wk-email-antibot Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wk-email-antibot

Simply enables WordPress shortcode for easily letting you camouflage an email address, hiding it from crawling spiders and bots.

40 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Jan 30, 2011
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is wk-email-antibot Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

wk-email-antibot has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "wk-email-antibot" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, cron events, and external HTTP requests significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin exclusively utilizes prepared statements for its SQL queries, which is a strong security practice against SQL injection vulnerabilities. There are no recorded vulnerabilities in its history, indicating a stable and potentially well-maintained codebase.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

wk-email-antibot Security Vulnerabilities

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

wk-email-antibot Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

wk-email-antibot Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[antibot] wk-email-antibot.php:34
Maintenance & Trust

wk-email-antibot Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.04
Last updatedJan 30, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

wk-email-antibot Developer Profile

maxemil

2 plugins · 240 total installs

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

How We Detect wk-email-antibot

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
Shortcode enablingUsage:
Shortcode Output
[antibot mail=[antibot mailto=
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about wk-email-antibot