Happy New Year Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/happy-new-year

This plugin will create a good skin in your wordpress blog.

10 active installs v5.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Dec 8, 2016
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Happy New Year Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Happy New Year has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'happy-new-year' plugin v5.0 exhibits a concerning lack of basic security implementation, despite the absence of known vulnerabilities and a small attack surface. The static analysis reveals that 100% of the identified output operations are not properly escaped. This presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website through user-generated content or plugin output. Furthermore, the complete absence of capability checks and nonce checks on any entry points, though the entry points themselves are reported as zero, indicates a potential oversight that could be exploited if the plugin's functionality expands or its entry points are discovered. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a positive indicator, but it does not negate the identified weaknesses in the current code.

Key Concerns

  • No output escaping
  • No capability checks
  • No nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Happy New Year Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Happy New Year 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

Happy New Year Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Happy New Year Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedDec 8, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Happy New Year Developer Profile

melihbey

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Happy New Year

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/jquery.js/wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/newyear.js/wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/snow.js/wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/time.js/wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/happynewyear.mp3
Script Paths
jquery.jsnewyear.jssnow.jstime.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
govdesolustsagustortadaytimered
HTML Comments
<!-- Happy New Year Plugin Start --><!-- Happy New Year Plugin End -->
Data Attributes
sitePathTargetDateBackColorForeColorCountActiveCountStepper+3 more
JS Globals
sitePathTargetDateBackColorForeColorCountActiveCountStepper+3 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Happy New Year