Hm News Ticker Security & Risk Analysis

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10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jan 10, 2015
breaking-newscontrolsheadlinesjquery-effect
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hm News Ticker Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hm News Ticker has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the hm-news-ticker plugin v1.0 appears to have a generally strong security posture. The code exhibits excellent practices by performing 100% of its SQL queries using prepared statements and ensuring all outputs are properly escaped. Crucially, there are no identified dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or taint analysis findings indicating any vulnerabilities. The lack of any known CVEs in its history further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a history of secure development and maintenance.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Hm News Ticker Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hm News Ticker Code Analysis

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

Hm News Ticker Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[ticker_list] ticker-function.php:83
WordPress Hooks 2
actioninitticker-function.php:19
actioninitticker-function.php:29
Maintenance & Trust

Hm News Ticker Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.1.42
Last updatedJan 10, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Hm News Ticker Developer Profile

hmmurad

1 plugin · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Hm News Ticker

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hm-news-ticker/js/jquery.ticker.js/wp-content/plugins/hm-news-ticker/css/ticker-style.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hm-news-ticker/js/jquery.ticker.js
Version Parameters
hm-news-ticker/js/jquery.ticker.js?ver=hm-news-ticker/css/ticker-style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
js-hiddennews_tickerticker-contentticker-titleticker-wrapperticker-swipeno-js-news
Data Attributes
data-speeddata-controlsdata-titleText
JS Globals
jQuery
Shortcode Output
<ul id="newsticclass="js-hidden news_ticker"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hm News Ticker