WP Hide Dashboard Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard

Hide the Dashboard menu, Personal Options section and Help link on the Profile page from your subscribers when they are logged in.

2K active installs v2.2.1 PHP + WP 3.4.0+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
adminadmin-baradministrationdashboardhide
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Hide Dashboard Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-hide-dashboard v2.2.1 plugin presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, static analysis reveals no identified dangerous functions, no SQL queries that aren't prepared, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further suggests a generally secure development approach for this version. However, a significant concern arises from the fact that 0% of the 2 identified output operations are properly escaped. This indicates a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the output is not sanitized, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the user interface. While the attack surface is reported as zero, the lack of proper output escaping is a notable weakness that could be exploited.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Hide Dashboard Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Hide Dashboard Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Hide Dashboard Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwp_before_admin_bar_renderwp-hide-dashboard.php:145
actionadmin_bar_menuwp-hide-dashboard.php:173
actionadmin_headwp-hide-dashboard.php:224
Maintenance & Trust

WP Hide Dashboard Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.0
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads175K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings20
Active installs2K
Developer Profile

WP Hide Dashboard Developer Profile

Drew Jaynes

7 plugins · 4K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Hide Dashboard

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/wp-hide-dashboard.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/wp-hide-dashboard.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/wp-hide-dashboard.js
Version Parameters
wp-hide-dashboard/wp-hide-dashboard.css?ver=wp-hide-dashboard/wp-hide-dashboard.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Hide Dashboard