Gravatar Hovercards Security & Risk Analysis

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This plugin enables Gravatar Hovercards in Self Hosted Wordpress Blogs. Code by Ottopress, Pluginized By Abhik.

30 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Oct 26, 2010
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Gravatar Hovercards Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "gravatar-wordpress-plugin" v1.1 exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, or missing nonce/capability checks indicates a strong adherence to secure coding practices. Furthermore, the lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a well-maintained and secure plugin. The zero attack surface and zero unsanitized taint flows are particularly commendable and suggest that the plugin has minimal potential for exploitation. While the analysis did not uncover any specific weaknesses, a plugin with such a small footprint might have limited functionality, which can also contribute to a lower risk profile. Overall, this plugin appears to be highly secure and poses a very low risk to WordPress installations.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Gravatar Hovercards Security Vulnerabilities

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

Gravatar Hovercards Code Analysis

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

Gravatar Hovercards Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_enqueue_scriptshovercards.php:16
Maintenance & Trust

Gravatar Hovercards Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.0.5
Last updatedOct 26, 2010
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Gravatar Hovercards Developer Profile

Abhik

1 plugin · 30 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 Hovercards

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

Asset Fingerprints

Script Paths
http://s.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
gprofiles
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Gravatar Hovercards