User Profile Pic Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/user-profile-pic

A plugin to add new field for user profile pic.

60 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jun 23, 2017
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is User Profile Pic Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

User Profile Pic 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 "user-profile-pic" plugin v1.0.0 appears to have a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries are exclusively using prepared statements, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests. The presence of capability checks further strengthens its security. However, a significant concern is the complete absence of nonce checks, especially given the plugin has entry points (shortcodes) that could potentially be manipulated. While the taint analysis found no issues, this could be due to the limited scope of the analysis or the absence of complex data flows.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks on entry points
  • 75% of output escaping is good, but 25% is not.
Vulnerabilities
None known

User Profile Pic Security Vulnerabilities

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

User Profile Pic Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

75% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

User Profile Pic Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[upp_user_pic] main.php:95
WordPress Hooks 5
actionshow_user_profilemain.php:49
actionedit_user_profilemain.php:50
actionadmin_footermain.php:52
actionpersonal_options_updatemain.php:67
actionedit_user_profile_updatemain.php:68
Maintenance & Trust

User Profile Pic Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedJun 23, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs60
Developer Profile

User Profile Pic Developer Profile

farvehandleren

11 plugins · 240 total installs

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

How We Detect User Profile Pic

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/user-profile-pic/user-profile-pic.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/user-profile-pic/user-profile-pic.js
Version Parameters
user-profile-pic/user-profile-pic.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
additional-user-imageregular-text
HTML Comments
<!-- Outputs the image after save --><!-- Outputs the text field and displays the URL of the image retrieved by the media uploader --><!-- Outputs the save button -->
Data Attributes
id="upp_user_meta_image"id="user_image_1"id="upload_image_button"class="additional-user-image"name="upp_user_meta_image"value="Upload Image"+1 more
JS Globals
window.send_to_editorjQuery
Shortcode Output
esc_url( get_the_author_meta( 'upp_user_meta_image', $userID ) )
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about User Profile Pic