
Github Ribbon Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/github-ribbonAdds "Fork me on Github" ribbons to your WordPress posts
Is Github Ribbon Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Github Ribbon has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "github-ribbon" plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture with a minimal attack surface and no recorded vulnerabilities in its history. The static analysis shows no dangerous functions, SQL queries are properly prepared, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, all of which are good security practices. The presence of nonce and capability checks, while limited, also indicates some level of security awareness in the code.
Key Concerns
- Low output escaping coverage
Github Ribbon Security Vulnerabilities
Github Ribbon Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Github Ribbon Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
Github Ribbon Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Github Ribbon Developer Profile
16 plugins · 21K total installs
How We Detect Github Ribbon
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/github-ribbon/github-ribbon.css/wp-content/plugins/github-ribbon/github-ribbon.js/wp-content/plugins/github-ribbon/github-ribbon.jsgithub-ribbon.css?ver=github-ribbon.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
github-ribbongithub-ribbon-wrappergithub-ribbon-btn<!-- github-ribbon --><!-- github-ribbon-wrapper --><!-- github-ribbon-btn -->data-ribbon-typedata-ribbon-urldata-ribbon-textdata-ribbon-positiongithubRibbon