Cricket Preloader Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/cricket-preloader

This plugin allow you to show Cricket animations before loading full content of your website.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Mar 3, 2016
cricketcricket-pre-loadercricket-preloadercricket-world-cuppre-loader
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Cricket Preloader Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The cricket-preloader v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries are all prepared, and output is properly escaped. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, and reliance on core WordPress nonces and capability checks further indicates a well-secured codebase. The plugin also boasts a minimal attack surface with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are not properly secured. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a significant positive indicator of its security. However, the complete absence of any flow analysis in the taint analysis, along with zero identified flows with unsanitized paths, might suggest a very small or static codebase, or that the analysis tools were not able to effectively trace data flow within it. While the current state is excellent, further investigation into the completeness of the taint analysis would be prudent if the plugin's functionality were more complex.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Cricket Preloader Security Vulnerabilities

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

Cricket Preloader Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Cricket Preloader Code Analysis

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

Cricket Preloader Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionwp_footercricket-loading.php:32
actionwp_enqueue_scriptscricket-loading.php:39
actionwp_footercricket-loading.php:51
Maintenance & Trust

Cricket Preloader Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedMar 3, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Cricket Preloader Developer Profile

bikel

4 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Cricket Preloader

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/cricket-preloader/css/style.css
Version Parameters
cricket-preloader/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
loadercricketplayerplayermoveplayerloaderballballcircle
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Cricket Preloader