
Tweak Option Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/tweak-optionThis plugin is a developers tool to inspect, add, modify and remove entries from the wp options database table.
Is Tweak Option Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Tweak Option has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "tweak-option" plugin v1.8 demonstrates a generally good security posture, with a minimal attack surface and strong practices in handling SQL queries and output escaping. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further contributes to its safety. The plugin also shows a commendable lack of past vulnerabilities, suggesting a history of security consciousness. However, the static analysis did reveal two flows with unsanitized paths in the taint analysis, which is a concern despite not being classified as critical or high severity. Additionally, while there are two nonce checks, the absence of capability checks on entry points, particularly the single AJAX handler, represents a potential weakness that could be exploited if an attacker can trigger the AJAX action.
Key Concerns
- Flows with unsanitized paths
- Missing capability checks on entry points
Tweak Option Security Vulnerabilities
Tweak Option Code Analysis
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Tweak Option Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 1
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Tweak Option Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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6 plugins · 10K total installs
How We Detect Tweak Option
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/tweak-option/tweak-option.jsHTML / DOM Fingerprints
twop_fromtweak_optiontwop-actiontwop-optiontwop-messagetwopt_tabletwopValueBackuptwopAutoBackuptwopHtmlBackup/wp-json/twop/v1