Christmas Snow Effects Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/christmas-snow-effects

This plugin adds a fun snow effect to your WordPress site, including a Santa Claus moving from left to right and right to left.

10 active installs v1.1 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jan 16, 2025
christmasdecorationeffectssantasnow
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Christmas Snow Effects Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Christmas Snow Effects has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "christmas-snow-effects" plugin v1.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of direct attack surface points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes is a significant strength, reducing the likelihood of direct exploitation. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a very high percentage (97%) of outputs being properly escaped. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further bolsters its security. The plugin also correctly uses capability checks, indicating awareness of WordPress's permission system. However, the complete absence of nonce checks is a notable concern, especially if any of the (currently zero) AJAX or REST API endpoints were to be added in the future. The total lack of recorded vulnerabilities and taint flows is highly positive, suggesting a mature and well-developed plugin. While the current analysis shows no immediate critical risks, the absence of nonce checks is a potential weakness that could be exploited if new endpoints are introduced without proper security measures.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Christmas Snow Effects Security Vulnerabilities

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

Christmas Snow Effects Release Timeline

v1.1Current
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Christmas Snow Effects Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

97% escaped32 total outputs
Attack Surface

Christmas Snow Effects Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionwp_headchristmas-snow-effects.php:65
actionwp_enqueue_scriptschristmas-snow-effects.php:68
actionwp_enqueue_scriptschristmas-snow-effects.php:118
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptschristmas-snow-effects.php:133
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptschristmas-snow-effects.php:142
actionadmin_menuincludes/admin-settings.php:14
actionadmin_initincludes/admin-settings.php:117
Maintenance & Trust

Christmas Snow Effects Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedJan 16, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads490

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Christmas Snow Effects Developer Profile

Dy Experts

5 plugins · 100 total installs

90
trust score
Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Christmas Snow Effects

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/js/snow.js/wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/css/snow.css/wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/santas.gif/wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/audio//wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/christmas-snow-effects/assets/css/admin.css
Script Paths
assets/js/snow.jsassets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
christmas-snow-effects/assets/js/snow.js?ver=christmas-snow-effects/assets/css/snow.css?ver=christmas-snow-effects/assets/js/admin.js?ver=christmas-snow-effects/assets/css/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
snowflake
JS Globals
christmasSnowSettingschristmas_snow_music_url
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Christmas Snow Effects