Get Notified Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/get-notified

Get Notified is a simple to use notification plugin that notifies you of certain WordPress events.

10 active installs v1.0.7 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Apr 6, 2016
emailmessagenotificationnotifyping
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Get Notified Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Get Notified 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 'get-notified' plugin v1.0.7 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any registered AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates responsible development practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and performing nonce checks on critical operations. The external HTTP request is a potential area of concern, though its nature and context are not detailed here. The taint analysis, while showing some unsanitized paths, did not yield any critical or high-severity issues, suggesting that these paths may be internal or do not lead to exploitable vulnerabilities. The plugin's history of zero known CVEs is a strong indicator of its security over time. However, the lack of capability checks for the single external HTTP request is a notable weakness that could be exploited if the request's destination or parameters are controllable by an attacker. Overall, the plugin appears reasonably secure, but the handling of the external HTTP request warrants further investigation.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP request without capability check
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • Output not properly escaped (14% of outputs)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Get Notified Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Get Notified Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

86% escaped7 total outputs
Data Flows
4 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows4 with unsanitized paths
gnt_hooks_page_content (functions\admin-pages.php:106)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Get Notified Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 10
actionadmin_menufunctions\admin-pages.php:60
actionplugins_loadedget-notified.php:52
actioninitget-notified.php:53
actiongnt_setup_hookshooks\posts.php:17
actiontransition_post_statushooks\posts.php:18
actiongnt_setup_integrationsintegrations\email.php:33
actiongnt_integration_sendintegrations\email.php:34
actionadmin_initintegrations\integration.php:83
actiongnt_setup_integrationsintegrations\slack.php:26
actiongnt_integration_sendintegrations\slack.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Get Notified Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedApr 6, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Get Notified Developer Profile

kjbenk

2 plugins · 50 total installs

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

How We Detect Get Notified

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/functions/common.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/functions/admin-pages.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/functions/settings.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/functions/integrations.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/functions/hooks.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/hooks/hooks-table.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/hooks/posts.php/wp-content/plugins/get-notified/integrations/integration.php+2 more
Version Parameters
get-notified/style.css?ver=1.0.7get-notified/script.js?ver=1.0.7

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Get Notified