Bing Boards Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bing-boards

The WordPress plugin for Bing Boards lets bloggers create boards that showcase their content on page one of search results.

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.5.1+ Updated Jan 21, 2014
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Bing Boards Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Bing Boards has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'bing-boards' plugin v1.0.2 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices by not utilizing dangerous functions, executing all SQL queries with prepared statements, and avoiding file operations and external HTTP requests. The plugin also correctly implements a significant number of nonce and capability checks, indicating a foundational understanding of WordPress security. However, a notable concern is the presence of one unprotected AJAX handler, which represents a direct attack vector that could be exploited if it handles user-supplied input without proper validation or authorization.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handler
Vulnerabilities
None known

Bing Boards Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Bing Boards Release Timeline

v1.0.2Current
v1.0.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Bing Boards Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
17
36 escaped
Nonce Checks
8
Capability Checks
16
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

68% escaped53 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<bing-boards-ajax.class> (classes\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

Bing Boards Attack Surface

Entry Points9
Unprotected1

AJAX Handlers 9

authwp_ajax_bing-add-panelclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:27
authwp_ajax_bing-delete-panelclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:28
authwp_ajax_bing-get-panelclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:29
authwp_ajax_bing-posts-for-scrappingclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:30
authwp_ajax_bing-posts-for-linkingclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:31
authwp_ajax_bing-scrap-local-postclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:32
authwp_ajax_bing-panels-sortclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:33
authwp_ajax_bing-oembedclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:34
authwp_ajax_bing-user-has-keyclasses\bing-boards-ajax.class.php:35
WordPress Hooks 40
actionplugins_loadedbing-boards.php:16
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:32
actionadd_meta_boxesclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:39
actionadd_meta_boxesclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:40
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:41
actiontransition_post_statusclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:42
actionadmin_initclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:43
actionadmin_headclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:44
actionadmin_noticesclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:45
actionadmin_menuclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:46
actionshow_user_profileclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:50
actionedit_user_profileclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:51
actionpersonal_options_updateclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:52
actionedit_user_profile_updateclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:53
actionuser_profile_update_errorsclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:54
filtermedia_view_stringsclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:56
filterpost_row_actionsclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:57
filtermanage_edit-bing_board_columnsclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:58
actionmanage_bing_board_posts_custom_columnclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:59
filterbulk_actions-edit-bing_boardclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:62
filterpre_post_titleclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:64
filterpre_post_contentclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:65
filterwp_insert_post_dataclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:66
actionadmin_noticesclasses\bing-boards-admin.class.php:255
actionwp_trash_postclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:41
actionbefore_delete_postclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:42
filterget_post_metadataclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:43
filtercurrent_screenclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:46
actionadmin_noticesclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:47
filterpost_updated_messagesclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:48
actionbing_boards_user_key_updatedclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:51
actionadmin_initclasses\bing-boards-api-integration.class.php:55
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-data-architecture.class.php:41
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-data-architecture.class.php:48
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-data-architecture.class.php:49
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-data-architecture.class.php:50
filterimage_size_names_chooseclasses\bing-boards-data-architecture.class.php:52
actioninitclasses\bing-boards-data-wrangler.class.php:21
filteroembed_dataparseclasses\bing-boards-data-wrangler.class.php:22
actionbefore_delete_postclasses\bing-boards-data-wrangler.class.php:29
Maintenance & Trust

Bing Boards Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedJan 21, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Bing Boards Developer Profile

Modern Tribe, Inc.

7 plugins · 8K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Bing Boards

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bing-boards/bing-boards.min.css/wp-content/plugins/bing-boards/jquery.placeholder.min.js/wp-content/plugins/bing-boards/jquery.jcarousel.min.js/wp-content/plugins/bing-boards/spin.min.js/wp-content/plugins/bing-boards/bing-boards.min.js
Version Parameters
bing-boards/bing-boards.min.css?ver=bing-boards/jquery.placeholder.min.js?ver=bing-boards/jquery.jcarousel.min.js?ver=bing-boards/spin.min.js?ver=bing-boards/bing-boards.min.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-bing-boards
JS Globals
BingBoards
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Bing Boards