Adjusted Bounce Rate Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/adjusted-bounce-rate

A well-designed plugin that improves the accuracy of your bounce rate, time on page, and session duration metrics in Google Analytics.

20 active installs v1.2.1 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Apr 6, 2015
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Adjusted Bounce Rate Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Adjusted Bounce Rate has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'adjusted-bounce-rate' v1.2.1 exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has no reported vulnerabilities in its history and the static analysis shows a remarkably clean code base with zero entry points, no dangerous functions, no file operations, and no external HTTP requests. The absence of taint flows also indicates a good effort to prevent data manipulation vulnerabilities.

However, there are significant concerns raised by the code analysis. The plugin uses one SQL query that is not properly prepared, which is a critical security risk that could lead to SQL injection if the input is not thoroughly sanitized elsewhere. Furthermore, none of the 20 output operations are properly escaped. This lack of output escaping creates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into pages rendered by the plugin. The complete absence of capability checks and nonce checks, combined with zero entry points, might suggest a limited scope for interaction, but if any interactions were to be added in the future without these security measures, it would be highly insecure.

In conclusion, while the plugin benefits from a clean history and a lack of complex attack surface or known vulnerabilities, the identified issues with raw SQL queries and unescaped output are serious and present immediate risks. These weaknesses require immediate attention to secure the plugin against common web vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • SQL queries without prepared statements
  • Unescaped output detected
  • Missing capability checks
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Adjusted Bounce Rate Security Vulnerabilities

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

Adjusted Bounce Rate Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
1
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
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% escaped20 total outputs
Attack Surface

Adjusted Bounce Rate Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_initadjusted-bounce-rate.php:136
actioninitadjusted-bounce-rate.php:142
actionwp_headadjusted-bounce-rate.php:424
actionwp_footeradjusted-bounce-rate.php:427
Maintenance & Trust

Adjusted Bounce Rate Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedApr 6, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating84/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Adjusted Bounce Rate Developer Profile

Grant Norwood

2 plugins · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect Adjusted Bounce Rate

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/adjusted-bounce-rate/assets/js/adjusted-bounce-rate.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/adjusted-bounce-rate/assets/js/adjusted-bounce-rate.js
Version Parameters
adjusted-bounce-rate/assets/js/adjusted-bounce-rate.js?ver=adjusted-bounce-rate.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
adjusted_bounce_rate
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Adjusted Bounce Rate