WP Version Tag Remover Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-version-tag-remover

This plugin will remove the WordPress, CSS and JS version from your website header.

100 active installs v2.1 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Apr 25, 2025
css-versiongeneratorgenerator-tag-removerjs-versionwordpress-version
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is WP Version Tag Remover Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-version-tag-remover plugin v2.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good security practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries, implementing nonce checks, and performing capability checks where necessary. The low percentage of unescaped outputs is also a positive indicator, though not perfect.

The vulnerability history further reinforces this positive assessment, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a track record of security robustness. The taint analysis also shows no critical or high severity flows, suggesting that even if unexpected inputs were to be processed, they are unlikely to lead to severe vulnerabilities. Overall, this plugin appears to be well-developed from a security perspective, with no immediate critical risks identified.

While the plugin's current state is very secure, the lack of recorded vulnerabilities and the small attack surface might mean that its security has not been rigorously tested against more complex exploit scenarios. However, based on the available data, the plugin follows best practices for secure WordPress development, making it a low-risk addition to a WordPress site.

Key Concerns

  • Slightly unescaped outputs detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Version Tag Remover Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Version Tag Remover Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

83% escaped12 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<admin-page> (core\admin\admin-page.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Version Tag Remover Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionadmin_noticescore\apj-functions.php:59
actionadmin_menucore\apj-functions.php:64
actioninitcore\apj-functions.php:68
filterplugin_action_linkscore\apj-functions.php:72
filterplugin_row_metacore\apj-functions.php:76
filteradmin_footer_textcore\apj-functions.php:84
filterstyle_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:111
filterscript_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:116
filterthe_generatorcore\apj-functions.php:121
filterstyle_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:126
filterscript_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:131
filterstyle_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:136
filterscript_loader_srccore\apj-functions.php:141
Maintenance & Trust

WP Version Tag Remover Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 25, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

WP Version Tag Remover Developer Profile

Arul Prasad J

7 plugins · 8K total installs

79
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
95 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Version Tag Remover

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-version-tag-remover/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wp-version-tag-remover/assets/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-version-tag-remover/assets/js/script.js
Version Parameters
wp-version-tag-remover/assets/css/style.css?ver=wp-version-tag-remover/assets/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="wvtr_remove_css"id="wvtr_remove_script"id="wvtr_remove_generator"id="wvtr_remove_wpversion"id="wvtr_remove_woocversion"name="wvtr_remove_css"+4 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Version Tag Remover