Football Ranking Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/football-ranking

Give your users access to updated world rankings for international football (soccer) teams.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated May 16, 2017
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Football Ranking Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Football Ranking 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 "football-ranking" plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities, and output escaping issues is highly commendable. The plugin also demonstrates robust security by exclusively using prepared statements for its SQL queries and ensuring all outputs are properly escaped. Furthermore, the lack of file operations and external HTTP requests minimizes potential attack vectors.

The vulnerability history is also a significant positive indicator, showing no known CVEs. This, combined with the lack of recorded common vulnerability types, suggests a well-maintained and secure codebase. The limited attack surface, consisting of a single shortcode without any identified unprotected entry points, further contributes to its secure design.

While the plugin scores very well on security best practices, the complete absence of any identified security signals like nonce or capability checks on its single shortcode, and the total absence of taint analysis results (potentially due to no user input being processed in the analyzed flows), could be areas for deeper scrutiny in a real-world scenario. However, based solely on the provided data, this plugin appears to be exceptionally secure.

Key Concerns

  • Missing capability checks on shortcode
  • Missing nonce checks on shortcode
  • No taint analysis results to review
Vulnerabilities
None known

Football Ranking Security Vulnerabilities

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

Football Ranking Code Analysis

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

Football Ranking Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[football_ranking] football-ranking.php:27
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menufootball-ranking.php:10
filterquery_varsfootball-ranking.php:19
Maintenance & Trust

Football Ranking Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedMay 16, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Football Ranking Developer Profile

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3 plugins · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect Football Ranking

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/football-ranking/assets/php/admin_functions.php/wp-content/plugins/football-ranking/assets/php/output_class.php
Version Parameters
football-ranking/style.css?ver=1.0football-ranking/script.js?ver=1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
football-ranking-containerfootball-ranking-tablefootball-ranking-rowfootball-ranking-cell
Data Attributes
data-genderdata-date
JS Globals
Football_Ranking_Output
Shortcode Output
[football_ranking]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Football Ranking