WP Favicon Remover Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-favicon-remover

This plugin adds the functionality to remove the WordPress default favicon since WordPress 5.4.

10K active installs v1.0.3 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 5.3+ Updated Nov 22, 2025
5-4deletefaviconicowordpress
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Favicon Remover Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'wp-favicon-remover' v1.0.3 plugin exhibits an exceptionally clean static analysis report, showing no identifiable attack surface, dangerous functions, SQL injections, unescaped outputs, file operations, or external HTTP requests. This suggests a robustly coded plugin with excellent security hygiene in its current version. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history further strengthens this positive assessment, indicating a plugin that has either been secure from inception or has had any past issues promptly addressed.

While the lack of identified issues is a strong positive, the complete absence of certain security mechanisms like nonce checks and capability checks across all potential entry points (though there are none listed) is noteworthy. In a scenario where entry points *were* present, this would be a significant concern. However, as the plugin currently stands, with zero entry points, this is more of a theoretical observation than a practical risk. The plugin's strength lies in its minimal functionality and lack of interaction points, which inherently reduces its attack surface to almost zero.

In conclusion, 'wp-favicon-remover' v1.0.3 appears to be a highly secure plugin based on the provided analysis. Its strengths lie in its lack of complex features, well-written code that avoids common pitfalls, and a clean vulnerability history. The only potential area for improvement, which is currently moot due to the absence of entry points, would be to incorporate standard WordPress security checks if its functionality were to expand in the future.

Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Favicon Remover Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Favicon Remover 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

WP Favicon Remover Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actiondo_faviconicowp-favicon-remover.php:30
actionwp_headwp-favicon-remover.php:35
Maintenance & Trust

WP Favicon Remover Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedNov 22, 2025
PHP min version5.2.4
Downloads30K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

WP Favicon Remover Developer Profile

Hiroaki Miyashita

12 plugins · 43K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
223 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Favicon Remover

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-favicon-remover/

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<link rel="icon" href="data:," />
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Favicon Remover