WP PageNavi Style Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-pagenavi-style

Adds a more styling options to Wp-PageNavi wordpress plugin.

9K active installs v1.4 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
navigationpagespaginationpaging
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP PageNavi Style Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP PageNavi Style 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-pagenavi-style' plugin v1.4 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, there are no recorded vulnerabilities (CVEs) for this plugin, and the static analysis reveals a very limited attack surface with zero entry points. Furthermore, all detected SQL queries are properly prepared, which is a strong security practice. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping analysis, where 0% of the 20 identified outputs are properly escaped. This indicates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where malicious scripts could be injected into the user interface through user-supplied data that is not properly sanitized before display. The taint analysis also identified a flow with an unsanitized path, which, while not classified as critical or high severity in this specific analysis, still represents a potential security weakness that needs attention. The lack of capability checks and nonce checks on potential entry points (though none are currently detected) is also a general concern for plugin security.

Key Concerns

  • Zero output escaping
  • Taint analysis shows unsanitized path
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP PageNavi Style Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP PageNavi Style Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Select2

Output Escaping

0% escaped20 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

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

WP PageNavi Style Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_menuwp-pagenavi-style.php:90
actionwp_print_styleswp-pagenavi-style.php:98
actionwp_headwp-pagenavi-style.php:134
Maintenance & Trust

WP PageNavi Style Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads213K

Community Trust

Rating96/100
Number of ratings16
Active installs9K
Developer Profile

WP PageNavi Style Developer Profile

Nilesh Shiragave

1 plugin · 9K 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 PageNavi Style

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi-style/css/css3_black.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi-style/style/default.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi-style/images/icon.png
Version Parameters
wp-pagenavi-style/css/css3_black.css?ver=1.0wp-pagenavi-style/style/default.css?ver=1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp-pagenavi
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP PageNavi Style