Easy Social Sharing Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/easy-social-sharing

Easy Social Sharing provides you with an easy way to display various popular social share buttons.

1K active installs v1.3.6 PHP + WP 4.7+ Updated Jan 11, 2023
brandssharingsocial-mediasocial-sharesocial-sharing
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Easy Social Sharing Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "easy-social-sharing" plugin v1.3.6 presents a generally good security posture with no known historical vulnerabilities. The static analysis indicates strong adherence to best practices, with a high percentage of SQL queries using prepared statements and a very high rate of properly escaped output. The plugin also demonstrates good security hygiene with a reasonable number of nonce and capability checks, and no direct file operations or dangerous functions identified. However, two taint analysis flows with unsanitized paths, despite not reaching a critical or high severity in this analysis, warrant attention as they represent potential areas for exploitation if user-supplied data is not meticulously handled before being used in sensitive operations. The limited attack surface, with only one shortcode and no unprotected AJAX handlers or REST API routes, is a significant strength.

Key Concerns

  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
Vulnerabilities
None known

Easy Social Sharing Security Vulnerabilities

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

Easy Social Sharing Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
4
15 prepared
Unescaped Output
35
433 escaped
Nonce Checks
6
Capability Checks
7
File Operations
0
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

Select2

SQL Query Safety

79% prepared19 total queries

Output Escaping

93% escaped468 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
get_all_network_shares_count (includes\class-ess-ajax.php:80)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Easy Social Sharing Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[ess_inline_network] includes\class-ess-share-handler.php:27
WordPress Hooks 36
actioniniteasy-social-sharing.php:96
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-assets.php:27
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-assets.php:28
actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-meta-boxes.php:41
actionsave_postincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-meta-boxes.php:42
actioneasy_social_sharing_process_location_metaincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-meta-boxes.php:45
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-meta-boxes.php:48
actionshutdownincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-meta-boxes.php:49
actionwp_loadedincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-notices.php:41
actionshutdownincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-notices.php:42
actionadmin_print_stylesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-notices.php:45
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-notices.php:126
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin-notices.php:128
actioninitincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:25
actioncurrent_screenincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:26
actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:27
actionadmin_footerincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:28
filteradmin_footer_textincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:29
actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\class-ess-admin.php:103
filtereasy_social_sharing_settings_tabs_arrayincludes\admin\settings\class-ess-settings-general.php:31
filtereasy_social_sharing_settings_tabs_arrayincludes\admin\settings\class-ess-settings-layouts.php:31
filtereasy_social_sharing_settings_tabs_arrayincludes\admin\settings\class-ess-settings-network.php:31
filtereasy_social_sharing_settings_tabs_arrayincludes\admin\settings\class-ess-settings-page.php:41
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-ess-frontend-scripts.php:43
actionwp_print_scriptsincludes\class-ess-frontend-scripts.php:44
actionwp_print_footer_scriptsincludes\class-ess-frontend-scripts.php:45
actioninitincludes\class-ess-install.php:47
actioninitincludes\class-ess-install.php:48
actionadmin_initincludes\class-ess-install.php:49
actionin_plugin_update_message-easy-social-sharing/easy-social-sharing.phpincludes\class-ess-install.php:50
filterplugin_row_metaincludes\class-ess-install.php:52
actioninitincludes\class-ess-share-handler.php:25
actionwp_footerincludes\class-ess-share-handler.php:26
filterthe_contentincludes\class-ess-share-handler.php:63
actionwoocommerce_after_single_product_summaryincludes\class-ess-share-handler.php:64
actionwp_footerincludes\class-ess-share-handler.php:66

Scheduled Events 1

easy_social_sharing_flush_rewrite_rules
Maintenance & Trust

Easy Social Sharing Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedJan 11, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads88K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Easy Social Sharing Developer Profile

ThemeGrill

31 plugins · 252K total installs

77
trust score
Avg Security Score
97/100
Avg Patch Time
184 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Easy Social Sharing

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/css/menu.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/css/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min.css/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/admin/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/admin/admin.min.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/frontend/social-sharing.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/frontend/social-sharing.min.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/share-handler.js+1 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/admin/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/admin/admin.min.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/frontend/social-sharing.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/frontend/social-sharing.min.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/share-handler.js/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-sharing/assets/js/share-handler.min.js
Version Parameters
easy-social-sharing/assets/css/menu.css?ver=easy-social-sharing/assets/css/admin.css?ver=easy-social-sharing/assets/css/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=easy-social-sharing/assets/js/admin/admin.js?ver=easy-social-sharing/assets/js/frontend/social-sharing.js?ver=easy-social-sharing/assets/js/share-handler.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ess-float-leftess-float-rightess-social-share-wrapess-social-share-contentess-social-navess-social-btness-social-iconess-social-text+2 more
Data Attributes
data-ess-socialdata-ess-share-urldata-ess-share-titledata-ess-share-imagedata-ess-share-description
JS Globals
easy_social_sharing_frontend_optionsess_frontend_params
Shortcode Output
[easy-social-share]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Social Sharing