Trusted Only Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/trusted-only

Makes your site content visible only for several users who are in your trusted list.

10 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Unknown
accessadminadministrationuserusers
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Trusted Only Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "trusted-only" v1.1 plugin presents a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates a lack of identified vulnerabilities in its history and a clean taint analysis, with no critical or high severity flows found. Furthermore, the plugin doesn't appear to have a significant attack surface, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events detected. The use of prepared statements for SQL queries is a strong security practice.

However, a significant concern arises from the "Output escaping" signal, where 100% of the outputs are not properly escaped. This indicates a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website if user-provided data is displayed without proper sanitization. While the plugin has a capability check, the lack of nonce checks on any entry points (though none were identified) could also be a concern in a broader context, especially if new entry points were to be introduced without adequate security measures.

In conclusion, the plugin benefits from a clean vulnerability history and a limited attack surface. The main weakness lies in the unescaped output, which introduces a notable risk of XSS. Addressing the output escaping issue should be a top priority to improve its overall security.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not properly implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Trusted Only Security Vulnerabilities

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

Trusted Only Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Trusted Only Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actioninittrusted-only.php:29
filterlogin_messagetrusted-only.php:30
actionadmin_menutrusted-only.php:31
actionlogin_headtrusted-only.php:32
filterlogin_redirecttrusted-only.php:33
actionadmin_inittrusted-only.php:67
Maintenance & Trust

Trusted Only Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Trusted Only Developer Profile

andreykashops

7 plugins · 2K total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Trusted Only

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
trusted-only-message
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Trusted Only