AB Simple Weather Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ab-simple-weather

A simple but powerful Wordpress plugin to display the weather information on your website.

50 active installs v1.2 PHP 5.4+ WP 4.0+ Updated Mar 24, 2018
1-2
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is AB Simple Weather Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

AB Simple Weather 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 "ab-simple-weather" plugin version 1.2 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, no file operations, no external HTTP requests, and no identified taint flows. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, which is a strong indicator of a stable and potentially secure codebase. However, significant concerns arise from the lack of proper output escaping. With 100% of its 13 outputs unescaped, this plugin is highly vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Any data that the plugin displays from user input or external sources could be injected with malicious scripts, which would then be executed in the context of the logged-in user's browser.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output across all outputs
  • No nonce checks for entry points
  • No capability checks for entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

AB Simple Weather Security Vulnerabilities

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

AB Simple Weather Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
13
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped13 total outputs
Attack Surface

AB Simple Weather Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[abs-weather] ab-simple-weather.php:194
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_initab-simple-weather.php:9
actionadmin_menuab-simple-weather.php:10
filtermce_buttonsab-simple-weather.php:42
filtermce_external_pluginsab-simple-weather.php:43
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsab-simple-weather.php:44
actionwp_footerab-simple-weather.php:91
Maintenance & Trust

AB Simple Weather Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMar 24, 2018
PHP min version5.4
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating60/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs50
Developer Profile

AB Simple Weather Developer Profile

Aboobacker.

4 plugins · 150 total installs

64
trust score
Avg Security Score
79/100
Avg Patch Time
3228 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AB Simple Weather

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ab-simple-weather/assets/css/abWeather.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ab-simple-weather/assets/js/jquery.simpleWeather.min.js/wp-content/plugins/ab-simple-weather/assets/js/abTiny.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
abWeatherDisplayabsicoin_divabsicoin_h2absicoin_h3absicoin_pabsicoin_spancurrentlyhumidity
Data Attributes
id="absw_weather_unit"id="weather_loc"id="abs_autodetect"id="absw_weather_icon"id="absw_city"id="absw_country"+2 more
JS Globals
jQueryabsw_plugin_options
Shortcode Output
[abs-weather]<pre>&lt;?php if(function_exists('absWeather')) { echo absWeather(); } ?&gt;</pre>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AB Simple Weather