GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/gif-master

GIF Master WordPress plugin allows you to insert gifs from Giphy and Tenor into your WordPress pages and posts.

3K active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Jun 16, 2025
animated-gifsgifgiphytenortenor-gifs
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "gif-master" plugin v1.0.1 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis. There are no identified critical or high-severity vulnerabilities in the code, and the vulnerability history is clean, indicating a lack of past exploitable issues. The plugin demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and incorporating nonce and capability checks. The limited attack surface with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes, especially without authentication, is a significant positive security control.

Key Concerns

  • Partial output escaping
  • Bundled library (TinyMCE) may have vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities
None known

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Security Vulnerabilities

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

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
1

Bundled Libraries

TinyMCE

Output Escaping

50% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
gifm_config_callback (gif-master.php:77)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actioninitgif-master.php:18
filtermce_external_pluginsgif-master.php:23
filtermce_buttonsgif-master.php:24
filtertiny_mce_versiongif-master.php:40
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsgif-master.php:48
actionadmin_menugif-master.php:70
Maintenance & Trust

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJun 16, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads13K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs3K
Developer Profile

GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor Developer Profile

Deepak Khokhar

6 plugins · 5K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
236 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/gif-master/js/gifm_tinymce.js/wp-content/plugins/gif-master/js/custom.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/gif-master/js/gifm_tinymce.js/wp-content/plugins/gif-master/js/custom.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
gifm_tenor_apigifm_giphy_api
JS Globals
gifm_tinymce_obj
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about GIF Master – Awesome GIFs with Giphy and Tenor