Bitly Exporter Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-exporter

Easily export your Bitly link history.

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Sep 18, 2014
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Bitly Exporter Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The bitly-exporter plugin v1.0.2 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates strong adherence to secure coding practices by exclusively using prepared statements for its SQL queries and lacking any identified critical or high-severity taint flows. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs, suggesting a history of stable and secure operation. The absence of a large attack surface with unprotected entry points is also a positive indicator.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping rate
  • File operations without clear sanitization context
  • External HTTP requests without clear sanitization context
  • Capability checks are missing
Vulnerabilities
None known

Bitly Exporter Security Vulnerabilities

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

Bitly Exporter Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
8 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
1
External Requests
3
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

29% escaped28 total outputs
Attack Surface

Bitly Exporter Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actioninitbitly-exporter.php:28
actionadmin_menubitly-exporter.php:46
filterplugin_action_linksbitly-exporter.php:47
actionadmin_initbitly-exporter.php:48
Maintenance & Trust

Bitly Exporter Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.0.38
Last updatedSep 18, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Bitly Exporter Developer Profile

Zack Katz

23 plugins · 14K total installs

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

How We Detect Bitly Exporter

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bitly-exporter/bitly.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
postboxhandledivhndleinsidepostbox-containermetabox-holdermeta-box-sortables
HTML Comments
<!-- Click to toggle --><!-- Your Bitly API Key --><!-- The password is only required if you do not have the API key. -->
Data Attributes
id="bitlyexporter"id="bitlyexporter_username"id="bitlyexporter_password"id="bitlyexporter_apikey"name="bitlyexporter[username]"name="bitlyexporter[password]"+4 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Bitly Exporter