WP/LR Theme Assistant Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant

WP/LR Theme Assistant is an extension for WP/LR Sync that allows you to create mappings between the WP/LR Sync API and the technical structure of your …

200 active installs v0.5.4 PHP + WP 4.8+ Updated May 21, 2021
assistantlightroomwplr-extensionwplr-sync
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP/LR Theme Assistant Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

WP/LR Theme Assistant has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin exhibits a poor security posture due to significant concerns identified in its static analysis. The absence of any authentication or capability checks on its two AJAX entry points creates a substantial attack surface that is completely unprotected. Furthermore, the plugin fails to properly escape any of its output, leading to a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The fact that 100% of its single SQL query is not using prepared statements also presents a risk of SQL injection. While there is no recorded vulnerability history, this lack of historical issues does not mitigate the severe coding practices identified in the current version. The plugin has critical weaknesses in handling user input and output, and its direct exposure of AJAX handlers without any security checks is a major flaw. The absence of taint analysis results is noted, but the other identified issues are sufficient to warrant significant caution.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handlers without auth checks
  • SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • Output not properly escaped
  • Missing nonce checks on AJAX
  • Missing capability checks on AJAX
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP/LR Theme Assistant Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP/LR Theme Assistant Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped17 total outputs
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

WP/LR Theme Assistant Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_fetch_mappingswplr-theme-assistant.php:63
authwp_ajax_save_mappingswplr-theme-assistant.php:64
WordPress Hooks 25
filterwplr_extensionswplr-theme-assistant.php:25
actioninitwplr-theme-assistant.php:26
actionwplr_create_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:29
actionwplr_update_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:30
actionwplr_remove_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:31
actionwplr_move_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:32
actionwplr_order_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:33
actionwplr_create_folderwplr-theme-assistant.php:36
actionwplr_update_folderwplr-theme-assistant.php:37
actionwplr_move_folderwplr-theme-assistant.php:38
actionwplr_remove_folderwplr-theme-assistant.php:39
actionwplr_add_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:41
actionwplr_update_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:42
actionwplr_move_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:43
actionwplr_remove_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:44
actionwplr_add_media_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:45
actionwplr_remove_media_tagwplr-theme-assistant.php:46
actionwplr_add_media_to_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:49
actionwplr_remove_media_from_collectionwplr-theme-assistant.php:50
filtermanage_posts_columnswplr-theme-assistant.php:54
filtermanage_pages_columnswplr-theme-assistant.php:55
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnwplr-theme-assistant.php:58
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnwplr-theme-assistant.php:59
actionadmin_menuwplr-theme-assistant.php:111
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptswplr-theme-assistant.php:269
Maintenance & Trust

WP/LR Theme Assistant Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.7.15
Last updatedMay 21, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs200
Developer Profile

WP/LR Theme Assistant Developer Profile

Jordy Meow

27 plugins · 371K total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
372 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP/LR Theme Assistant

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/wplr-theme-assistant/js/script.js
Version Parameters
wplr-theme-assistant/css/admin.css?ver=wplr-theme-assistant/css/style.css?ver=wplr-theme-assistant/js/admin.js?ver=wplr-theme-assistant/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wplr-sync-infowplrsync-media-
Data Attributes
data-wplr-mapping-id
JS Globals
WPLR_MappingsAPIwplr_mappings_ajax_object
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wplr/v1/mappings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP/LR Theme Assistant