WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode-admin-bar-alert

Checks whether the Maintenance Mode of the WP Maintenance Mode plugin is on and, if so, adds an alert to that effect in your Admin Bar.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP + Updated Oct 9, 2011
admin-barmaintenance-mode
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "wp-maintenance-mode-admin-bar-alert" v1.0 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events signifies a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent secure coding practices with zero dangerous functions, 100% usage of prepared statements for SQL queries, and 100% properly escaped output. The lack of file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks, while potentially indicating a very simple plugin, also means there are no apparent vulnerabilities in these areas. The vulnerability history is equally clean, with no known CVEs, indicating a stable and secure past.

Given the thorough static analysis and the absence of any historical vulnerabilities, the plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective. The absence of identified taint flows suggests that data is handled safely and doesn't present risks of injection or other manipulation. The lack of any detected security issues across all analyzed categories is a very positive sign. It is important to note that the very low complexity of the plugin, as suggested by the lack of many common WordPress plugin features (like AJAX or shortcodes), contributes to this strong security score by inherently limiting potential attack vectors. Therefore, based on this data, the plugin is considered to be highly secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Release Timeline

v1.1
v1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert 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 Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_bar_menuwp-maintenance-mode-admin-bar-alert.php:23
Maintenance & Trust

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedOct 9, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert Developer Profile

rdlh

3 plugins · 50 total installs

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

How We Detect WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
Maintenance Mode is active!
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert