Add to Feedly Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-feedly

This plugin provides a widget to Display a "Follow on Feedly" banner in your sidebar and a floating button at bottom.

80 active installs v1.2.11 PHP + WP 3.3+ Updated Mar 23, 2018
derosieresfeedfeedlyrsswidget
42
D · High Risk
CVEs total2
Unpatched2
Last CVESep 5, 2025
Safety Verdict

Is Add to Feedly Safe to Use in 2026?

High Risk

Score 42/100

Add to Feedly carries significant security risk with 2 known CVEs, 2 still unpatched. Consider switching to a maintained alternative.

2 known CVEs 2 unpatched Last CVE: Sep 5, 2025Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'add-to-feedly' plugin v1.2.11 presents a mixed security picture. While the static analysis shows a minimal attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and all SQL queries are prepared, there are significant concerns regarding output escaping and a history of known vulnerabilities. Specifically, 100% of the observed outputs are not properly escaped, indicating a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This is compounded by two known medium-severity CVEs, both of which are currently unpatched and include CSRF and XSS as common types. The presence of these unpatched vulnerabilities, despite the limited apparent attack surface in the current version's code, suggests a pattern of security weaknesses that have not been fully addressed. The bundled jQuery v1.10.2 is also outdated, which can introduce its own set of security risks. While the absence of direct entry points and raw SQL is positive, the unescaped output and unpatched CVEs make this plugin a moderate to high risk.

Key Concerns

  • Unpatched CVEs
  • Output escaping is not properly handled
  • Bundled outdated library
Vulnerabilities
2

Add to Feedly Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2023 · unpatched
2023
1 CVE in 2025 · unpatched
2025
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
2

2 total CVEs

CVE-2025-58859medium · 4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Add to Feedly <= 1.2.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Sep 5, 2025Unpatched
CVE-2023-2470medium · 4.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Add to Feedly <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

May 2, 2023Unpatched
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Add to Feedly Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

jQuery1.10.2

Output Escaping

0% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Add to Feedly Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_initaddtofeedly.php:19
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsaddtofeedly.php:205
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsaddtofeedly.php:206
actionadmin_menuaddtofeedly.php:209
actionplugins_loadedaddtofeedly.php:213
actionwp_footeraddtofeedly.php:216
Maintenance & Trust

Add to Feedly Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMar 23, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs80
Developer Profile

Add to Feedly Developer Profile

David Merinas

3 plugins · 210 total installs

68
trust score
Avg Security Score
63/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Add to Feedly

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/style.css/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/js/jquery-1.10.2.min.js/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/js/addtofeedly.js/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/images/addtofeedly_master.png
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/js/jquery-1.10.2.min.js/wp-content/plugins/add-to-feedly/js/addtofeedly.js
Version Parameters
add-to-feedly/style.css?ver=add-to-feedly/js/jquery-1.10.2.min.js?ver=add-to-feedly/js/addtofeedly.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
customtext
Data Attributes
widget_ADD_TO_FEEDLY
JS Globals
ADD_TO_FEEDLY_WIDGET_ID
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Add to Feedly