Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/award-on-click-for-gamipress

This GamiPress Add-on adds a shortcode to show a link. The user is awarded a specified achievement when the link is clicked.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.5.9+ WP 4.4+ Updated Oct 24, 2020
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "award-on-click-for-gamipress" plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, file operations, and external HTTP requests, along with a complete lack of critical or high-severity taint flows, are all positive indicators. The presence of a nonce check is also commendable.

However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping. With only 33% of the total 9 outputs properly escaped, there is a high likelihood of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This is a critical area of weakness that attackers could exploit to inject malicious scripts into the WordPress site.

The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs. This, combined with the strong code signals in most areas, suggests a conscientious development approach. Nevertheless, the identified output escaping issue needs immediate attention to mitigate potential XSS risks.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
3 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

33% escaped9 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
award_achievement (gamipress-award-on-click.php:57)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_noticesgamipress-award-on-click.php:43
actionplugins_loadedgamipress-award-on-click.php:44
actioninitgamipress-award-on-click.php:50
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsgamipress-award-on-click.php:51
actionadmin_post_award_on_clickgamipress-award-on-click.php:52
Maintenance & Trust

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedOct 24, 2020
PHP min version5.5.9
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress Developer Profile

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10 plugins · 70 total installs

85
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/award-on-click-for-gamipress/js/rangyinputs-jquery-src.js/wp-content/plugins/award-on-click-for-gamipress/js/award-on-click-embed.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/award-on-click-for-gamipress/js/rangyinputs-jquery-src.js/wp-content/plugins/award-on-click-for-gamipress/js/award-on-click-embed.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-post-typedata-placeholder
Shortcode Output
<a id='award_on_click_The ID of the achievement the user earns.The address of the link.The title of the link.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Award On Click Add-On for GamiPress