Cricket Live Score Security & Risk Analysis

The "cricket-score" plugin version 2.0.3 demonstrates some positive security practices, including 100% of its SQL queries using prepared statements and all identified outputs being properly escaped. The absence of critical or high severity taint flows, along with no dangerous functions or external HTTP requests, suggests a generally secure codebase in these areas.

However, there are notable concerns. The plugin has a history of vulnerabilities, with one medium severity Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue recorded. While currently unpatched CVEs are zero, this history indicates a recurring pattern of potential security weaknesses. Furthermore, the static analysis reveals a complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks, which is a significant concern for entry points like shortcodes. Although the static analysis indicates no unprotected entry points, the absence of these checks means that the existing shortcode is vulnerable to unauthorized execution if an attacker can trick a user into triggering it.

In conclusion, while the plugin has strengths in its SQL and output handling, the history of vulnerabilities and the critical absence of nonce and capability checks on its shortcode create a moderate to high risk. The plugin should be reviewed and updated to include proper authorization checks to mitigate the risks associated with its vulnerability history and lack of input validation.