Visual Editor Custom Buttons Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons

Visual Editor Custom Buttons lets you add custom buttons to the Wordpress Visual Editor.

4K active installs v1.6.0.3 PHP + WP 4.9+ Updated May 26, 2023
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Visual Editor Custom Buttons Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Visual Editor Custom Buttons has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'visual-editor-custom-buttons' v1.6.0.3 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, there are no reported vulnerabilities (CVEs) and the taint analysis indicates no high-severity issues, suggesting that critical flaws are not immediately apparent. Furthermore, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and there are no external HTTP requests, which are good security practices. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping (0% properly escaped). This means that any data rendered by the plugin is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if that data originates from an untrusted source or is manipulated by an attacker. The absence of nonce checks on AJAX handlers (though there are none in this version) and limited capability checks on the few identified code signals, combined with the 100% unescaped output, indicate a potential for serious security weaknesses.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is critically lacking (0%)
  • Capability checks are minimal
  • No nonce checks on potential entry points (AJAX, etc.)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Visual Editor Custom Buttons Security Vulnerabilities

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

Visual Editor Custom Buttons Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
16
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
6
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped16 total outputs
Attack Surface

Visual Editor Custom Buttons Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 15
actioninitvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:13
actionadmin_initvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:14
actionsave_postvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:15
actioninitvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:16
actionadmin_menuvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:17
actionadmin_initvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:29
actionadmin_headvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:193
actionadmin_headvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:212
actionafter_wp_tiny_mcevisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:395
actionadmin_initvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:396
filtermce_cssvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:426
actionadmin_headvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:492
actionadmin_print_footer_scriptsvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:1134
actionadmin_initvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:1147
filtermce_external_pluginsvisual-editor-custom-buttons.php:1161
Maintenance & Trust

Visual Editor Custom Buttons Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.2.9
Last updatedMay 26, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads154K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings37
Active installs4K
Developer Profile

Visual Editor Custom Buttons Developer Profile

cyberduck

2 plugins · 4K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Visual Editor Custom Buttons

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-1.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-2.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-3.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-4.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-5.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-6.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-7.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-8.js+12 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-1.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-2.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-3.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-4.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-5.js/wp-content/plugins/visual-editor-custom-buttons/js/button-1-6.js+14 more

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
recb_inputblockvecb_label
HTML Comments
Settings PageInitual SetupGenerate Visual Editor Button JS-files
Data Attributes
name="vecb_row"value=""value="_2"value="_3"name="vecb_access_"type="checkbox"+55 more
JS Globals
tinymcetinymce.plugins.vecb_button
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Editor Custom Buttons