Hebcal Shabbat Times Security & Risk Analysis

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Displays Shabbat candle lighting times for a USA zip code in a widget.

90 active installs v1.7 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Aug 30, 2018
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hebcal Shabbat Times Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hebcal Shabbat Times has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "hebcal-shabbat-times" plugin v1.7 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known CVEs, a clean vulnerability history, and the complete lack of critical or high severity taint flows are positive indicators. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and having no file operations or external HTTP requests, significantly reducing common attack vectors.

However, a notable concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, with 100% of the 21 identified output points being unescaped. This presents a significant Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) risk, as any data displayed by the plugin that originates from user input or external sources could potentially be injected with malicious scripts. The absence of nonces and capability checks on entry points, while the attack surface appears minimal with 0 entry points, still leaves room for potential issues if functionality were to be added or exposed in the future without proper authorization checks.

Key Concerns

  • All output is unescaped
  • Missing capability checks on entry points
  • Missing nonce checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hebcal Shabbat Times Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hebcal Shabbat Times Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hebcal Shabbat Times Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_inithebcal-shabbat-widget.php:163
Maintenance & Trust

Hebcal Shabbat Times Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedAug 30, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs90
Developer Profile

Hebcal Shabbat Times Developer Profile

mradwin

1 plugin · 90 total installs

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

How We Detect Hebcal Shabbat Times

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hebcal-containerhebcal-results
HTML Comments
<!-- .hebcal-$instance[zip] --><!-- .copyright --><!-- .hebcal-container -->
Data Attributes
id="hebcal-shabbat-widget"
JS Globals
formatShortDateformatHebcalShabbatEvents
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hebcal Shabbat Times