WP Power Cache Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-power-cache

A high-performance static page caching engine that generates HTML snapshots of your WordPress site for near-instant loading times.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 8.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 13, 2026
cacheoptimizationperformancespeedstatic-cache
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Power Cache Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 21d ago
Risk Assessment

The "wp-power-cache" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any recorded CVEs and the plugin's adherence to secure coding practices like prepared statements for SQL queries and a notable number of nonce and capability checks are positive indicators. The limited attack surface, with no apparent AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events exposed without authentication, further strengthens its security. However, the static analysis did reveal that 41% of the output escaping is not properly done. While no critical or high severity taint flows were identified, this leaves a potential avenue for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not consistently sanitized before being outputted.

Key Concerns

  • Significant percentage of unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Power Cache Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Power Cache Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
9
13 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
6
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

59% escaped22 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<power-cache-setting-page> (power-cache-setting-page.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Power Cache Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 19
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswp-lazy-load.php:12
actionwp_headwp-lazy-load.php:13
actionwp_footerwp-lazy-load.php:14
filterthe_contentwp-lazy-load.php:18
filterpost_thumbnail_htmlwp-lazy-load.php:19
filterget_avatarwp-lazy-load.php:20
actionadmin_post_wrpc_admin_bar_clearwp-power-cache.php:56
actioninitwp-power-cache.php:188
actionadmin_initwp-power-cache.php:197
actioninitwp-power-cache.php:198
actiontemplate_redirectwp-power-cache.php:199
actionwp_loadedwp-power-cache.php:200
actionadmin_menuwp-power-cache.php:203
actionadmin_initwp-power-cache.php:204
actionadmin_noticeswp-power-cache.php:205
actionadmin_footerwp-power-cache.php:206
actionadmin_bar_menuwp-power-cache.php:207
actionwp_footerwp-power-cache.php:209
actionadmin_headwp-power-cache.php:210
Maintenance & Trust

WP Power Cache Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 13, 2026
PHP min version8.0
Downloads292

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs0
Developer Profile

WP Power Cache Developer Profile

Milap

3 plugins · 410 total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Power Cache

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-power-cache/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-power-cache/js/custom.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-power-cache/js/custom.js
Version Parameters
wp-power-cache/style.css?ver=wp-power-cache/custom.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- This cached page generated by WP-Power-Cache on
JS Globals
wrpc_print_loading_time
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Power Cache