Embed Twitter Timeline Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/embed-twitter-timeline

Embed Twitter Timeline helps you easily embed and promote Twitter Profile or twitter timeline on your wordpres widget.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 6.8+ WP 5.2+ Updated Apr 3, 2021
socialtwittertwitter-profiletwitter-timelinetwitter-widget
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Embed Twitter Timeline Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Embed Twitter Timeline has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "embed-twitter-timeline" plugin v1.0.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified attack surface entry points, and the code signals indicate a lack of dangerous functions, proper SQL statement preparation, and file operations. Crucially, there are no identified taint flows, suggesting that user input is not being processed in a way that could lead to vulnerabilities. The absence of any recorded historical vulnerabilities further reinforces this positive assessment.

However, a notable concern arises from the complete lack of capability checks and nonce checks. While the current analysis doesn't reveal immediate exploitable flaws due to the zero attack surface, this absence of standard security mechanisms means that if any new entry points were introduced in future versions or if the plugin's functionality were expanded, these protections would be missing. The plugin also has a high percentage of properly escaped output, but the small number of total outputs means this might not be indicative of robust output sanitization across a larger codebase.

In conclusion, the plugin is currently very secure. Its strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and lack of identified dangerous code patterns. The primary weakness is the absence of basic security checks like capability and nonce verification, which represent potential future risks. The vulnerability history being clean is excellent, but it doesn't compensate for the missing fundamental security implementations.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Embed Twitter Timeline Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Embed Twitter Timeline Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Embed Twitter Timeline Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
55 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

93% escaped59 total outputs
Attack Surface

Embed Twitter Timeline Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwidgets_initclasses/embed-twitter-timeline-widget.php:139
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsembed-twitter-timeline.php:71
Maintenance & Trust

Embed Twitter Timeline Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.7.15
Last updatedApr 3, 2021
PHP min version6.8
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Embed Twitter Timeline Developer Profile

Md Delower Hossain

3 plugins · 100 total installs

75
trust score
Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
426 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Embed Twitter Timeline

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/embed-twitter-timeline/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/embed-twitter-timeline/assets/js/widgets.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/embed-twitter-timeline/assets/js/widgets.js
Version Parameters
embed-twitter-timeline/assets/js/widgets.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Embed Twitter Timeline