Holiday Notifications Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/holiday-notifications

The Holiday Notifications plugin allows you to easily set announcements for your website to let your customers know of upcoming holidays, events, and …

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.6+ Updated Apr 15, 2023
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Holiday Notifications Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Holiday Notifications has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'holiday-notifications' plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any detected attack surface, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly positive. The presence of capability checks, although only one is noted, suggests a basic level of authorization awareness. The low number of output escaping issues is also encouraging, indicating that most dynamic content is being handled safely.

However, the complete lack of taint analysis results and the zero nonce checks are areas for concern. While the current code might not expose obvious vulnerabilities, it lacks robust defenses against potential injection attacks or privilege escalation if new entry points or features are added in the future. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a good sign, suggesting a history of secure development, but it doesn't negate the need for comprehensive security practices.

In conclusion, the plugin appears to be built with good security principles, especially concerning direct code execution and data handling. The main weaknesses lie in the lack of explicit protection mechanisms like nonce checks and the limited scope of taint analysis, which could leave it vulnerable to undiscovered issues or future attacks. Its clean history is a strength, but the static analysis indicates room for improvement in proactive security measures.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks detected
  • Limited taint analysis scope
  • Only one capability check
  • Minor output escaping issues
Vulnerabilities
None known

Holiday Notifications Security Vulnerabilities

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

Holiday Notifications Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
10 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

83% escaped12 total outputs
Attack Surface

Holiday Notifications Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actioninitwp-holiday-notifications-cpt.php:44
actionsave_postwp-holiday-notifications-cpt.php:130
actionwp_enqueue_scriptswp-holiday-notifications.php:34
actioninitwp-holiday-notifications.php:49
actionwp_footerwp-holiday-notifications.php:105
Maintenance & Trust

Holiday Notifications Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedApr 15, 2023
PHP min version7.4
Downloads788

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Holiday Notifications Developer Profile

Seota Digital Marketing

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 Holiday Notifications

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

Asset Fingerprints

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

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
whn-modalwhn-modal-contentwhn-modal-headerwhn-closewhn-modal-bodywhn-leftwhn-rightps_wraper+1 more
Data Attributes
data-id
Shortcode Output
<div class="whn-modal" data-id="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Holiday Notifications