Gravatar Favicon Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/gravatar-favicon

This plugin allows you to generate a gravatar favicon for your blog and admin logo included Apple touch icon.

100 active installs v3.1 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Jun 10, 2012
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Gravatar Favicon Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "gravatar-favicon" v3.1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the complete reliance on prepared statements for any SQL queries is a critical best practice. The lack of detected dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and the absence of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs further bolster this positive assessment.

However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, with 0% of the 6 identified output points being properly escaped. This suggests a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if any user-controlled data is ever rendered directly to the browser. The absence of nonce checks and capability checks on the (non-existent) entry points means that if any were to be introduced in the future without proper security considerations, they would be entirely unprotected. While the plugin has no known vulnerabilities, the unescaped output is a critical weakness that must be addressed.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Gravatar Favicon Security Vulnerabilities

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

Gravatar Favicon Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Gravatar Favicon Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionplugins_loadedgravatar-favicon.php:139
actionadmin_initgravatar-favicon.php:140
actionwp_headgravatar-favicon.php:141
actionadmin_headgravatar-favicon.php:142
actionlogin_headgravatar-favicon.php:143
actionadmin_headgravatar-favicon.php:144
actionrss_headgravatar-favicon.php:145
actionrss2_headgravatar-favicon.php:146
filterplugin_row_metagravatar-favicon.php:148
Maintenance & Trust

Gravatar Favicon Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedJun 10, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads22K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Gravatar Favicon Developer Profile

Patrick Chia

8 plugins · 170 total installs

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

How We Detect Gravatar Favicon

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Asset Fingerprints

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FAQ

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