WP Term Authors Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors

Authors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms

10 active installs v0.2.0 PHP + WP 4.4+ Updated Mar 31, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Term Authors Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-term-authors v0.2.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points significantly limits the attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good development practices with 100% of SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and a high percentage of output being properly escaped. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential risk vectors. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no known CVEs or past security issues, suggesting a mature and well-maintained codebase.

While the static analysis indicates a very secure plugin, the only slight concern is the complete absence of nonce and capability checks. While this might be a deliberate design choice due to the limited attack surface, in general, these checks are crucial for preventing various attacks, especially if the plugin's functionality were to expand in the future. However, given the current state of the plugin with zero entry points requiring such checks, the risk is minimal. Overall, wp-term-authors v0.2.0 appears to be a highly secure plugin with a minimal risk profile.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Term Authors Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

WP Term Authors Release Timeline

v0.2.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Term Authors Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

92% escaped37 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Term Authors Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actioncreate_termincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:123
actionedit_termincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:124
filterterms_clausesincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:127
filterget_terms_orderbyincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:128
actionadmin_initincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:152
actionload-edit-tags.phpincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:153
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:226
actionadmin_headincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:227
actionadmin_headincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:228
actionquick_edit_custom_boxincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:231
actioninitwp-term-authors.php:33
Maintenance & Trust

WP Term Authors Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Term Authors Developer Profile

John James Jacoby

28 plugins · 331K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
1401 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Term Authors

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-authors/includes/class-wp-term-meta-ui.php/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-authors/includes/class-wp-term-authors.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
column-author
Data Attributes
data-author-id
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Term Authors