Unattach Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/unattach

Allows detaching images and other media from posts, pages and other content types.

1K active installs v1.2.2 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Unattach Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Unattach 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 'unattach' plugin v1.2.2 exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, especially those lacking authentication, results in a negligible attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent security practices with no dangerous functions, 100% prepared SQL statements, and all outputs properly escaped. The presence of nonce and capability checks, although limited in number, further strengthens its defense. The taint analysis also reveals no identified security issues with unsanitized paths. This clean bill of health in static analysis, combined with zero recorded vulnerabilities in its history, indicates a well-developed and secure plugin.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Unattach Security Vulnerabilities

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

Unattach Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped1 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
unattach_do_it (unattach.php:34)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Unattach Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuunattach.php:62
filtermedia_row_actionsunattach.php:66
actionplugins_loadedunattach.php:84
Maintenance & Trust

Unattach Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads40K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings18
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Unattach Developer Profile

tamlyn

2 plugins · 1K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Unattach

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Unattach