Bitcoin Donations Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bitcoin-donations

This plugin displays your bitcoin address to allow visitors of your site to donate bitcoins

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Jun 23, 2011
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Bitcoin Donations Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The bitcoin-donations v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture in several key areas. Notably, it features zero known CVEs, a clean vulnerability history, and robust SQL query sanitization using prepared statements. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential attack vectors. However, significant concerns arise from the code analysis. The presence of the `create_function` function is a major red flag, as it can lead to arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities if user input is improperly handled. Additionally, the plugin has a very low percentage of properly escaped output, meaning that data displayed to users might be susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The lack of any nonce checks or capability checks on its entry points, although the attack surface is reported as zero, is a significant omission that could be exploited if new entry points are introduced or if the attack surface reporting is incomplete.

Key Concerns

  • use of create_function
  • low output escaping percentage
  • no nonce checks
  • no capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Bitcoin Donations Security Vulnerabilities

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

Bitcoin Donations Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
2 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('', 'return register_widget("WP_Bitdonations_Widget");'))bitcoin-donations.php:116

Output Escaping

14% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

Bitcoin Donations Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_print_stylesbitcoin-donations.php:15
actionwidgets_initbitcoin-donations.php:116
Maintenance & Trust

Bitcoin Donations Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.1.4
Last updatedJun 23, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Bitcoin Donations Developer Profile

SloBros

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Bitcoin Donations

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bitcoin-donations/bitcoinstyle.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
CornerCode
Data Attributes
id="bitcoinStyleSheets"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Bitcoin Donations