Headless SSO Plugin for WP Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/headless-single-sign-on

Headless SSO Plugin allows SSO login into any frontend application React, Flutter, Angular, Gatsby, etc via WordPress and Identity Providers.

10 active installs v1.5 PHP 5.7.2+ WP 3.7+ Updated May 16, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Headless SSO Plugin for WP Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Headless SSO Plugin for WP has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "headless-single-sign-on" plugin v1.5 exhibits a mixed security posture. While the plugin has no recorded historical vulnerabilities and demonstrates some good practices like a reasonable number of nonce and capability checks, significant concerns arise from the static analysis. The presence of an unprotected AJAX handler represents a direct entry point that could be exploited without proper authentication or authorization, posing a considerable risk. Furthermore, the high percentage of flows with unsanitized paths, despite the absence of critical or high severity taint flows, suggests a general lack of robust input sanitization, which can lead to unexpected behavior or vulnerabilities if not addressed. The low percentage of properly escaped output is also a notable concern, increasing the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected AJAX handler
  • High percentage of unsanitized paths
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • SQL queries with insufficient prepared statements
Vulnerabilities
None known

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Security Vulnerabilities

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

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Release Timeline

v1.5.0
v1.4.1
v1.3.1
v1.2.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
3
5 prepared
Unescaped Output
165
13 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
5
File Operations
1
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

63% prepared8 total queries

Output Escaping

7% escaped178 total outputs
Data Flows
14 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

16 flows14 with unsanitized paths
mo_hsso_authenticate (login.php:1254)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
1 unprotected

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected1

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_skip_entire_plugin_tourlogin.php:37
WordPress Hooks 18
actionadmin_initImport-export.php:3
actionadmin_menulogin.php:22
actionadmin_initlogin.php:23
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslogin.php:24
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslogin.php:27
actionwp_authenticatelogin.php:31
actionadmin_footerlogin.php:32
actionlogin_formlogin.php:35
actionplugins_loadedlogin.php:36
actioninitlogin.php:38
actioninitlogin.php:39
actionwplogin.php:40
actionwp_loginlogin.php:41
actionuser_registerlogin.php:42
actionwidgets_initmo_login_saml_sso_widget.php:659
actioninitmo_login_saml_sso_widget.php:662
actionadmin_noticesUtilities.php:850
actionadmin_noticesUtilities.php:855
Maintenance & Trust

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 16, 2025
PHP min version5.7.2
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Headless SSO Plugin for WP Developer Profile

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40 plugins · 83K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
324 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Headless SSO Plugin for WP

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/headless-single-sign-on/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/headless-single-sign-on/js/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/headless-single-sign-on/js/script.js
Version Parameters
headless-single-sign-on/css/style.css?ver=headless-single-sign-on/js/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Headless SSO Plugin for WP