Xenice SEO Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/xenice-seo

A lightweight SEO plugin that allows you to add meta description and keywords fields for posts, pages, categories, and custom post types.

0 active installs v1.0.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated Dec 3, 2025
descriptionhomepage-seokeywordsmetaseo
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Xenice SEO Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Xenice SEO has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "xenice-seo" v1.0.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates excellent coding practices by avoiding dangerous functions, using prepared statements exclusively for SQL queries, and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential attack vectors. Furthermore, the presence of nonce checks (though only 2 are noted) suggests an awareness of common WordPress security vulnerabilities. The plugin also has no recorded vulnerability history, with zero known CVEs, indicating a clean track record.

While the static analysis reveals no direct vulnerabilities like unsanitized taint flows or raw SQL queries, the limited attack surface (0 entry points) and lack of capability checks on these non-existent entry points are noteworthy. It's unclear if this is by design due to the plugin's limited functionality, or if there's a potential for future expansion that might introduce risks if not handled with the same diligence. The lack of recorded vulnerabilities is a significant positive, but it's important to remember that static analysis is not exhaustive and a lack of history doesn't guarantee future invulnerability.

In conclusion, "xenice-seo" v1.0.2 appears to be a very secure plugin at this version, with strong adherence to best practices in its code. The primary "weakness" is more of an observation: the very small attack surface and the corresponding limited use of security checks like capability checks. However, given the current state, the overall risk is exceptionally low.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Xenice SEO Security Vulnerabilities

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

Xenice SEO Release Timeline

v1.0.2Current
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Xenice SEO Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped18 total outputs
Attack Surface

Xenice SEO Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actionadd_meta_boxesxenice-seo.php:21
actionsave_postxenice-seo.php:22
actionedit_termxenice-seo.php:23
actioncreate_termxenice-seo.php:24
actioncategory_add_form_fieldsxenice-seo.php:25
actioncategory_edit_form_fieldsxenice-seo.php:26
actionedit_tag_form_fieldsxenice-seo.php:27
actiontag_add_form_fieldsxenice-seo.php:28
actionwp_headxenice-seo.php:29
actionadmin_menuxenice-seo.php:30
actionadmin_initxenice-seo.php:31
Maintenance & Trust

Xenice SEO Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedDec 3, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads249

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Xenice SEO Developer Profile

xenice

2 plugins · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Xenice SEO

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="xenice_seo_description"name="xenice_seo_description"id="xenice_seo_keywords"name="xenice_seo_keywords"name="xenice_seo_term_nonce"id="xenice_seo_meta"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Xenice SEO