Does HeroPress Recent Essay Widget have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No. All known vulnerabilities in HeroPress Recent Essay Widget have been patched as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is HeroPress Recent Essay Widget compatible with WordPress 4.3.34?

According to WordPress.org data, HeroPress Recent Essay Widget 1.1 has been tested up to WordPress 4.3.34. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

How often is HeroPress Recent Essay Widget updated?

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget was last updated on Aug 27, 2015. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is HeroPress Recent Essay Widget's security score?

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget has a WP-Safety security score of 85/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/heropress-recent-essays-widget

Creates a widget showing the most recent essay data from HeroPress. Optionally renders featured image, title, contributor, and date.

10 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 27, 2015

widget

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

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Safety Verdict

Is HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago

Risk Assessment

The heropress-recent-essays-widget plugin v1.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis results. There are no identified attack vectors such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, and crucially, none of these potential entry points are unprotected. The code signals also indicate good practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and no file operations or external HTTP requests. While the output escaping is not perfectly at 100%, the 76% escape rate is generally acceptable, and the absence of taint analysis findings suggests no immediate critical vulnerabilities in data handling.

Key Concerns

Output not properly escaped
Missing nonce checks
Missing capability checks

Vulnerabilities

None known

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

0 prepared

Unescaped Output

37 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Output Escaping

76% escaped49 total outputs

Attack Surface

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0

Unprotected0

WordPress Hooks 1

actionwidgets_initheropress-recent-essays-widget.php:341

Maintenance & Trust

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34

Last updatedAug 27, 2015

PHP min version

Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100

Number of ratings0

Active installs10

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Developer Profile

HeroPress Recent Essay Widget Developer Profile

Topher

10 plugins · 190 total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

87/100

Avg Patch Time

30 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect HeroPress Recent Essay Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/heropress-recent-essays-widget/heropress-recent-essays-widget.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

heropress_essay_titleheropress_contributorheropress_essay_pubdateheropress_essay_pubdate_prefix

Data Attributes

id="heropress-recent-essays-widget"

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