BP Member Reviews Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bp-user-reviews

Add to your BuddyPress community the ability to provide reviews and star ratings for the members.

20 active installs v1.2.6 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated May 11, 2018
bbpressbpbuddypressratingratings
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is BP Member Reviews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

BP Member Reviews has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "bp-user-reviews" plugin v1.2.6 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of critical taint flows, raw SQL queries, and a significant number of properly escaped outputs are positive indicators. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practice by implementing nonce checks and capability checks on its AJAX handlers, which represent its entire identified attack surface. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs further bolsters this positive assessment, suggesting a well-maintained and secure codebase. However, the relatively low percentage of properly escaped outputs (46%) does present a potential area of concern. While no specific vulnerabilities are directly indicated by this, it suggests that cross-site scripting (XSS) could be a theoretical risk if sensitive data is handled within the unescaped outputs. Therefore, while the plugin appears secure in its current state, ongoing vigilance regarding output escaping is recommended.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped outputs
Vulnerabilities
None known

BP Member Reviews Security Vulnerabilities

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

BP Member Reviews Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
46
39 escaped
Nonce Checks
7
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

46% escaped85 total outputs
Attack Surface

BP Member Reviews Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_bp_user_reviewbp-user-reviews.php:65
noprivwp_ajax_bp_user_reviewbp-user-reviews.php:67
WordPress Hooks 29
actioninitbp-user-reviews.php:54
actioninitbp-user-reviews.php:55
actionbp_setup_navbp-user-reviews.php:61
actionbp_enqueue_scriptsbp-user-reviews.php:62
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsbp-user-reviews.php:63
actionwp_headbp-user-reviews.php:64
actionbp_profile_header_metabp-user-reviews.php:71
actionbp_directory_members_actionsbp-user-reviews.php:73
actionbbp_theme_after_reply_author_detailsbp-user-reviews.php:75
actionadmin_menubp-user-reviews.php:80
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsbp-user-reviews.php:81
actionadd_meta_boxesbp-user-reviews.php:82
actionsave_postbp-user-reviews.php:83
actionadmin_footer-edit.phpbp-user-reviews.php:84
actionadmin_footer-post.phpbp-user-reviews.php:85
actionadmin_footer-post-new.phpbp-user-reviews.php:86
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnbp-user-reviews.php:87
filterpost_row_actionsbp-user-reviews.php:88
actionpost_submitbox_minor_actionsbp-user-reviews.php:89
actionpost_action_spambp-user-reviews.php:90
actionpost_action_unspambp-user-reviews.php:91
actionpost_action_unpublishbp-user-reviews.php:92
actionpost_action_publishbp-user-reviews.php:93
filterdisplay_post_statesbp-user-reviews.php:96
actionpost_action_publishbp-user-reviews.php:98
actionadmin_initbp-user-reviews.php:99
actionsave_postbp-user-reviews.php:456
actionbp_template_contentbp-user-reviews.php:718
actionplugins_loadedbp-user-reviews.php:914
Maintenance & Trust

BP Member Reviews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMay 11, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings12
Active installs20
Developer Profile

BP Member Reviews Developer Profile

wordplus

2 plugins · 10K total installs

70
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
357 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect BP Member Reviews

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/css/bp-user-reviews.css/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/css/bp-user-reviews-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews.js/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews.js/wp-content/plugins/bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews-admin.js
Version Parameters
bp-user-reviews/css/bp-user-reviews.css?ver=bp-user-reviews/css/bp-user-reviews-admin.css?ver=bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews.js?ver=bp-user-reviews/js/bp-user-reviews-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
bp-user-reviewsbp-user-reviews-adminbp-user-reviews-rating-starsbp-user-reviews-review-itembp-user-reviews-admin-column
Data Attributes
data-averagedata-stars
JS Globals
bp_user_reviews_ajax_urlbp_user_reviews_settings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about BP Member Reviews