Quick Notes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-quick-notes

Allow users to write down notes on frontend.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.0+ Updated Jan 4, 2018
frontend-notesuser-noteswordpress-notes
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Quick Notes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Quick Notes 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

Based on the static analysis and vulnerability history, wp-quick-notes v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture with no identified critical or high-severity issues in the provided data. The absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, and external HTTP requests is a significant strength. Furthermore, the plugin's attack surface appears to be minimal and entirely protected by authentication, which is excellent practice. However, the analysis does reveal some areas for improvement. While most output is properly escaped, a portion (27%) is not, which could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is involved in these unescaped outputs. The complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across all identified entry points (even though the attack surface is zero) is a concern. While there are no entry points currently, if any were introduced in the future without proper checks, they would be inherently vulnerable. The vulnerability history also shows no past issues, which is positive, but this can sometimes indicate a lack of deep security testing rather than inherent security. Overall, the plugin is well-developed from a security perspective, but the unescaped output and the absence of checks on potential future entry points warrant attention.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Quick Notes Security Vulnerabilities

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

Quick Notes Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

73% escaped11 total outputs
Attack Surface

Quick Notes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsmhpc-quick-notes.php:39
actionwidgets_initmhpc-quick-notes.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

Quick Notes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedJan 4, 2018
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Quick Notes Developer Profile

mhpcsolutions

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 Quick Notes

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-quick-notes/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-quick-notes/js/main.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-quick-notes/js/main.js
Version Parameters
wp-quick-notes/css/style.css?ver=wp-quick-notes/js/main.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Quick Notes