WP SEO Supercharger Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seo-supercharger

Supercharge you wordpress seo.

10 active installs v0.3 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Apr 23, 2014
postseo
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP SEO Supercharger Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'wp-seo-supercharger' v0.3 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified CVEs, combined with a clean taint analysis and a complete lack of external HTTP requests or file operations, suggests a mature development process and minimal attack vectors from these perspectives. The presence of one nonce check and a moderate use of prepared statements for SQL queries are positive indicators. However, the complete absence of capability checks and the low percentage of properly escaped output (26%) present significant areas of concern. While the current version appears to be free of known vulnerabilities, the lack of robust access control mechanisms and inadequate output sanitization could expose the plugin to potential cross-site scripting (XSS) or privilege escalation vulnerabilities if new attack vectors are discovered or if the plugin's functionality were to evolve without addressing these weaknesses. The small attack surface with zero unprotected entry points is a strength, but it does not fully mitigate the risks posed by the identified code quality issues.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • Missing capability checks
  • SQL queries not fully prepared
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP SEO Supercharger Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP SEO Supercharger Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
17
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

67% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

26% escaped23 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP SEO Supercharger Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_menuwp_seo_supercharger.php:23
actionadmin_initwp_seo_supercharger.php:24
actiontemplate_redirectwp_seo_supercharger.php:25
actionadmin_noticeswp_seo_supercharger.php:26
filterwp_mail_content_typewp_seo_supercharger.php:120
filterposts_wherewp_seo_supercharger.php:258
actionadmin_action_wp_seo_supercharger_settings_pagewp_seo_supercharger.php:506
Maintenance & Trust

WP SEO Supercharger Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedApr 23, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP SEO Supercharger Developer Profile

Jesse Lee

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 SEO Supercharger

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-seo-supercharger/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-seo-supercharger/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-seo-supercharger/js/script.js
Version Parameters
wp-seo-supercharger/style.css?ver=wp-seo-supercharger/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp_seo_supercharger_notice
Data Attributes
data-wpss-search-query-post
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP SEO Supercharger