Fastershare Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fastershare

This plugin allows your visitors to share your posts on Facebook and Twitter, without JavaScript or iFrames.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 1, 2011
facebooklikesharesocial-mediatwitter
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Fastershare Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "fastershare" plugin version 1.0 presents a mixed security posture. On one hand, the static analysis reveals no immediate critical vulnerabilities in terms of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The absence of known CVEs and a clear vulnerability history also suggests a relatively stable past. However, a significant concern arises from the lack of output escaping. With one total output identified and 0% properly escaped, this indicates a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any user-supplied data that is displayed on the frontend without proper sanitization could be exploited by attackers. Furthermore, the complete absence of capability checks and nonce checks across all identified entry points (though currently zero) is a red flag for future development or if the attack surface expands. If any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes are introduced later without these essential security measures, the plugin would become highly susceptible to unauthorized actions.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
  • Missing capability checks
  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Fastershare Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Fastershare Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Fastershare Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionwp_headfastershare.php:37
filterthe_contentfastershare.php:73
filterthe_contentfastershare.php:74
filterthe_contentfastershare.php:75
filterthe_contentfastershare.php:76
Maintenance & Trust

Fastershare Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedAug 1, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Fastershare Developer Profile

danielfaerber

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Fastershare

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/fastershare/fastershare-style.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
fastershare-lifastershare-facebookfastershare-twitterfastershare-ul
Data Attributes
id="fastershare-facebook"id="fastershare-twitter"id="fastershare-ul"
Shortcode Output
<li class="fastershare-li"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=" target="_blank" id="fastershare-facebook"></a></li><li class="fastershare-li"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=&text=
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Fastershare