WP Notice Popup Security & Risk Analysis

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10 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 2.0+ Updated Apr 10, 2010
alertjsnoticenoticiapopup
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Notice Popup Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-notice-popup v1.1 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin has no known historical vulnerabilities (CVEs) and its static analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. This suggests a level of care in its development concerning these common attack vectors. However, a significant concern arises from the code analysis indicating that 100% of its outputs are not properly escaped. Coupled with the taint analysis revealing two flows with unsanitized paths, this presents a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The absence of any capability checks, nonce checks, and a complete lack of protected entry points also contribute to a wider potential attack surface if any of the identified unsanitized flows were to be triggered. While the vulnerability history is clean, the internal code signals point to a high likelihood of exploitable weaknesses that have perhaps not yet been discovered or reported.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs unescaped
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • No capability checks
  • No nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Notice Popup Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Notice Popup Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
40
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped40 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
WP_Notice_Popup_options_page (wp-notice-popup.php:36)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Notice Popup Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuwp-notice-popup.php:28
actionplugins_loadedwp-notice-popup.php:476
Maintenance & Trust

WP Notice Popup Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedApr 10, 2010
PHP min version
Downloads10K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Notice Popup Developer Profile

Jose Canchila (Jodacame)

5 plugins · 330 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Notice Popup

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon1.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon2.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon3.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon4.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon5.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon6.png/wp-content/plugins/wp-notice-popup/images/icon7.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="mt_op_header_notice"name="mt_op_noticia"name="mt_op_px"name="mt_op_py"name="mt_op_unidx"name="mt_op_unidy"+9 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Notice Popup