WP Theme Exporter Security & Risk Analysis

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WP Theme Exporter is a amazing tool helps you export theme and plugin easily.

100 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 4.5+ Updated Jan 24, 2018
clone-pluginclone-templateexportexport-pluginexport-theme
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Theme Exporter Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP Theme Exporter 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

The "wp-theme-exporter" plugin v1.2 exhibits a generally good security posture with several strong practices in place. Notably, all identified AJAX handlers and REST API routes have appropriate permission callbacks or authentication checks, and there are no identified dangerous functions or raw SQL queries without prepared statements. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history further contribute to its perceived security. However, a significant weakness lies in the output escaping, where only 56% of outputs are properly escaped, posing a moderate risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the plugin has a small attack surface and implements nonce checks, the incomplete output escaping is a notable concern that could be exploited.

Key Concerns

  • Insufficient output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Theme Exporter Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

WP Theme Exporter Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
4
File Operations
6
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

56% escaped18 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<WPThemeExporter> (includes\WPThemeExporter.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Theme Exporter Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 4

authwp_ajax_wp_theme_exporter_dumpincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:22
authwp_ajax_wp_theme_exporter_exportincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:23
authwp_ajax_wp_theme_exporter_save_settingsincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:24
authwp_ajax_wp_theme_exporter_reset_settingsincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:25
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:20
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\WPThemeExporter.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

WP Theme Exporter Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedJan 24, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs100
Developer Profile

WP Theme Exporter Developer Profile

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2 plugins · 900 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 Theme Exporter

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.default.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-theme-exporter/assets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.js?ver=wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.css?ver=wp-theme-exporter/assets/vendors/selectize/selectize.default.css?ver=wp-theme-exporter/assets/css/admin.css?ver=wp-theme-exporter/assets/js/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wpef-button
Data Attributes
data-export-themedata-export-plugindata-nonce
JS Globals
wp_theme_exporter
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp-theme-exporter/v1/...
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Theme Exporter