Feedbacks and Reviews Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews

The best Feedbacks and Reviews plugin for WordPress!

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Mar 1, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Feedbacks and Reviews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "feedbacks-and-reviews" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture with several good practices in place. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history indicate a stable and likely well-maintained codebase. Static analysis reveals no direct SQL injection vulnerabilities due to the exclusive use of prepared statements. Furthermore, there are no identified flows with unsanitized paths or critical/high severity taint issues, which significantly reduces the risk of common web application attacks. The presence of nonce and capability checks on entry points, though not exhaustive across all potential interactions, is a good sign of attempted security implementation.

However, a significant concern arises from the use of the `unserialize` function. This function is inherently risky as it can lead to remote code execution or denial of service if it processes untrusted or maliciously crafted serialized data. The static analysis also highlights that only 53% of output is properly escaped. This suggests potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where user-supplied data displayed on the frontend might not be sufficiently sanitized, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts.

While the plugin has no recorded vulnerabilities, the identified code signals of `unserialize` and the moderate output escaping rate present tangible risks. The attack surface is small and protected, but the internal code has exploitable weaknesses. Therefore, while the plugin's history is reassuring, the static analysis points to specific areas requiring immediate attention to improve its overall security.

Key Concerns

  • Use of unserialize function
  • Insufficient output escaping (53%)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Feedbacks and Reviews Security Vulnerabilities

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

Feedbacks and Reviews Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Feedbacks and Reviews Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
63
71 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$datetime = unserialize( $args['value'] );cmb2/includes/CMB2_Types.php:584

Output Escaping

53% escaped134 total outputs
Attack Surface

Feedbacks and Reviews Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[paky-feedback-form] feedbacks-and-reviews.php:307
[paky-feedback-list] inc/view-shortcodes.php:95
WordPress Hooks 30
filterget_post_metadatacmb2/includes/CMB2_Ajax.php:114
filterupdate_post_metadatacmb2/includes/CMB2_Ajax.php:117
filtercmb2_show_oncmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:66
actionadd_meta_boxescmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:79
actionadd_attachmentcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:80
actionedit_attachmentcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:81
actionsave_postcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:82
actionadd_meta_boxes_commentcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:87
actionedit_commentcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:88
actionshow_user_profilecmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:113
actionedit_user_profilecmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:114
actionuser_new_formcmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:115
actionpersonal_options_updatecmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:117
actionedit_user_profile_updatecmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:118
actionuser_registercmb2/includes/CMB2_hookup.php:119
actioninitcmb2/init.php:71
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:48
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:66
actioninitfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:118
filteradd_menu_classesfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:133
actioncmb2_initfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:182
actioncmb2_admin_initfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:240
actioncmb2_after_initfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:371
filtermanage_paky-feedback_posts_columnsfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:423
actionmanage_paky-feedback_posts_custom_columnfeedbacks-and-reviews.php:424
actionadmin_initinc/paky-feedback-options.php:58
actionadmin_menuinc/paky-feedback-options.php:59
actioncmb2_admin_initinc/paky-feedback-options.php:60
filtercmb2_render_star_ratinginc/star-rating.php:79
filterthe_contentinc/view-shortcodes.php:215
Maintenance & Trust

Feedbacks and Reviews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedMar 1, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Feedbacks and Reviews Developer Profile

Pasquale Bucci

5 plugins · 620 total installs

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

How We Detect Feedbacks and Reviews

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/css/paky-feedback.css/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/css/bootstrap.css/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/form-validator/jquery.form-validator.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/css/slick.css/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/css/tipso.min.css/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/slick.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/tipso.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/paky-feedback.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/form-validator/jquery.form-validator.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/slick.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/tipso.min.js/wp-content/plugins/feedbacks-and-reviews/assets/js/paky-feedback.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
update-pluginsplugin-count
Data Attributes
data-validation
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Feedbacks and Reviews