Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-update-google-business-profile-reviews

This Plugins gets average rating from your company\'s Google My Business entry. You can display the rating on your wordpress website.

30 active installs v0.2.5 PHP 8.0.27+ WP + Updated Jun 17, 2025
automatic-update-google-reviewsgoogle-business-reviewsgoogle-my-business-ratinggoogle-reviewsgoogle-star-rating
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "automatic-update-google-business-profile-reviews" plugin, in version 0.2.5, exhibits a generally good security posture regarding its entry points and the use of prepared statements for SQL queries. The absence of known vulnerabilities and CVEs, coupled with no recorded issues in its history, is a positive sign. However, several critical security concerns are present in the static analysis. The plugin has zero capability checks and zero nonce checks across all its entry points, which is a significant weakness. Furthermore, a substantial portion of its output (0% properly escaped) is not being sanitized, leading to a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the attack surface is small and there are no direct SQL injection risks, the lack of proper authentication and output sanitization are major blind spots that could be exploited.

Key Concerns

  • Zero capability checks
  • Zero nonce checks
  • 0% output properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Security Vulnerabilities

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

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[gmb_rating_badge] google-my-business-rating.php:164
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_menugoogle-my-business-rating.php:51
actionadmin_initgoogle-my-business-rating.php:77
actionupdated_optiongoogle-my-business-rating.php:167
actiongmb_rating_get_every_weekgoogle-my-business-rating.php:231
actionadmin_noticesgoogle-my-business-rating.php:347
actionadmin_noticesgoogle-my-business-rating.php:364

Scheduled Events 1

gmb_rating_get_every_week
Maintenance & Trust

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 17, 2025
PHP min version8.0.27
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews Developer Profile

stheobald

1 plugin · 30 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gmb-rating-copyright
Shortcode Output
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Automatic Update Google Business Profile Reviews