Gravatar Like Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/gravatar-likeA Wordpress.com Like plugin for self hosted wordpress sites
Is Gravatar Like Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Gravatar Like has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "gravatar-like" plugin version 0.1.0.1 presents a significant security risk due to its unprotected entry points. While the code exhibits some good practices, such as the absence of dangerous functions and the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries, these are overshadowed by critical security oversights. The presence of two AJAX handlers without any authentication or capability checks creates an open door for attackers to interact with the plugin's functionality without authorization. Furthermore, the taint analysis revealing two unsanitized path flows, although not classified as critical or high severity in this specific analysis, is a strong indicator of potential vulnerabilities if not properly handled. The complete lack of vulnerability history, while seemingly positive, can also be interpreted as a lack of rigorous security auditing or a very limited scope of use, rather than an inherent security strength. The plugin's overall security posture is weak due to these critical omissions in basic security controls.
Key Concerns
- Unprotected AJAX handlers
- Unsanitized paths in taint analysis
- Output escaping is not fully implemented
- No nonce checks on AJAX handlers
- No capability checks on AJAX handlers
Gravatar Like Security Vulnerabilities
Gravatar Like Release Timeline
Gravatar Like Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Gravatar Like Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 2
WordPress Hooks 1
Maintenance & Trust
Gravatar Like Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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User Profile Picture
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Set a custom profile image (avatar) for a user using the standard WordPress media upload tool.
Gravatar Like Developer Profile
6 plugins · 90 total installs
How We Detect Gravatar Like
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/gravatar-like/loading.gif/wp-content/plugins/gravatar-like/like.png/wp-content/plugins/gravatar-like/style.cssgravatar-like/style.css?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
gravatar-like-clearfixid="gravatar-like-button-div"id="gravatar-like-button"id="gllikeCount"id="gravatar-like-form"id="glMail"id="glSend"+2 morejQuery/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php