Easy Hotjar WordPress Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/easy-hotjar

Set up hotjar on your site in a matter of seconds

100 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated May 12, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Hotjar WordPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Easy Hotjar WordPress has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "easy-hotjar" plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities, or direct file operations is commendable. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, indicating a clean track record. However, a significant concern is the complete lack of output escaping for all identified output points. This suggests that user-supplied data, if present in any of the output, could be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft within the user's browser session.

Despite the zero-day potential and the clean vulnerability history, the 0% output escaping is a critical weakness. The lack of capability checks and nonce checks, while not directly exploitable due to the absence of other entry points like AJAX or REST APIs, still represents a potential gap in secure coding practices that could become problematic if future versions introduce new entry points without proper security. The overall security is good in terms of avoiding common plugin vulnerabilities, but the unescaped output is a major blind spot.

Key Concerns

  • All output is unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Hotjar WordPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Hotjar WordPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
9
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped9 total outputs
Attack Surface

Easy Hotjar WordPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-easy-hotjar-wordpress.php:93
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-easy-hotjar-wordpress.php:95
actionadmin_initincludes\class-easy-hotjar-wordpress.php:96
actionwp_headincludes\class-easy-hotjar-wordpress.php:98
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Hotjar WordPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.5.33
Last updatedMay 12, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Alternatives

Easy Hotjar WordPress Alternatives

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Developer Profile

Easy Hotjar WordPress Developer Profile

jokiruiz

5 plugins · 780 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Easy Hotjar WordPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easy-hotjar/admin/css/bootstrap.min.css
Version Parameters
easy-hotjar/admin/css/bootstrap.min.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Begins Hotjar Tracking Code Using Easy Hotjar WordPress Plugin --><!-- Ends Hotjar Tracking Code Using Easy Hotjar WordPress Plugin -->
JS Globals
window.hj
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Hotjar WordPress