Universal Honey Pot Security & Risk Analysis

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Universal Honey Pot is a powerful and user-friendly WordPress plugin that provides a plug-and-play solution for protecting your forms against unwanted …

1K active installs v6.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 4.0.0+ Updated Oct 8, 2025
anti-spamformshoney-potsecurityspam-protection
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Universal Honey Pot Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Universal Honey Pot has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The universal-honey-pot v6.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin has a remarkably small attack surface, with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly reducing potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices regarding SQL queries, with 100% utilizing prepared statements, and a high percentage (91%) of output being properly escaped, mitigating risks of SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). The absence of any identified critical or high-severity taint flows and dangerous functions is also a very positive indicator.

However, a few areas warrant attention. The complete absence of capability checks is a notable concern, as it implies that any user, regardless of their role or permissions, could potentially interact with or trigger the plugin's functions if an entry point were discovered. While the current attack surface is zero, this lack of authorization could become a significant vulnerability if new entry points are introduced in future versions. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of secure development or minimal public exposure of past issues.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently well-secured, with strong coding practices in place. The primary weakness lies in the absence of capability checks, which, while not currently exploitable due to the lack of exposed entry points, represents a latent risk. The strong adherence to prepared statements and output escaping, coupled with zero known vulnerabilities, forms a solid foundation for its security.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Universal Honey Pot Security Vulnerabilities

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

Universal Honey Pot Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
40 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

91% escaped44 total outputs
Attack Surface

Universal Honey Pot Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 18
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:193
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:207
actionactivated_pluginincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:208
actionadmin_initincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:209
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:223
filterwpcf7_form_elementsincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:226
filterwpcf7_spamincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:227
actionelementor-pro/forms/pre_renderincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:230
actionelementor_pro/forms/validationincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:231
actionfrm_after_titleincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:234
filterfrm_validate_entryincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:235
filterforminator_render_button_markupincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:238
filterforminator_render_button_disabled_markupincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:239
filterforminator_custom_form_submit_errorsincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:240
filteret_pb_module_contentincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:243
actionet_pb_contact_form_submitincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:244
filterwpforms_frontend_outputincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:247
actionwpforms_process_completeincludes\class-universal-honey-pot.php:248
Maintenance & Trust

Universal Honey Pot Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedOct 8, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Universal Honey Pot Developer Profile

Ludwig You

6 plugins · 13K total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
8 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Universal Honey Pot

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/universal-honey-pot/public/assets/build/page-settings.js/wp-content/plugins/universal-honey-pot/public/assets/build/page-settings.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/universal-honey-pot/public/assets/build/page-settings.js
Version Parameters
universal-honey-pot/public/assets/build/page-settings.css?ver=universal-honey-pot/public/assets/build/page-settings.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-universal-honey-pot-disable
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Universal Honey Pot