CiteBoost GEO Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/citeboost-geo

Optimize your WordPress site for AI search engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.

0 active installs v1.3.3 PHP 8.1+ WP 6.0+ Updated Apr 12, 2026
ai-seoai-visibilityjson-ldrobots-txtschema-markup
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is CiteBoost GEO Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'citeboost-geo' plugin, version 1.3.3, exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any known vulnerabilities in its history and the robust implementation of security best practices like prepared statements for SQL queries and proper output escaping (95%) are commendable. The plugin also demonstrates a good use of capability checks (23) to protect its entry points. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of nonce checks across all entry points, particularly with 19 REST API routes. While there are no immediate critical or high severity issues identified in the taint analysis, the absence of nonce checks presents a potential avenue for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, especially if any of these REST API routes perform sensitive actions.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks on REST API routes
Vulnerabilities
None known

CiteBoost GEO Security Vulnerabilities

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

CiteBoost GEO Release Timeline

v1.3.3Current
v1.3.2
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

CiteBoost GEO Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
29 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
20 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
23
File Operations
0
External Requests
5
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Freemius1.0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared29 total queries

Output Escaping

95% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

CiteBoost GEO Attack Surface

Entry Points19
Unprotected0

REST API Routes 19

POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/analyze/(?P<id>\d+)includes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-analyze.php:12
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/analyze/batchincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-analyze.php:24
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/robotsincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-fix.php:10
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/robots/disableincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-fix.php:16
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/robots/statusincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-fix.php:22
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/schema/(?P<id>\d+)includes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-fix.php:28
DELETE/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/schema/(?P<id>\d+)includes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-fix.php:34
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/schema/generateincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-schema.php:10
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/schema/list/(?P<post_id>\d+)includes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-schema.php:20
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/schema/generate-templateincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-schema.php:26
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/schema/save-manualincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-schema.php:36
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/settingsincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:23
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/settings/keysincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:29
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/settings/queriesincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:35
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/settings/modelincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:41
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/citationsincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:47
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/bot-crawlsincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:53
POST/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/citations/checkincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:59
GET/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/postsincludes/api/class-cbgeo-rest-settings.php:65
WordPress Hooks 12
actionadmin_menuadmin/class-cbgeo-admin.php:10
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin/class-cbgeo-admin.php:11
actionafter_uninstallciteboost-geo.php:76
actionplugins_loadedciteboost-geo.php:156
actioninitincludes/analyzers/class-cbgeo-bot-tracker.php:22
actiontemplate_redirectincludes/analyzers/class-cbgeo-referral-tracker.php:21
actionwp_headincludes/analyzers/class-cbgeo-schema.php:106
actionrest_api_initincludes/class-cbgeo-plugin.php:29
filterrobots_txtincludes/class-cbgeo-plugin.php:32
actionwp_headincludes/class-cbgeo-plugin.php:35
actionadmin_noticesincludes/class-cbgeo-plugin.php:47
actioncbgeo_citation_checkincludes/pro/class-cbgeo-citation.php:16

Scheduled Events 1

cbgeo_citation_check
Maintenance & Trust

CiteBoost GEO Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedApr 12, 2026
PHP min version8.1
Downloads78

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

CiteBoost GEO Developer Profile

Team CiteBoost

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect CiteBoost GEO

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/css/citeboost-geo-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/css/citeboost-geo-frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-admin.js/wp-content/plugins/citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-frontend.js
Version Parameters
citeboost-geo/assets/css/citeboost-geo-admin.css?ver=citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-admin.js?ver=citeboost-geo/assets/css/citeboost-geo-frontend.css?ver=citeboost-geo/assets/js/citeboost-geo-frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
citeboost-geo-admin-wrap
HTML Comments
<!-- DO NOT REMOVE THIS IF, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE --><!-- `function_exists` CALL ABOVE TO PROPERLY WORK. --><!-- Freemius required naming --><!-- Freemius required naming -->+13 more
Data Attributes
data-cbgeo-action
JS Globals
citeboost_geo_fs
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/analyze/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/fix/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/schema/wp-json/cbgeo/v1/settings
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about CiteBoost GEO