
WD Post Renew Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/wd-post-renewAutomatically update post publish dates to make content appear fresh—ideal for news, blogs, and recurring promotions.
Is WD Post Renew Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100WD Post Renew has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "wd-post-renew" v1.01 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. It has no known vulnerabilities (CVEs) and a clean vulnerability history, which is a strong indicator of developer diligence. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL injection risks (all queries use prepared statements), file operations, and external HTTP requests further strengthens its security profile. Nonce and capability checks are present on two entry points, suggesting some level of authorization is being enforced, although the limited number of entry points analyzed (0 AJAX, 0 REST API) makes it difficult to assess the full scope of authorization coverage.
However, a significant concern is the relatively low percentage of properly escaped output (45%). This means that a substantial portion of the data outputted by the plugin might be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if malicious data is introduced into the system and rendered without proper sanitization. While there are no identified taint flows or critical code signals indicating immediate exploitation, the lack of comprehensive output escaping presents a potential risk that could be exploited through other means. The plugin's limited attack surface is a positive, but the identified output escaping deficiency requires attention.
Key Concerns
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
WD Post Renew Security Vulnerabilities
WD Post Renew Code Analysis
Output Escaping
WD Post Renew Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 6
Scheduled Events 1
Maintenance & Trust
WD Post Renew Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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WD Post Renew Developer Profile
2 plugins · 10 total installs
How We Detect WD Post Renew
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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