugin exposes a substantial attack surface with 40 AJAX handlers, and critically, 3 of these lack authentication checks. This presents a direct risk of unauthorized actions being performed if these handlers are exploitable. The presence of dangerous functions like 'exec' and 'unserialize' within the code, although not flagged by taint analysis in this specific version, warrants caution as they can be vectors for code execution if user input is improperly handled in other contexts or future versions. Additionally, while 50% of SQL queries use prepared statements, the other half do not, which is a potential vulnerability for SQL injection.

In conclusion, "transferito" v14.1.3 has some good security foundations, particularly in output handling and its clean vulnerability history. However, the unprotected AJAX endpoints and the potential risks associated with dangerous functions and non-prepared SQL queries are significant weaknesses that require attention. The plugin's overall security is compromised by these specific unaddressed entry points.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • SQL queries without prepared statements
  • Use of dangerous functions (exec, unserialize)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Transferito: WP Migration Security Vulnerabilities

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

Transferito: WP Migration Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
6
Raw SQL Queries
4
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
288 escaped
Nonce Checks
39
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
29
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
1

Dangerous Functions Found

execexec(sprintf('kill -0 %d; echo $?', $pid), $output);core\helperFunctions.php:213
exec: function_exists('exec') && @exec('echo EXEC') == 'EXEC';src\Controllers\Transfer.php:398
exec$pid = exec($command);src\Models\Transfer\CodeBase.php:390
exec$pid = exec($tarCommand);src\Models\Transfer\CodeBase.php:424
exec$pid = exec("{$moveCommand} > /dev/null & echo $!;");src\Models\Transfer\Database.php:49
unserializeif (!@unserialize($row[$fieldIndex])) {src\Models\Transfer\Database.php:269

Bundled Libraries

Guzzle

SQL Query Safety

50% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped288 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
addFilesToCodebase (src\Controllers\Transfer.php:2303)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
3 unprotected

Transferito: WP Migration Attack Surface

Entry Points40
Unprotected3

AJAX Handlers 40

authwp_ajax_preparing_transfersrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:34
authwp_ajax_start_migrationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:35
authwp_ajax_clean_up_filessrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:36
authwp_ajax_status_checksrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:37
authwp_ajax_get_directoriessrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:42
authwp_ajax_correct_directory_validationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:43
authwp_ajax_initiate_local_uploadsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:46
authwp_ajax_upload_chunksrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:47
authwp_ajax_complete_uploadsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:48
authwp_ajax_preparing_codebasesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:49
authwp_ajax_add_files_to_codebase_archivesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:50
authwp_ajax_codebase_completionsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:51
authwp_ajax_preparing_databasesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:52
authwp_ajax_create_db_exportssrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:53
authwp_ajax_database_completionsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:54
authwp_ajax_archive_db_exportssrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:55
authwp_ajax_database_relocationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:56
authwp_ajax_database_relocation_checksrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:57
authwp_ajax_check_archive_completionsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:58
authwp_ajax_archive_creationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:59
authwp_ajax_archive_progress_checksrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:60
authwp_ajax_cpanel_authenticationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:61
authwp_ajax_server_detail_validationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:62
authwp_ajax_transferito_hide_welcome_screensrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:63
authwp_ajax_database_detail_validationsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:66
authwp_ajax_hide_quickstart_popupsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:67
authwp_ajax_send_request_formsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:68
authwp_ajax_log_transferito_eventsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:69
authwp_ajax_start_directory_searchsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:70
authwp_ajax_get_directory_check_updatesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:71
authwp_ajax_check_premium_api_keyssrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:72
authwp_ajax_download_transferito_verification_filesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:73
authwp_ajax_transferito_validate_destination_server_connectionsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:74
authwp_ajax_mark_backup_completedsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:75
authwp_ajax_check_current_sitesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:81
authwp_ajax_check_cpanel_availabilitysrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:82
authwp_ajax_choose_migration_methodsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:83
authwp_ajax_switch_modesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:84
authwp_ajax_screen_route_redirectionsrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:85
authwp_ajax_load_directory_templatesrc\Controllers\Transfer.php:86
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menusrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:24
actionadmin_initsrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:25
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:26
actionadmin_noticessrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:27
actionplugin_action_links_transferito/transferito.phpsrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:28
actionadmin_post_transferito_add_connected_sitesrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:29
filterwp_script_attributessrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:31
filterplugin_row_metasrc\Models\Settings\Setup.php:32
Maintenance & Trust

Transferito: WP Migration Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 7, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads33K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings16
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Transferito: WP Migration Developer Profile

Transferito

1 plugin · 500 total installs

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

How We Detect Transferito: WP Migration

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/transferito/transferito.php/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/main.css/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/bootstrap.min.css/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/settings.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/transfer.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/modal.js+1 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/settings.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/transfer.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/modal.js/wp-content/plugins/transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/connected-sites.js
Version Parameters
transferito/transferito.php?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/main.css?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/bootstrap.min.css?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/css/style.css?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/main.js?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/settings.js?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/transfer.js?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/modal.js?ver=transferito/src/Views/Assets/js/connected-sites.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
transferito-plugin-icon
HTML Comments
<!-- Transferito --><!-- The easiest 1-Click WordPress Migration plugin --><!-- Settings --><!-- Connected Sites -->
Data Attributes
data-plugin-urldata-add-site-nonce
JS Globals
transferitoTransferSettingstransferitoMainSettingstransferitoModalSettingstransferitoConnectedSitesSettings
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/transferito/v1/sites/add
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Transferito: WP Migration