GW Live Visitors Security & Risk Analysis

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Real-time visitor stats and trends in your dashboard. Fast, private and focused on short-term insights.

30 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.9+ Updated Sep 1, 2025
analyticsdashboardlive-visitorsrealtimestats
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is GW Live Visitors Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "gw-live-visitors" plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It demonstrates good practices by not utilizing dangerous functions and employing prepared statements for all SQL queries. The high percentage of properly escaped output (98%) and the presence of nonce and capability checks on all identified entry points (AJAX handlers) are positive indicators. The absence of known CVEs in its history further contributes to a perceived low risk.

Key Concerns

  • File operations detected
  • External HTTP requests detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

GW Live Visitors Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

GW Live Visitors Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

GW Live Visitors Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
156 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
5
File Operations
1
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

98% escaped160 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
gwlv_render_history_page (includes/admin/history.php:8)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

GW Live Visitors Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_gwlv_pingincludes/ajax.php:9
noprivwp_ajax_gwlv_pingincludes/ajax.php:10
WordPress Hooks 9
actioninitgw-live-visitors.php:24
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/admin/assets.php:9
actionwp_dashboard_setupincludes/admin/dashboard-widget.php:9
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes/admin/dashboard-widget.php:76
actionadmin_post_gwlv_export_historyincludes/admin/history.php:214
actionadmin_menuincludes/admin/menu.php:9
actioninitincludes/frontend.php:9
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes/frontend.php:19
actiongwlv_purge_old_sessionsincludes/install.php:34

Scheduled Events 1

gwlv_purge_old_sessions
Maintenance & Trust

GW Live Visitors Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 1, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads386

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

GW Live Visitors Developer Profile

Green Website

5 plugins · 230 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect GW Live Visitors

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/gw-live-visitors/assets/leaflet/leaflet.css/wp-content/plugins/gw-live-visitors/assets/leaflet/leaflet.js/wp-content/plugins/gw-live-visitors/assets/admin-map.js/wp-content/plugins/gw-live-visitors/assets/countries.geo.json
Version Parameters
gw-live-visitors/assets/leaflet/leaflet.css?ver=gw-live-visitors/assets/leaflet/leaflet.js?ver=gw-live-visitors/assets/admin-map.js?ver=gw-live-visitors/assets/countries.geo.json?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gwlv-containergwlv-cardgwlv-topcardgwlv-gridgwlv-grid statsgwlv-grid twocolgwlv-statgwlv-muted+11 more
HTML Comments
Admin assets (CSS + map libs) for GW Live Visitors.Admin assets (CSS + map libs)Base layout + visual effectsReducing retention will delete session history older than the selected period. Continue?+9 more
Data Attributes
data-current
JS Globals
window.Leaflet
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about GW Live Visitors