AI News Poster Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ai-news-poster

AI News Poster is an innovative WordPress plugin that automates news summarization and aggregation using AI technology.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jun 3, 2024
aiarticle-generationcontent-creationnews
92
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is AI News Poster Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

AI News Poster has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "ai-news-poster" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices, with all identified SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and all output being properly escaped. The absence of critical or high-severity taint flows further reinforces this positive assessment. The plugin also includes a good number of nonce checks, indicating an awareness of common WordPress attack vectors.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks on AJAX handlers
  • Bundled Select2 library (potential for outdated version)
Vulnerabilities
None known

AI News Poster Security Vulnerabilities

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

AI News Poster Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
53 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Select2

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped53 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
ainewsposter_save_last_tab_index (ainewsposter.php:282)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

AI News Poster Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 4

authwp_ajax_ainewsposter_fetch_articlesainewsposter.php:316
authwp_ajax_ainewsposter_check_for_duplicate_postsainewsposter.php:359
authwp_ajax_ainewsposter_process_articleainewsposter.php:409
authwp_ajax_ainewsposter_generate_articleainewsposter.php:476
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_menuainewsposter.php:30
actionadmin_initainewsposter.php:281
actionadmin_initainewsposter.php:289
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsainewsposter.php:529
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsainewsposter.php:543
actionadmin_initainewsposter.php:602
Maintenance & Trust

AI News Poster Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.4.8
Last updatedJun 3, 2024
PHP min version7.2
Downloads709

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

AI News Poster Developer Profile

chatclue

1 plugin · 10 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AI News Poster

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-news-poster/css/vendor/jquery-ui.css/wp-content/plugins/ai-news-poster/css/vendor/select2.min.css/wp-content/plugins/ai-news-poster/js/vendor/select2.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ai-news-poster/js/vendor/select2.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ainewsposter-containerainewsposter-tabsgenerate-articles-header
Data Attributes
name="ainewsposter_last_tab_index"id="ainewsposter_last_tab_index"name="ainewsposter_bing_api_key"name="ainewsposter_pagepixels_api_key"name="ainewsposter_openai_api_key"name="ainewsposter_news_query"+6 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AI News Poster