Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/awebsome-online-registered-users-widget

Shows your online/offline registered users by some display options.

20 active installs v2.0.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 27, 2012
awebsomeonlineregisteredrolesusers
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin exhibits a generally good security posture due to its lack of identified vulnerabilities in its history and its use of prepared statements for all SQL queries. The absence of an attack surface with unprotected entry points is also a positive sign. However, the static analysis reveals a significant concern: the presence of the `create_function` dangerous function, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code if used with user-supplied input. While taint analysis found no specific flows, this is likely due to the limited scope of the analysis or the absence of dynamic input being passed to this function in the analyzed code. The lack of capability checks and nonce checks, combined with the presence of a dangerous function, suggests a potential for privilege escalation or unauthorized actions if an attacker can trigger the `create_function` with malicious input. The high percentage of properly escaped output is a mitigating factor, but the single dangerous function remains a notable risk. Overall, while the plugin has strengths in its SQL handling and lack of historical vulnerabilities, the presence of `create_function` without apparent safeguards introduces a critical risk that requires immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Presence of dangerous function `create_function`
  • Missing capability checks
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
15
60 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'register_widget("Awebsome_ORUW");'));awebsome-oruw.php:17

Output Escaping

80% escaped75 total outputs
Attack Surface

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionwidgets_initawebsome-oruw.php:17
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsawebsome-oruw.php:45
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsawebsome-oruw.php:49
actionwp_dashboard_setupawebsome-oruw.php:52
actionwp_loginawebsome-oruw.php:55
actionwp_logoutawebsome-oruw.php:56
Maintenance & Trust

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.4.2
Last updatedAug 27, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads13K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget Developer Profile

Raul Illana

4 plugins · 130 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/awebsome-online-registered-users-widget/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/awebsome-online-registered-users-widget/css/backend.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
aws-oruwaws-oruw-othersaws-oruw-onlys
Data Attributes
id="aws_oruw_gravatars"name="aws_oruw_gravatars"id="aws_oruw_authlinks"name="aws_oruw_authlinks"id="aws_oruw_categorize"name="aws_oruw_categorize"+14 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Awebsome! Online Registered Users Widget