Video User Manuals Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/video-user-manuals

This plugin enables you to upload your video tutorials for your clients about how to use their new wordpress site.

10K active installs v1.1 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 4.0+ Updated Jun 2, 2019
manualtutorials
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Video User Manuals Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Video User Manuals has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "video-user-manuals" v1.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of known vulnerabilities in its history suggests a commitment to security or a lack of discovery, which is positive. The attack surface is reported as zero, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and crucially, none of these are unprotected. This indicates the plugin likely does not expose significant entry points for attackers.

While the plugin appears to have implemented excellent security practices, the static analysis reports zero flows analyzed and zero flows with unsanitized paths. This could mean that either the analysis tool was unable to instrument the code effectively, or the plugin's functionality is so minimal that there are no complex data flows to analyze. The complete absence of any nonce or capability checks on potential entry points (which are reported as zero) is a potential area of concern if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future, as it could lead to vulnerabilities if new entry points are introduced without proper authorization checks. However, given the current reported zero attack surface, this is a hypothetical risk rather than an immediate one.

In conclusion, "video-user-manuals" v1.1 demonstrates a very secure design with excellent coding practices and no reported vulnerabilities. The primary area for caution is the lack of demonstrated data flow analysis, which, while not an immediate risk in its current state, could become a concern if the plugin evolves without continued rigorous security scrutiny of any new entry points or data handling. The absence of any detected issues across all static analysis categories and vulnerability history is a significant strength.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Video User Manuals Security Vulnerabilities

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

Video User Manuals 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

Video User Manuals Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actioninitvideo-user-manuals.php:49
actionadmin_menuvideo-user-manuals.php:56
Maintenance & Trust

Video User Manuals Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.1.22
Last updatedJun 2, 2019
PHP min version5.2.4
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

Video User Manuals Developer Profile

markethax

1 plugin · 10K total installs

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

How We Detect Video User Manuals

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Video User Manuals