Fa Comment Rating Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fa-comment-rating

Adds an awesome rating field in comment form.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Mar 3, 2018
commentsrating
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Fa Comment Rating Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Fa Comment Rating has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "fa-comment-rating" v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture with no known historical vulnerabilities or reported CVEs. The static analysis reveals a notably small attack surface, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and importantly, no unprotected entry points. The code also demonstrates sound practices regarding SQL queries, with 100% utilizing prepared statements, and a lack of file operations or external HTTP requests, all contributing to a reduced risk of common web exploits. The presence of a nonce check is also a positive indicator. However, a significant concern is the complete absence of output escaping, with 0% of the detected outputs being properly escaped. This could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if any of the plugin's outputs are rendered directly in the browser without sanitization. The lack of capability checks is another area for improvement, as it doesn't enforce user roles for potentially sensitive actions.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is not implemented
  • No capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Fa Comment Rating Security Vulnerabilities

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

Fa Comment Rating Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Fa Comment Rating Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped3 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<class-facr-rating> (includes\class-facr-rating.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Fa Comment Rating Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-facr.php:113
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-facr.php:129
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-facr.php:130
filtercomment_form_default_fieldsincludes\class-facr.php:132
actioncomment_postincludes\class-facr.php:133
filterpreprocess_commentincludes\class-facr.php:134
actionadd_meta_boxes_commentincludes\class-facr.php:135
actionedit_commentincludes\class-facr.php:136
filtercomment_textincludes\class-facr.php:137
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-facr.php:151
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-facr.php:152
Maintenance & Trust

Fa Comment Rating Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedMar 3, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Fa Comment Rating Developer Profile

Rakib Hossain

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Fa Comment Rating

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fa-comment-rating/includes/css/font-awesome.min.css/wp-content/plugins/fa-comment-rating/includes/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/fa-comment-rating/includes/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fa-comment-rating/includes/js/script.js
Version Parameters
fa-comment-rating/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=fa-comment-rating/css/style.css?ver=fa-comment-rating/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fa Comment Rating