Hana FLV Extension Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hana-flv-extension

Hana FLV extension extends the capabilities of the Hana FLV Player plugin to allow integration with the WP media library.

40 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 25, 2011
extensionflvhanahana-flvupload
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hana FLV Extension Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hana FLV Extension has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "hana-flv-extension" plugin v0.2 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals a lack of identified dangerous functions, no SQL queries that are not prepared, and no file operations or external HTTP requests, all of which are strong indicators of good security practices. Furthermore, there is no reported vulnerability history, suggesting a lack of past security incidents.

However, significant concerns arise from the output escaping analysis. With 100% of outputs not being properly escaped, this plugin presents a clear risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any user-provided data displayed by the plugin is vulnerable to injection, which could lead to session hijacking, defacement, or malware distribution. The absence of any identified attack surface points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) is unusual and could either indicate a very limited plugin scope or a potential oversight in the static analysis. Given the lack of identified XSS vulnerabilities in the taint analysis, it's possible the plugin's functionality doesn't involve user-generated content directly displayed in a way that the analysis can detect, but the unescaped output is still a critical flaw.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hana FLV Extension Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hana FLV Extension Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hana FLV Extension Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_noticeshana-flv-player-extension.php:42
actionadmin_initincludes\class-hana-flv-ext.php:27
actionsave_postincludes\class-hana-flv-ext.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Hana FLV Extension Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedAug 25, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

Hana FLV Extension Developer Profile

Andy Charrington

5 plugins · 900 total installs

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

How We Detect Hana FLV Extension

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hana-flv-extension/js/hana_ext.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hana-flv-extension/js/hana_ext.js
Version Parameters
hana-flv-extension/js/hana_ext.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hana_ext_flv_desc
HTML Comments
<!-- BEGIN taken directly from http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box --><!-- verify if this is an auto save routine. --><!-- If it is our form has not been submitted, so we dont want to do anything --><!-- verify this came from the our screen and with proper authorization, -->+2 more
Data Attributes
id="hana_video_url_sidebar"onClick='uploadFlv_sidebar()'id="hana_splash_image_url_sidebar"onClick='uploadImage_sidebar()'
JS Globals
uploadFlv_sidebaruploadImage_sidebar
Shortcode Output
<span class="hana_ext_flv_desc">
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hana FLV Extension