Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

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Force WooCommerce product reviews to be manually approved.

700 active installs v1.3.0 PHP + WP 2.1.0+ Updated Jan 30, 2026
commerceproductreviewswoowoocommerce
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'woo-reviews-manually-approved' plugin v1.3.0 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture. The absence of any identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, combined with the lack of dangerous function usage, SQL injection vulnerabilities (all queries use prepared statements), and properly escaped output, indicates a highly secure codebase. Furthermore, the plugin does not appear to make external HTTP requests or perform file operations, reducing its attack surface considerably. The vulnerability history shows zero known CVEs, suggesting a track record of secure development and maintenance.

While the lack of certain security checks like nonces and capability checks might seem like a concern in isolation, their absence is directly correlated with the complete lack of exposed entry points. Therefore, the plugin's overall security is excellent. It has successfully avoided common pitfalls and demonstrates a commitment to secure coding practices. The only area for potential, albeit minor, consideration is the absence of any form of authentication or capability checks, which would typically be present if there were exposed functionalities. However, given the current analysis, this is not a practical risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_insert_commentwoo-reviews-manually-approved.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 30, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings11
Active installs700
Developer Profile

Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Developer Profile

Tim Eckel

3 plugins · 14K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
201 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce