Buy This Book Security & Risk Analysis

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[No longer under development! See the Author Showcase plugin for similar, extended functionality.] Buy This Book allows authors to display their books …

90 active installs v1.4 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Jul 5, 2016
amazonauthorbookcoversdisplay
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Buy This Book Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Buy This Book has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "buy-this-book" v1.4 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified attack surface points, dangerous functions, and taint analysis issues is highly commendable. Furthermore, the consistent use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output indicate good development practices. The lack of external HTTP requests and file operations also minimizes potential attack vectors.

However, the static analysis also highlights significant areas of concern. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks across all code signals a potentially dangerous oversight. While the current analysis found no direct vulnerabilities stemming from this, it leaves the plugin susceptible to various attacks if any entry points were to be introduced or discovered in the future. The zero vulnerability history is positive but does not guarantee future safety, especially given the absence of authentication and authorization checks.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
  • High percentage of unescaped output (17%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Buy This Book Security Vulnerabilities

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

Buy This Book Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
11
54 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

83% escaped65 total outputs
Attack Surface

Buy This Book Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwidgets_initbuy-this-book.php:217
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsbuy-this-book.php:221
filteradmin_enqueue_scriptsbuy-this-book.php:222
Maintenance & Trust

Buy This Book Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJul 5, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs90
Developer Profile

Buy This Book Developer Profile

Claire Ryan

1 plugin · 90 total installs

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

How We Detect Buy This Book

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/buy-this-book/icons/

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
buybookbtbaligntoggletriggerbox
Data Attributes
btbbookcolumnbtbinstructions
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Buy This Book