Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Security & Risk Analysis

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This plugin enables your website to display daily quotes on sidebars.

0 active installs v1.0 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 4.6+ Updated Oct 23, 2018
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "daily-quotes-by-jar-of-quotes" plugin v1.0 presents a mixed security posture. While the static analysis shows a very small attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without proper authorization checks, and all SQL queries using prepared statements, there are significant concerns regarding output escaping. With only 53% of outputs properly escaped, there's a moderate risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, critical taint flows, or external HTTP requests is positive. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, indicating a lack of publicly known issues, which can be a sign of either good security practices or a lack of historical scrutiny. The lack of nonce and capability checks, while not directly exploitable due to the limited attack surface, represents a missed opportunity for robust security and could become an issue if the attack surface expands in future versions.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping rate
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Security Vulnerabilities

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

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
14
16 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

53% escaped30 total outputs
Attack Surface

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initDaily_Quotes_By_Jar_Of_Quotes.php:149
Maintenance & Trust

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedOct 23, 2018
PHP min version5.2.4
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes Developer Profile

jesseneo

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wp_widget_plugin_box
Data Attributes
id="Daily_Quotes_By_Jar_Of_Quotes"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Daily Quotes by Jar of Quotes