Update Intervals Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/update-intervals

Change the intervals of automatic updates.

10 active installs v1.05 PHP 8.0+ WP 4.7+ Updated Mar 29, 2026
corepluginsthemesupdate
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Update Intervals Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "update-intervals" plugin version 1.05 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of any identified attack surface, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly limits potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code shows excellent practices regarding SQL queries and output escaping, with 100% of operations utilizing prepared statements and proper escaping, respectively. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks in the analyzed code further bolsters its security. The plugin also has a clean vulnerability history with no known CVEs recorded.

While the static analysis reveals no immediate or inherent vulnerabilities within the code itself, the absence of certain security checks, such as nonce and capability checks, across all entry points (which are coincidentally zero) represents a missed opportunity to enforce robust security measures if any were to be introduced in future versions. The taint analysis also yielded no results, which is a positive sign but doesn't entirely negate the possibility of zero-day vulnerabilities. Overall, the plugin appears very secure in its current state due to its minimal attack surface and good coding practices, but the lack of explicit security checks, even if not currently exploitable, warrants a slight deduction for completeness.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Update Intervals Security Vulnerabilities

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

Update Intervals Release Timeline

v1.05Current
v1.04
v1.03
v1.02
v1.01
v1.00
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Update Intervals Code Analysis

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

Update Intervals Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Update Intervals Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested7.0
Last updatedMar 29, 2026
PHP min version8.0
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Update Intervals Developer Profile

Katsushi Kawamori

54 plugins · 56K total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
178 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Update Intervals

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/update-intervals/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/update-intervals/assets/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/update-intervals/assets/js/script.js
Version Parameters
update-intervals/assets/css/style.css?ver=update-intervals/assets/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Update Intervals