WP-Safety

AK Sharing Buttons Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ak-sharing-buttons

Ajax load and append a list of sharing button to single-post, static-page. Ex: facebook, twitter, pinterst, google-plus, linkedin.

10 active installs v1.0.7 PHP + WP 3.9+ Updated Sep 6, 2015
facebookgooglelinkedinpinteresttwitter
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is AK Sharing Buttons Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

AK Sharing Buttons 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

The ak-sharing-buttons plugin v1.0.7 exhibits a strong security posture based on the static analysis results. The plugin demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices, with all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and all output being properly escaped. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests significantly reduces potential attack vectors. The plugin also correctly implements nonce checks, indicating an awareness of common WordPress security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities
None known

AK Sharing Buttons Security Vulnerabilities

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

AK Sharing Buttons Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped29 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
load_sharing_buttons (ak-sharing-buttons.php:305)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

AK Sharing Buttons Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_aksb_load_sharing_buttonsak-sharing-buttons.php:43
noprivwp_ajax_aksb_load_sharing_buttonsak-sharing-buttons.php:44
WordPress Hooks 8
actionplugins_loadedak-sharing-buttons.php:25
actionafter_setup_themeak-sharing-buttons.php:26
actionloop_startak-sharing-buttons.php:35
actionloop_endak-sharing-buttons.php:36
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsak-sharing-buttons.php:37
actionwp_footerak-sharing-buttons.php:38
actionadmin_initak-sharing-buttons.php:40
filterthe_contentak-sharing-buttons.php:114
Maintenance & Trust

AK Sharing Buttons Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedSep 6, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
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Developer Profile

AK Sharing Buttons Developer Profile

tranthethang

2 plugins · 110 total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect AK Sharing Buttons

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ak-sharing-buttons/css/aksb-style.css/wp-content/plugins/ak-sharing-buttons/js/aksb.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ak-sharing-buttons/js/aksb.js
Version Parameters
ak-sharing-buttons/css/aksb-style.css?ver=ak-sharing-buttons/js/aksb.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
aksb-buttons-wrapaksb-layout-classicaksb-layout-static-linksaksb-lineaksb-firstaksb-lastaksb-facebookaksb-twitter+14 more
HTML Comments
<!-- Facebook --><!-- Twitter --><!-- Google+ --><!-- Pinterest -->+4 more
Data Attributes
id="aksb-buttons-wrap"class="aksb-layout-classic clearfix"class="aksb-layout-static-links clearfix"class="aksb-line aksb-first clearfix"class="aksb-line aksb-last clearfix"class="aksb-facebook"+15 more
JS Globals
var aksb_share_url = '
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about AK Sharing Buttons