Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/floating-social-share-bar-lizard

Social Share Opyions ( Floating and in content) | Topmost social media link | Ability to change its background-color-bar.

10 active installs v3.0.0 PHP + WP 4.3.0+ Updated Dec 8, 2016
floatingfloating-social-sharelizardsocialwordpress-social-share-plugin
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "floating-social-share-bar-lizard" v3.0.0 reveals a generally strong security posture. There are no identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that lack authentication or permission checks, and no dangerous functions or file operations were detected. The plugin also uses prepared statements for all SQL queries, which is a significant security strength. However, a notable concern is the low percentage (17%) of properly escaped output. This indicates a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where unsanitized data displayed to users could be exploited. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a history of responsible development or a lack of past exploitation. Despite the lack of explicit vulnerabilities in its history and code signals, the insufficient output escaping presents a tangible risk that should be addressed to ensure a robust security profile.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Security Vulnerabilities

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

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
5
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

17% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionplugins_loadedaankha-wp-floating-social-share.php:89
actionadmin_menuincludes\awfss-backend.php:34
actionadmin_initincludes\awfss-backend.php:35
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\awfss-frontend.php:33
actionwp_headincludes\awfss-frontend.php:36
filterthe_contentincludes\awfss-frontend.php:37
actionwp_headincludes\awfss-frontend.php:38
Maintenance & Trust

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedDec 8, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating20/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard) Developer Profile

Shiva Shanker Bhatta

3 plugins · 1K total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard)

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/floating-social-share-bar-lizard/css/awfss-style.css/wp-content/plugins/floating-social-share-bar-lizard/js/awfss-scripts.js
Script Paths
floating-social-share-bar-lizard/js/awfss-scripts.js
Version Parameters
floating-social-share-bar-lizard/js/awfss-scripts.js?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
awfss-warp-content-floatawfss-warp-content-within-contentawfss-social-linkawfss-social-link-main-iconawfss-lifloating-social-share-bar-lizardfloating-social-share-bar-lizard-wrapper
Data Attributes
id="floating-social-share-bar-lizard"class="floating-social-share-bar-lizard"id="floating-social-share-bar-lizard-wrapper"
JS Globals
jQuery
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Floating Social Share Bar (Lizard)