Turn on Blog Privacy Security & Risk Analysis

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Globally alters the site visibility settings to "Ask search engines not to index this site" when enabled. Upon deactivation it selects &quot …

10 active installs v1.1.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Jun 5, 2017
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Safety Verdict

Is Turn on Blog Privacy Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Turn on Blog Privacy has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "turn-on-blog-privacy" plugin v1.1.2 presents a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate responsible development practices, with no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests found. All output is reported as properly escaped, and no taint analysis revealed any critical or high severity vulnerabilities. The plugin also boasts a clean vulnerability history with no recorded CVEs.

However, a critical concern arises from the presence of a single SQL query that does not utilize prepared statements. While the overall code appears robust, this single instance of raw SQL represents a potential vulnerability to SQL injection if the data used within this query is not meticulously sanitized and validated before being passed to the database. The lack of nonce and capability checks across all entry points, although currently moot due to the zero entry points, would become a significant risk if any were introduced in future versions without proper security measures.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently in a very secure state with an extremely limited attack surface and excellent coding practices observed. The singular weakness is the un-prepared SQL query. This, combined with the absence of any historical vulnerabilities, suggests a well-maintained and secure plugin. Future development should focus on addressing the raw SQL query and ensuring any new entry points are adequately protected with nonces and capability checks.

Key Concerns

  • SQL query not using prepared statements
Vulnerabilities
None known

Turn on Blog Privacy Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Turn on Blog Privacy Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Turn on Blog Privacy Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared1 total queries
Attack Surface

Turn on Blog Privacy Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Turn on Blog Privacy Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedJun 5, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Turn on Blog Privacy Developer Profile

Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)

11 plugins · 11K total installs

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

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