Catch Social Share Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/catch-social-share

Catch Social Share - Catch Social Share is a simple yet feature-rich social sharing WordPress plugin that adds social share buttons on your site.

50 active installs v2.0 PHP + WP 5.9+ Updated Feb 16, 2026
facebook-social-sharesocial-media-sharesocial-network-sharesocial-share
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Catch Social Share Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Catch Social Share has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "catch-social-share" plugin v2.0 exhibits a generally good security posture, with no recorded vulnerabilities and strong practices in critical areas like SQL queries and output escaping. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further bolsters its security. However, the presence of one unprotected AJAX handler represents a significant concern. While the plugin implements nonce checks and capability checks, this single unprotected entry point could be exploited if it handles user-supplied data without proper validation and sanitization, especially if it performs sensitive operations.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handler
Vulnerabilities
None known

Catch Social Share Security Vulnerabilities

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

Catch Social Share Release Timeline

v2.0Current
v1.2.5
v1.2.4
v1.2.3
v1.2.2
v1.2.1
v1.2
v1.1
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Catch Social Share Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
14
175 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

93% escaped189 total outputs
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

Catch Social Share Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected1

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_include_icon_order_actionincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:153

Shortcodes 1

[catch-social-share] includes\shortcodes.php:22
WordPress Hooks 12
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:130
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:145
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:147
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:149
actionadmin_initincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:151
filterplugin_action_linksincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:155
filterplugin_row_metaincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:157
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:172
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:174
filterthe_contentincludes\class-catch-social-share.php:176
filterthe_titleincludes\shortcodes.php:35
filterthe_titlepublic\class-catch-social-share-public.php:135
Maintenance & Trust

Catch Social Share Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 16, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads10K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Catch Social Share Developer Profile

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9 plugins · 29K total installs

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Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
798 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Catch Social Share

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/catch-social-share/admin/css/catch-social-share-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/catch-social-share/fonts/css/font-awesome.css/wp-content/plugins/catch-social-share/admin/js/jquery-matchHeight.min.js
Script Paths
admin/js/catch-social-share-admin.js
Version Parameters
catch-social-share-admin.css?ver=font-awesome.css?ver=jquery-matchHeight.min.js?ver=catch-social-share-admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
catch-social-share-admin-wrap
Data Attributes
data-social-share
JS Globals
catch_social_share_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Catch Social Share