Give as you Live Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/give-as-you-live

Add a Give as you Live button or form to your website and start raising donations for your charity. The official plugin from Give as you Live.

100 active installs v1.0.14 PHP 5.4+ WP 3.0+ Updated Nov 13, 2024
charitiescharitydonatedonationdonations
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Give as you Live Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Give as you Live has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'give-as-you-live' plugin v1.0.14 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, it demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history is a strong indicator of a well-maintained and secure codebase to date. However, the plugin presents a notable security concern with its REST API route lacking proper permission callbacks, creating an unprotected entry point into the application. Furthermore, the presence of the `unserialize` function, a known danger point for deserialization vulnerabilities if not handled with extreme care, warrants attention. While taint analysis didn't reveal critical or high-severity issues in this version, the combination of an unprotected REST API endpoint and the use of `unserialize` introduces potential vectors for exploitation if malicious data is passed through these channels.

Key Concerns

  • REST API route without permission callback
  • Dangerous function: unserialize found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Give as you Live Security Vulnerabilities

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

Give as you Live Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
5
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
194 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$meta = unserialize(get_post_meta($post_id,'wpgayl_data', true));admin\buttons.php:46
unserialize$meta = unserialize(get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpgayl_data', true));admin\buttons_form.php:38
unserialize$meta = unserialize(get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpgayl_data', true));admin\buttons_form.php:51
unserialize$meta = unserialize(get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpgayl_data', true));admin\buttons_form.php:64
unserialize$meta = unserialize(get_post_meta($post_id,'wpgayl_data', true));public\shortcode.php:26

Output Escaping

90% escaped216 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

7 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<buttons_new> (admin\buttons_new.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

Give as you Live Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected1

REST API Routes 1

GET/wp-json/giveasyoulive/v1/charitygive-as-you-live.php:111

Shortcodes 1

[giveasyoulive] public\shortcode.php:4
WordPress Hooks 7
actionrest_api_initadmin\api.php:5
actioninitadmin\block.php:3
actiontemplate_redirectadmin\buttons_delete.php:3
actionadmin_noticesadmin\functions.php:5
actionadmin_menuadmin\functions.php:14
actioninitgive-as-you-live.php:62
actionrest_api_initgive-as-you-live.php:110
Maintenance & Trust

Give as you Live Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedNov 13, 2024
PHP min version5.4
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Give as you Live Developer Profile

Give as you Live

1 plugin · 100 total installs

88
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Give as you Live

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/admin/css/gayl.css/wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/admin/js/gayl.js/wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/public/css/gayl.css/wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/public/js/gayl.js/wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/js/block/index.js
Script Paths
wp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/admin/js/gayl.jswp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/public/js/gayl.jswp-content/plugins/give-as-you-live/js/block/index.js
Version Parameters
give-as-you-live/admin/css/gayl.css?ver=give-as-you-live/admin/js/gayl.js?ver=give-as-you-live/public/css/gayl.css?ver=give-as-you-live/public/js/gayl.js?ver=give-as-you-live/js/block/index.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wrap
Data Attributes
wpgayl_data
JS Globals
wpgayl_attributes
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/giveasyoulive/v1/charity
Shortcode Output
[giveasyoulive
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Give as you Live