COVID-19 Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/covid-19

Campaign to raise public awareness about the importance of questions and answers about coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

10 active installs v1.2.2 PHP 5.2+ WP 5.2+ Updated Mar 18, 2020
coronacorona-viruscoronaviruscovid-19
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is COVID-19 Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

COVID-19 has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "covid-19" plugin version 1.2.2 demonstrates a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries are all prepared, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, indicating a lack of common attack vectors. The absence of known CVEs further contributes to this positive outlook. However, the static analysis does reveal some potential weaknesses. With 50% of outputs not being properly escaped, there's a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if these unescaped outputs are user-controlled. Furthermore, the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks, coupled with no identified entry points requiring authentication, suggests that any future additions to the plugin's functionality might be introduced without robust access control mechanisms, potentially exposing them to unauthorized access or manipulation.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is only 50% complete
  • No nonce checks present
  • No capability checks present
Vulnerabilities
None known

COVID-19 Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

COVID-19 Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

50% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

COVID-19 Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_footercovid-19.php:53
Maintenance & Trust

COVID-19 Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.3.21
Last updatedMar 18, 2020
PHP min version5.2
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

COVID-19 Developer Profile

Miguel Fuentes

5 plugins · 1K total installs

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

How We Detect COVID-19

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/covid-19/assets/images/h-logo-blue.svg

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
covid_19
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19