Funny Photos Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/funny-photos

Plugin "Funny Photos" displays Best photos of the day and Funny photos on your blog. There are over 5,000 photos.

10 active installs v2.9 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Feb 28, 2015
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Funny Photos Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "funny-photos" plugin v2.9 exhibits a concerning security posture despite a lack of recorded vulnerabilities. The static analysis reveals a complete absence of documented entry points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron), which is generally a positive indicator. However, the alarming finding is that 100% of the observed output operations are not properly escaped. This presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as user-supplied data could be injected and executed within the browser. The absence of capability checks and nonce checks on any potential, albeit undocumented, entry points further compounds this risk, as it implies that even if interactions are discovered, they might be vulnerable to unauthorized execution. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which could suggest either diligent security practices or a lack of thorough security auditing. The lack of dangerous functions, SQL injection risks, file operations, and external HTTP requests are strengths. However, the unescaped output is a critical weakness that overshadows these positives.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is 0% properly escaped
  • No capability checks found
  • No nonce checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Funny Photos Security Vulnerabilities

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

Funny Photos Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Funny Photos Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionplugins_loadedfunny-photos.php:22
actionadmin_menufunny-photos.php:24
filterplugin_action_linksfunny-photos.php:98
filterthe_contentfunny-photos.php:109
Maintenance & Trust

Funny Photos Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedFeb 28, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating20/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Funny Photos Developer Profile

PResponsive

4 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Funny Photos

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/funny-photos/images/

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- WP plugin Funny photos -->
Data Attributes
id="Funny_photos_widget_url_title"name="Funny_photos_widget_url_title"id="Funny_photos_widget_RSS_count_widg"name="Funny_photos_widget_RSS_count_widg"id="Funny_photos_widget_RSS_count_content"name="Funny_photos_widget_RSS_count_content"+2 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Funny Photos