Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Security & Risk Analysis

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Send a message to a HipChat room whenever a BuddyPress Activity is published.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 21, 2016
buddypresshipchat
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'activity-notifications-for-buddypress-and-hipchat' plugin v1.0 presents a strong initial security posture. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events indicates a minimal attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show a complete lack of dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and a high percentage of output is properly escaped, suggesting diligent development practices in these critical areas. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests also reduces potential attack vectors.

However, the analysis does raise some concerns. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all entry points, while currently not manifesting as vulnerabilities due to the zero attack surface, represents a significant potential weakness. If the plugin were to introduce any new entry points or functionality in the future without implementing these essential security measures, it would be highly vulnerable to various attacks such as CSRF or privilege escalation. The taint analysis also showed zero flows, which could be due to the limited complexity of the analyzed code or a lack of comprehensive taint analysis setup, rather than a definitive absence of taint issues.

Given the plugin's clean vulnerability history, with zero known CVEs, it indicates a low likelihood of past security issues. This, combined with the good coding practices observed in SQL, output escaping, and avoidance of dangerous functions, paints a picture of a plugin that, in its current v1.0 state and with its limited scope, is likely secure. The primary concern lies in the potential for future vulnerabilities if new features are added without proper security controls like nonce and capability checks.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks on all entry points
  • Missing capability checks on all entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Security Vulnerabilities

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

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Release Timeline

v1.1
v1.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

90% escaped20 total outputs
Attack Surface

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_initactivity-notifications-buddypress-hipchat.php:43
actionadmin_menuactivity-notifications-buddypress-hipchat.php:44
filterbp_activity_after_saveactivity-notifications-buddypress-hipchat.php:47
Maintenance & Trust

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedFeb 21, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat Developer Profile

Stanko Metodiev

3 plugins · 100 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/activity-notifications-for-buddypress-and-hipchat/lib/HipChat.php/wp-content/plugins/activity-notifications-for-buddypress-and-hipchat/inc/settings-page.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Activity Notifications for BuddyPress and HipChat