WP Many Posts Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-many-posts

WP Many Posts helps admin to manage blogs with thousands of posts in seconds and save hours of work in bulk actions.

10 active installs v1.6.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Sep 18, 2016
adminbulk-editfilterspostswp-admin
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Many Posts Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-many-posts plugin v1.6.2 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin has a minimal attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. It also uses prepared statements for its single SQL query and performs a capability check, indicating some adherence to good security practices. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history is also a strong positive indicator. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping across all identified outputs. This means that any data displayed to users, if it originates from an untrusted source or is not properly sanitized upstream, could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Furthermore, while no critical or high severity taint flows were detected, the presence of one flow with unsanitized paths warrants attention, as it suggests a potential pathway for malicious input to influence application behavior, even if it hasn't reached a critical stage in this version.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped
  • Taint flow with unsanitized paths
  • No nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Many Posts Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Many Posts Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<manyPostsGrid> (manyPostsGrid.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Many Posts Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswp-many-posts.php:39
actionadmin_menuwp-many-posts.php:41
actionadmin_initwp-many-posts.php:148
Maintenance & Trust

WP Many Posts Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.0
Last updatedSep 18, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Many Posts Developer Profile

andrew_fisher

1 plugin · 10 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 Many Posts

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.common.min.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.default.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.dark.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.light.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/js/kendo.custom.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-many-posts/lib/js/kendo.custom.min.js
Version Parameters
wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.common.min.css?ver=wp-many-posts/lib/css/kendo.wp-many-posts/lib/js/kendo.custom.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
manyPostsGrid
Data Attributes
data-fielddata-commanddata-role
JS Globals
kendo
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Many Posts