
WP Term Colors Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-colorsPretty colors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms
Is WP Term Colors Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100WP Term Colors has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The wp-term-colors v0.1.4 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries that are not prepared, external HTTP requests, and file operations is highly commendable. Furthermore, the excellent output escaping rate (97%) indicates a diligent effort to prevent cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
The plugin's attack surface is reported as zero across all categories (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events), and notably, there are no unprotected entry points. The taint analysis also reveals zero flows, suggesting no identifiable pathways for malicious data to reach sensitive functions without proper sanitization. The vulnerability history being completely empty further reinforces the plugin's strong security track record.
Overall, this plugin appears to be developed with security best practices in mind. The lack of known vulnerabilities, combined with the clean static analysis results, suggests a low-risk profile. The only minor area for potential improvement could be the 0% nonce checks and 0% capability checks, which might indicate that certain functionalities, if they existed, could be susceptible to CSRF or unauthorized access if not handled by WordPress's core permission system. However, given the zero attack surface, this is a theoretical concern with no current evidence of exploitation.
Key Concerns
- No nonce checks detected
- No capability checks detected
- Minor unescaped output (3%)
WP Term Colors Security Vulnerabilities
WP Term Colors Code Analysis
Output Escaping
WP Term Colors Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 11
Maintenance & Trust
WP Term Colors Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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WP Term Colors Developer Profile
28 plugins · 332K total installs
How We Detect WP Term Colors
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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