Aviation Weather Briefing Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/aviation-weather-briefing

Display the most important Aviation Weather information such as METAR,TAF,Significant Weather and Upper Winds and Temperature.

30 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jan 31, 2015
aviation-weathermetarsignificant-weathertafupper-winds-and-temperature
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Aviation Weather Briefing Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Aviation Weather Briefing 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 "aviation-weather-briefing" v1.0 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. While it boasts a small attack surface with no known CVEs and no direct dangerous functions, several concerning code signals and taint analysis results raise flags. The lack of output escaping on all identified outputs is a significant weakness, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is displayed without proper sanitization.

Furthermore, the taint analysis reveals three flows with unsanitized paths, all categorized as high severity. This suggests that data originating from untrusted sources might be processed in a way that could be exploited. The vulnerability history being clean is a positive indicator, but it doesn't negate the risks identified in the static analysis. The plugin's strengths lie in its limited external dependencies and lack of historical vulnerabilities, but the identified unescaped outputs and high-severity taint flows represent concrete areas for improvement and potential exploitation.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output on all outputs
  • High severity unsanitized taint flow (3 instances)
  • 50% of SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Aviation Weather Briefing Security Vulnerabilities

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

Aviation Weather Briefing Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
4
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

50% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows
3 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows3 with unsanitized paths
get_winds (functions_wx.php:157)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Aviation Weather Briefing Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 3

[winds] aviation-weather-brieifing.php:13
[metar_taf] aviation-weather-brieifing.php:14
[sigwx] aviation-weather-brieifing.php:15
WordPress Hooks 1
actionadmin_menuaviation-weather-brieifing.php:16
Maintenance & Trust

Aviation Weather Briefing Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJan 31, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Aviation Weather Briefing Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 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 Aviation Weather Briefing

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/aviation-weather-briefing/aviation-weather-briefing.php/wp-content/plugins/aviation-weather-briefing/functions_wx.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
container
Data Attributes
id="avwx"id="airport"id="upper"id="region"
JS Globals
jQuery
Shortcode Output
<h4 style="font-weight:bold;">METAR/TAF GENERATOR</h4><p>Insert up to 3 valid ICAO identifiers to get METAR and TAF Reports</p><h4 style="font-weight:bold;">UPPER WINDS AND TEMPERATURE</h4><h4 style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNIFICANT WEATHER</h4>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Aviation Weather Briefing