Hebrew Dates Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hebrewdates

This plugin allows WordPress to easily show Hebrew dates instead of (or in addition to) the standard Gregorian dates. No theme changes are required.

10 active installs v2.3.1 PHP + WP 2.0+ Updated Unknown
datesformattinghebrewjewish
99
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVENov 11, 2024
Safety Verdict

Is Hebrew Dates Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 99/100

Hebrew Dates has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Nov 11, 2024
Risk Assessment

The Hebrewdates plugin v2.3.1 demonstrates strong adherence to secure coding practices, particularly regarding SQL injection prevention and output escaping. The static analysis reveals no direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that are exposed without authentication, and importantly, no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests were identified. The complete absence of unsanitized paths in the taint analysis further reinforces a positive security posture. However, the plugin's vulnerability history, specifically a medium-severity Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability reported in late 2024, indicates a potential weakness. Although this vulnerability is now patched, it highlights a historical area of concern and suggests that the plugin's input validation or state-changing operations might require more robust protection, even if not immediately apparent in the current static analysis.

Key Concerns

  • Medium severity CSRF vulnerability historically present
  • Only 1 nonce check for a plugin of this size
  • 0 capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
1

Hebrew Dates Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2024
2024
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

Medium
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2024-52388medium · 6.1Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Hebrew Date <= 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Nov 11, 2024 Patched in 2.3.0 (11d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Hebrew Dates Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped43 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
hebrewdate_subpanel (hebrewdate.php:667)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Hebrew Dates Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_menuhebrewdate.php:837
filterthe_timehebrewdate.php:838
filterthe_datehebrewdate.php:839
filterget_the_timehebrewdate.php:840
filterget_the_datehebrewdate.php:841
filterget_comment_datehebrewdate.php:842
filterget_comment_timehebrewdate.php:843
Maintenance & Trust

Hebrew Dates Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating70/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Hebrew Dates Developer Profile

mikeage

1 plugin · 10 total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
11 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hebrew Dates

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hebrewdates/hebrewdate.css/wp-content/plugins/hebrewdates/hebrewdate.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hebrewdates/hebrewdate.js
Version Parameters
hebrewdates/hebrewdate.css?ver=hebrewdates/hebrewdate.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
hebrewdate
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hebrew Dates