Hetjens MediaRSS Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hetjens-mediarss

This plug-in adds the post thumbnail of articles to the RSS and Atom-Feed via Media RSS specification.

10 active installs v0.1 PHP + WP 2.9.0+ Updated Feb 25, 2016
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hetjens MediaRSS Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hetjens MediaRSS 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 hetjens-mediarss plugin v0.1 presents a mixed security picture. On the positive side, the static analysis reveals no identified attack surface points (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) and all SQL queries utilize prepared statements, indicating good practices in these areas. The absence of known vulnerabilities and CVEs in its history is also a strong indicator of a secure development process thus far. However, several critical concerns emerge from the code signals analysis. The presence of `create_function` is a significant risk due to potential for arbitrary code execution. Furthermore, a staggering 100% of outputs are unescaped, which is a major vulnerability for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The complete lack of nonce and capability checks on any potential entry points, even though the attack surface is currently reported as zero, leaves the plugin extremely vulnerable should any new entry points be introduced in the future without proper security measures. The taint analysis showing zero flows is good, but this may be due to the limited scope of the analysis or the plugin's current functionality.

Key Concerns

  • Use of dangerous function: create_function
  • 100% of outputs unescaped
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hetjens MediaRSS Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hetjens MediaRSS Code Analysis

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

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action('plugins_loaded', create_function('','$Hetjens_MediaRSS = new Hetjens_MediaRSS(); $HetjenHetjens_MediaRSS.php:97

Output Escaping

0% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hetjens MediaRSS Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionrss2_nsHetjens_MediaRSS.php:38
actionatom_nsHetjens_MediaRSS.php:39
actionrss2_itemHetjens_MediaRSS.php:41
actionatom_entryHetjens_MediaRSS.php:42
actionplugins_loadedHetjens_MediaRSS.php:97
Maintenance & Trust

Hetjens MediaRSS Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedFeb 25, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Hetjens MediaRSS Developer Profile

S Hetjens

4 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Hetjens MediaRSS

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
<enclosure url=" type="" /><media:content url="" type="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hetjens MediaRSS