Social Feeds for Threads Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/better-social-feeds

Display feeds from your Threads profile on your WordPress website.

100 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Jun 16, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Social Feeds for Threads Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Social Feeds for Threads 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 'better-social-feeds' plugin v1.0.1 presents a generally strong security posture based on the static analysis provided. It exhibits good practices by not utilizing dangerous functions, employing prepared statements for all SQL queries, and avoiding file operations and external HTTP requests. The presence of nonce and capability checks, along with the absence of known vulnerabilities in its history, further contribute to this positive assessment. However, there are areas for concern. The plugin has a moderately low rate of proper output escaping (63%), which could leave it susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if the unescaped outputs handle user-controlled data. While no critical or high severity taint flows were detected, and the attack surface is relatively small with no immediately apparent unprotected entry points, the lack of complete output sanitization remains a potential weakness.

Key Concerns

  • Only 63% of output is properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Social Feeds for Threads Security Vulnerabilities

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

Social Feeds for Threads Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
12 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
5
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

63% escaped19 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
fftmj_config_callback (admin\settings.php:8)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Social Feeds for Threads Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[fftmj_feeds] shortcode.php:12
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitbetter-social-feeds.php:18
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsbetter-social-feeds.php:26
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsbetter-social-feeds.php:27
actionplugins_loadedbetter-social-feeds.php:67
actionadmin_menubetter-social-feeds.php:70
Maintenance & Trust

Social Feeds for Threads Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 16, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating96/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Social Feeds for Threads Developer Profile

Deepak Khokhar

6 plugins · 5K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
236 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Social Feeds for Threads

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/better-social-feeds/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/better-social-feeds/admin/settings.css/wp-content/plugins/better-social-feeds/admin/settings.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/better-social-feeds/admin/settings.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fftmj_threads_contfftmj_loadingfftmj_single_threadfftmj_row1fftmj_profileimagefftmj_thrusrfftmj_time
Data Attributes
id="fftmj_threads_container"class="fftmj_threads_cont"class="fftmj_loading"id="threads_user"class="fftmj_single_thread"class="fftmj_row1"+3 more
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/v1.0/me/threads/wp-json/v1.0/me?fields=id,username,threads_profile_picture_url,threads_biography
Shortcode Output
<div id="fftmj_threads_container" class="fftmj_threads_cont"><div class="fftmj_loading">Loading Feeds From Threads...</div><input type="hidden" id="threads_user" value="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Social Feeds for Threads