Dashboard Greetings Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-greetings

A lightweight plugin that adds a Daily Motivation widget to the WordPress dashboard with random quotes and subtle styling.

0 active installs v1.0.2 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Feb 25, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Dashboard Greetings Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Dashboard Greetings 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 'dashboard-greetings' plugin v1.0.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries (all using prepared statements), unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, or taint flows is highly commendable. This suggests the developers have followed robust secure coding practices. Furthermore, the plugin has no known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history, reinforcing its current security reliability. The only potential area for improvement, though not necessarily a security risk given the current state, is the complete lack of entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes. While this minimizes the attack surface, it also means there are no explicit authorization checks (like capability checks or nonce checks) to evaluate. This is not a concern in itself because there's nothing to protect, but it's an observation about the plugin's functionality. Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Dashboard Greetings Security Vulnerabilities

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

Dashboard Greetings Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Dashboard Greetings Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsdashboard-greetings.php:51
actionwp_dashboard_setupinc\ospdg-widget-main.php:24
actionwp_dashboard_setupinc\ospdg-widget-main.php:42
Maintenance & Trust

Dashboard Greetings Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 25, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads136

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Dashboard Greetings Developer Profile

Ehasanul Haque

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 Dashboard Greetings

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/dashboard-greetings/assets/css/ospdg-style.css/wp-content/plugins/dashboard-greetings/assets/js/ospdg-script.js
Script Paths
assets/js/ospdg-script.js
Version Parameters
ospdg-admin-styleospdg-admin-script

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ospdg-motivation-widget
Shortcode Output
<h2>Daily Motivation</h2>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dashboard Greetings