Hurrakify Security & Risk Analysis

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Hurrakify adds tooltips in Plain Language to your blog articles.

80 active installs v8.0.1 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Nov 28, 2025
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98
A · Safe
CVEs total1
Unpatched0
Last CVEDec 11, 2024
Safety Verdict

Is Hurrakify Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 98/100

Hurrakify has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

1 known CVELast CVE: Dec 11, 2024Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'hurrakify' plugin v8.0.1 presents a mixed security posture. While it shows strengths in its handling of SQL queries and output escaping, significant concerns arise from its unprotected entry points. The presence of two AJAX handlers without authentication checks creates a direct attack surface, allowing potentially unauthorized actions. Furthermore, the taint analysis reveals two flows with unsanitized paths, although these did not escalate to critical or high severity vulnerabilities in this scan. The plugin's vulnerability history, though currently clear of unpatched issues, does indicate a past high-severity vulnerability related to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), suggesting a pattern of potential weaknesses that require ongoing vigilance. Despite good practices in some areas, the unprotected AJAX endpoints are a notable security risk that needs immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • AJAX handlers without authentication checks
  • Flows with unsanitized paths found
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
  • Past high-severity SSRF vulnerability
Vulnerabilities
1

Hurrakify Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2024
2024
Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

High
1

1 total CVE

CVE-2024-54330high · 7.2Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Hurrakify <= 2.4 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery

Dec 11, 2024 Patched in 8.0.1 (9d)
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Hurrakify Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

92% escaped12 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
hurraki_tooltip_proxy (hurrakify.php:24)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

Hurrakify Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_hurraki_tooltip_proxyhurrakify.php:21
noprivwp_ajax_hurraki_tooltip_proxyhurrakify.php:22
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menuhurrakify.php:16
actionadmin_inithurrakify.php:17
actionactivated_pluginhurrakify.php:18
actionwp_enqueue_scriptshurrakify.php:20
actionplugins_loadedhurrakify.php:98
actionwp_headhurrakify.php:137
filterthe_contenthurrakify.php:199
actionhurrakify_weekly_update_checkhurrakify.php:221

Scheduled Events 1

hurrakify_weekly_update_check
Maintenance & Trust

Hurrakify Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedNov 28, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs80
Developer Profile

Hurrakify Developer Profile

hurraki

1 plugin · 80 total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
9 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hurrakify

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hurrakify/lib/tooltipster/css/tooltipster.css/wp-content/plugins/hurrakify/lib/tooltipster/js/jquery.tooltipster.js/wp-content/plugins/hurrakify/javascript/hurraki_tooltip_script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hurrakify/lib/tooltipster/js/jquery.tooltipster.js/wp-content/plugins/hurrakify/javascript/hurraki_tooltip_script.js
Version Parameters
hurrakify/lib/tooltipster/css/tooltipster.css?ver=hurrakify/lib/tooltipster/js/jquery.tooltipster.js?ver=hurrakify/javascript/hurraki_tooltip_script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hurraki_tooltip
Data Attributes
data-title
JS Globals
hurraki_tooltiphurraki
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/hurraki_tooltip_proxy
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurrakify