Human Avatar for Robohash Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/human-avatar-robohashReturns a Robohash human avatar (set5) if Gravatar is not available. Additionally, if comment author’s email address is empty, it uses comment author's name instead.
Is Human Avatar for Robohash Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Human Avatar for Robohash has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "human-avatar-robohash" plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, unsanitized taint flows, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the strict adherence to prepared statements for any SQL queries (though none were reported) and proper output escaping for all identified outputs are excellent security practices. The plugin also correctly avoids vulnerabilities by not including bundled libraries or having any recorded CVEs in its history. This indicates a well-written and secure plugin from a development standpoint.
However, the analysis does reveal a significant concern: the complete lack of any identified entry points (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events). While this might seem like a strength by reducing the attack surface, it strongly suggests the plugin may not be performing any function or integrating with WordPress in a way that would expose it to attacks. If the plugin is indeed functional, this lack of observable entry points is a major anomaly and a potential indicator that the analysis might be incomplete or that the plugin has no user-facing functionality. If the plugin is intended to be functional, the lack of any capability or nonce checks on the zero AJAX handlers and zero REST API routes, while technically not a deficiency given the absence of handlers, points to a potential oversight if any functionality were to be added in the future without proper security measures.
Given the complete absence of any historical vulnerabilities and the pristine static analysis, the plugin appears to be very secure. The primary deduction stems not from active flaws but from the potential implications of the reported zero entry points. If the plugin is intended to be functional, this suggests a significant lack of integration or an analysis that missed critical components. If it is a dormant or non-functional plugin, then its security is moot but the report should reflect this potential inactivity.
Key Concerns
- Zero entry points despite potential functionality
- No capability checks on zero entry points
- No nonce checks on zero entry points
Human Avatar for Robohash Security Vulnerabilities
Human Avatar for Robohash Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Human Avatar for Robohash Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 1
Maintenance & Trust
Human Avatar for Robohash Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Human Avatar for Robohash Developer Profile
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How We Detect Human Avatar for Robohash
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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