WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/webkew-image-dominant-color-generator

A WordPress plugin that automatically generates a dominant color & a colors palette (6 colors) for any uploaded image to the WordPress media library.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.5+ Updated Aug 29, 2024
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "webkew-image-dominant-color-generator" plugin v1.0.0 demonstrates a generally strong security posture in this analysis. The code exhibits excellent practices by not using dangerous functions, ensuring all SQL queries are prepared, and properly escaping all output. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces the attack surface. Taint analysis also shows no identified vulnerabilities, indicating a low risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) or other data injection attacks through the analyzed code paths.

However, a significant concern arises from the lack of nonces and capability checks across all identified entry points. While there are currently no AJAX handlers or REST API routes that are unprotected, the single shortcode entry point lacks these crucial security measures. This means that an attacker could potentially trigger the functionality of this shortcode without proper authentication or authorization. Coupled with a complete absence of vulnerability history, this plugin might be considered 'under-tested' or very new, and the lack of security checks on its sole entry point is a notable weakness that warrants attention and improvement to ensure robust protection against unauthorized actions.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks on shortcode
  • Missing nonce checks on shortcode
Vulnerabilities
None known

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[webkew_dc] webkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:229
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:24
actionadmin_initwebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:64
actionadmin_initwebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:95
actionplugins_loadedwebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:105
actionadd_attachmentwebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:116
filterattachment_fields_to_editwebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:154
filterattachment_fields_to_savewebkew-image-dominant-color-generator.php:214
Maintenance & Trust

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedAug 29, 2024
PHP min version7.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator Developer Profile

Peshmerge Morad

3 plugins · 100 total installs

92
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/webkew-image-dominant-color-generator/css/wkidcg-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/webkew-image-dominant-color-generator/js/wkidcg-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/webkew-image-dominant-color-generator/js/wkidcg-admin.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wkidcg-fallback-color-setting-clcolors-palette-colorbuild-colors-palettewebkew-dominant-color-selecteddominant-color-selected
Data Attributes
data-dominance-rebuilddata-color
JS Globals
wkidcgBuildColorPalettewkidcgChangeSelectedDominantColor
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WebKew Image Dominant Color Generator