WhereUsed Security & Risk Analysis

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Where used? This plugin helps you find usage of attachments, posts, links, blocks and more in all post types, taxonomy terms, post meta, user meta, an …

60 active installs v1.4.0 PHP 7.4.0+ WP 5.3+ Updated Jul 31, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WhereUsed Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "where-used" v1.4.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture, with a commendable lack of known vulnerabilities and a high percentage of SQL queries utilizing prepared statements. The static analysis shows a very small attack surface with no unprotected entry points, and a significant number of capability and nonce checks, indicating good security practices in its design. However, the taint analysis reveals some concerning aspects, specifically four flows with unsanitized paths. While these did not reach critical or high severity in this analysis, unsanitized paths represent a potential avenue for attackers to inject malicious data or manipulate plugin behavior if not properly handled downstream. The absence of past vulnerabilities is a positive indicator, suggesting the developers are either diligent in security or the plugin's functionality has historically posed limited security risks. Overall, the plugin is well-developed from a security perspective, but the presence of unsanitized paths warrants attention and further investigation into their potential impact.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths found
Vulnerabilities
None known

WhereUsed Security Vulnerabilities

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

WhereUsed Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
103 prepared
Unescaped Output
56
301 escaped
Nonce Checks
8
Capability Checks
9
File Operations
15
External Requests
7
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

99% prepared104 total queries

Output Escaping

84% escaped357 total outputs
Data Flows
4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

6 flows4 with unsanitized paths
check_status (inc\Scan.php:1132)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WhereUsed Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 33
actionnetwork_admin_menuinc\Admin.php:47
actionadmin_menuinc\Admin.php:52
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\Admin.php:58
actionadd_meta_boxesinc\Admin.php:63
filterplugin_action_linksinc\Admin.php:69
filternetwork_admin_plugin_action_linksinc\Admin.php:74
actionhelpers_library_admin_noticesinc\Admin.php:81
filterhelpers_library_admin_current_tabinc\Admin.php:87
actionwhereused_display_headerinc\Admin.php:92
actionwp_insert_siteinc\Plugin.php:51
actionwp_delete_siteinc\Plugin.php:57
actionredirection_redirect_deletedinc\Redirection.php:42
actionredirection_redirect_updatedinc\Redirection.php:48
actionwp_after_insert_postinc\Scan.php:33
actionwp_trash_postinc\Scan.php:39
actiondeleted_postinc\Scan.php:45
actionattachment_updatedinc\Scan.php:53
actionadd_attachmentinc\Scan.php:58
actionsaved_terminc\Scan.php:69
actiondelete_terminc\Scan.php:75
actionprofile_updateinc\Scan.php:83
actiondeleted_userinc\Scan.php:89
actionadmin_headlibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Admin.php:42
filteradmin_body_classlibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Admin.php:47
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Admin.php:53
filterheartbeat_sendlibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Debug.php:55
actionwp_delete_nav_menulibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Menu.php:31
actionwp_update_nav_menulibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Menu.php:37
actioninitlibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Plugin.php:28
filterdo_rocket_generate_caching_fileslibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Run.php:359
filtercron_scheduleslibrary\_helpers-library\inc\Scan_Process.php:153
actionadmin_noticeswhere-used.php:51
actionnetwork_admin_noticeswhere-used.php:52
Maintenance & Trust

WhereUsed Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJul 31, 2025
PHP min version7.4.0
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs60
Developer Profile

WhereUsed Developer Profile

Steven Ayers

2 plugins · 1K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WhereUsed

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/where-used/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/where-used/assets/js/script.js/wp-content/plugins/where-used/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/where-used/assets/css/style.css
Version Parameters
where-used/assets/js/admin.js?ver=where-used/assets/js/script.js?ver=where-used/assets/css/admin.css?ver=where-used/assets/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
where-used-tooltip
HTML Comments
<!-- where-used START --><!-- where-used END -->
Data Attributes
data-where-used-iddata-where-used-post-typedata-where-used-content
JS Globals
whereUsed
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WhereUsed