Ultimate DebugBar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-debugbar

Ultimate debug bar for your Wordpress website.

10 active installs v0.2 PHP 7.1+ WP 4.5+ Updated Nov 1, 2021
databasedebuggingqueriesslowsql
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Ultimate DebugBar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'ultimate-debugbar' v0.2 plugin presents a mixed security posture. On one hand, it demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and having a seemingly small attack surface with no recorded CVEs. However, significant concerns arise from the static code analysis. The presence of the `unserialize` function without any apparent sanitization or input validation is a critical security risk, as it can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) if an attacker can control the data being unserialized. Furthermore, the fact that 0% of its outputs are properly escaped is highly problematic, opening the door to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities across any data displayed by the plugin. While the vulnerability history is clean, this could be due to its low version number and limited usage, rather than inherent security. The combination of a potentially dangerous function like `unserialize` and unescaped output, coupled with a lack of detailed taint analysis results, suggests a high potential for severe vulnerabilities despite the absence of historical CVEs.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous unserialize function found
  • No output escaping found
  • File operations found without details
  • Capability checks found without details
  • Non-existent taint analysis data
Vulnerabilities
None known

Ultimate DebugBar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ultimate DebugBar Code Analysis

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

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$test = unserialize($var);src\Collectors\ConfigCollector.php:21

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Ultimate DebugBar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 20
actionallsrc\Collectors\HookCollector.php:16
actionquerysrc\Collectors\SimpleQueryCollector.php:20
actionplugins_loadedsrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:23
actionsetup_themesrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:28
actionafter_setup_themesrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:34
actionwp_loadedsrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:40
actionloop_startsrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:46
actionloop_endsrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:52
actionget_headersrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:57
actionget_sidebarsrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:62
actionget_footersrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:67
actionwp_print_footer_scriptssrc\Collectors\TimeLineCollector.php:73
actioninitsrc\WPDebugBar.php:30
actionadmin_initsrc\WPDebugBar.php:31
actionwp_headsrc\WPDebugBar.php:33
actionadmin_headsrc\WPDebugBar.php:34
actionwp_footersrc\WPDebugBar.php:36
actionadmin_footersrc\WPDebugBar.php:37
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssrc\WPDebugBar.php:39
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\WPDebugBar.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

Ultimate DebugBar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.8.13
Last updatedNov 1, 2021
PHP min version7.1
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Ultimate DebugBar Developer Profile

Avram

6 plugins · 410 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Ultimate DebugBar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-debugbar/ultimate-debugbar.css/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-debugbar/vendor/maximebf/debugbar/src/DebugBar/Resources/widgets/sqlqueries/widget.css/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-debugbar/vendor/maximebf/debugbar/src/DebugBar/Resources/widgets/sqlqueries/widget.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
phpdebugbarphpdebugbar-openphpdebugbar-closed
Data Attributes
data-phpdebugbar
JS Globals
phpDebugBar
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ultimate DebugBar