WP More Feeds Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-more-feeds

Generate RSS feeds for category and tag archive pages.

10 active installs v0.17 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Oct 30, 2008
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP More Feeds Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 17yr ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-more-feeds plugin v0.17 exhibits a mixed security posture. The absence of known CVEs and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries are strong positive indicators. The plugin also has a very small attack surface, with no discoverable AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are exposed. However, the static analysis reveals significant concerns regarding output escaping, with only 27% of outputs being properly escaped. Furthermore, the taint analysis shows two flows with unsanitized paths, although thankfully these did not reach a critical or high severity level. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history could suggest either a well-developed plugin or a lack of thorough security auditing, which is not ideal. Overall, while the plugin avoids common pitfalls like raw SQL and large attack surfaces, the unescaped output and potential for unsanitized path flows present a notable risk that requires attention.

Key Concerns

  • Unsanitized path taint flows detected
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • No capability checks found
  • No nonce checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP More Feeds Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP More Feeds Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

27% escaped11 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
wp_more_feeds_options_subpanel (more-feeds.php:59)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP More Feeds Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_headmore-feeds.php:22
actionadmin_menumore-feeds.php:23
Maintenance & Trust

WP More Feeds Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.6.3
Last updatedOct 30, 2008
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP More Feeds Developer Profile

AndrewZhang

2 plugins · 20 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 More Feeds

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!--WP More Feeds 0.17 (http://www.mashget.com) Begin -->
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP More Feeds