
Display Yelp Widget Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/display-yelp-widgetDisplays your business's Yelp rating and reviews.
Is Display Yelp Widget Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Display Yelp Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "display-yelp-widget" plugin v1.2.0 presents a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals a very small attack surface with no discovered AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, all identified SQL queries utilize prepared statements, and there are no reported CVEs, indicating a generally low level of historically exploitable issues. However, there are significant concerns stemming from the code analysis. The presence of the `create_function` is a critical security risk as it is deprecated and can be used to execute arbitrary PHP code, especially when combined with unsanitized input, which is a common pattern for this function. Additionally, a substantial portion of the output (42%) is not properly escaped, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is displayed without adequate sanitization. The lack of nonce and capability checks on any potential entry points, though currently zero, leaves the plugin vulnerable if new entry points are added in the future without proper security controls. The single external HTTP request, while not inherently a vulnerability, warrants scrutiny to ensure it doesn't fetch untrusted data or execute callbacks from an external source without validation.
Key Concerns
- Use of deprecated and dangerous function create_function
- Significant amount of unescaped output (42%)
- Lack of nonce checks on entry points
- Lack of capability checks on entry points
Display Yelp Widget Security Vulnerabilities
Display Yelp Widget Release Timeline
Display Yelp Widget Code Analysis
Dangerous Functions Found
Output Escaping
Display Yelp Widget Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 6
Maintenance & Trust
Display Yelp Widget Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Display Yelp Widget Developer Profile
7 plugins · 80 total installs
How We Detect Display Yelp Widget
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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