WP-Safety

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/image-map-hotspots

Image hotspot lets you easily add custom tooltips to your images and add hotspot when highlighting them. Furthermore, you have the option of setting c …

3K active installs v3.5 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.4+ Updated Feb 16, 2026
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "image-map-hotspots" plugin v3.5 presents a generally good security posture, with a low attack surface and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs. The absence of known vulnerabilities and critical taint flows is a significant positive indicator. The plugin also demonstrates good practices with a majority of SQL queries utilizing prepared statements and the presence of nonce and capability checks.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths
  • SQL queries without prepared statements (39% of 41)
  • Outputs not properly escaped (18% of 118)
  • File operations present
  • External HTTP requests present
Vulnerabilities
None known

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Release Timeline

v3.5Current
v3.4
v3.3
v3.2
v3.1
v3.0
v2.9
v2.8
v2.7
v2.6
v2.5
v2.4
v2.3
v2.2
v2.1
v2.0
v1.9
v1.8
v1.7
v1.6
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
16
25 prepared
Unescaped Output
21
97 escaped
Nonce Checks
5
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
4
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

61% prepared41 total queries

Output Escaping

82% escaped118 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

4 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<home> (home.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[imh_6310_image_map] index.php:18
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menuindex.php:31
actionactivated_pluginindex.php:56
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:58
actionplugins_loadedindex.php:66
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:75
Maintenance & Trust

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 16, 2026
PHP min version5.6
Downloads55K

Community Trust

Rating98/100
Number of ratings22
Active installs3K
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Developer Profile

Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation Developer Profile

wpmart

6 plugins · 13K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
153 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/google-font.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/jquery.minicolors.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/fontselect.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/codemirror.min.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/css/jquery-ui.min.css/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/js/fontselect.js/wp-content/plugins/image-map-hotspots/assets/js/jquery-ui.min.js+6 more
Script Paths
https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/all.min.csshttps://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/v4-shims.min.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
imh-6310-searchimh-6310-search-containerimh-6310-search-boxsearch-iconimh-6310-point-icons
Data Attributes
data-imh-6310-template-id
Shortcode Output
[imh_6310_image_map
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation