Adorable Avatars Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/adorable-avatars

This plugin integrates the Adorable Avatars avatar placeholder service into WordPress.

10 active installs v2.1.0 PHP + WP 2.9.0+ Updated Jan 4, 2017
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Adorable Avatars Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "adorable-avatars" v2.1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, coupled with zero identified entry points, significantly reduces the plugin's attack surface. Code analysis further reinforces this good practice, showing no dangerous functions, no file operations, no external HTTP requests, and all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements. The complete absence of vulnerability history, including known CVEs and past security incidents, also suggests a robust development and maintenance process. However, the lack of explicit nonce and capability checks, while not directly leading to exploitable vulnerabilities in this version due to the limited attack surface, represents a potential weakness. If future versions introduce new entry points without these essential security measures, it could create exploitable vulnerabilities. Overall, the plugin is currently very secure, but maintaining vigilant security practices, especially regarding authentication and authorization for any new features, is crucial.

Key Concerns

  • Lack of nonce checks
  • Lack of capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Adorable Avatars Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Adorable Avatars Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Adorable Avatars Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
filteravatar_defaultsadorable-avatars.php:37
filterpre_get_avataradorable-avatars.php:38
filterget_avataradorable-avatars.php:39
actionplugins_loadedadorable-avatars.php:42
Maintenance & Trust

Adorable Avatars Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedJan 4, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Adorable Avatars Developer Profile

Thorsten Frommen

6 plugins · 2K total installs

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

How We Detect Adorable Avatars

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Adorable Avatars