Dual RSS Feed Key Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/dual-rss-feed-key

Provide a "secret" full text RSS feed on WordPress sites with summary RSS feeds enabled.

10 active installs v0.0.1 PHP + WP 4.0.0+ Updated Unknown
feedrss
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Dual RSS Feed Key Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Dual RSS Feed Key has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "dual-rss-feed-key" plugin v0.0.1 demonstrates a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, direct SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is commendable. Furthermore, the perfect execution of output escaping and the complete lack of any taint analysis findings with unsanitized paths indicate diligent coding practices in these areas.

However, a significant concern arises from the complete absence of any authentication and authorization checks. With zero capability checks, zero nonce checks, and no protection on its potential (though currently empty) entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes, the plugin is entirely open to any user, regardless of their logged-in status or role. While the current attack surface is zero, this lack of any security checks whatsoever in the code itself represents a major potential weakness that could be exploited if new features are added without proper security considerations. The vulnerability history being clean further suggests the plugin might be new or has not been subject to significant scrutiny, but it does not negate the inherent risk posed by the lack of protective code.

In conclusion, the plugin's code quality in terms of avoiding common pitfalls like vulnerable SQL queries or unescaped output is excellent. The primary weakness lies in the complete lack of any access control mechanisms, which is a fundamental security principle. While there are no currently exploitable vulnerabilities reported or evident in the static analysis, the foundation for future vulnerabilities is present due to this oversight. Developers should prioritize implementing appropriate capability checks and nonce verifications for any future additions to the plugin's functionality.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks implemented
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Dual RSS Feed Key Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Dual RSS Feed Key Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<dual-rss-feed> (dual-rss-feed.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Dual RSS Feed Key Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filterpre_option_rss_use_excerptdual-rss-feed.php:17
actionadmin_initdual-rss-feed.php:18
Maintenance & Trust

Dual RSS Feed Key Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.0.0
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Dual RSS Feed Key Developer Profile

Jeremy Felt

5 plugins · 1K total installs

90
trust score
Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Dual RSS Feed Key

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="wsu_drf_options[secret_key]"id="wsu_drf_key"
Shortcode Output
<p class="description">Input a secret key here to attach to your RSS feed for a full text version. (e.g. <p class="description">The full text RSS feed URL for your site is
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Dual RSS Feed Key