iPhone-Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/iphone-widget

The simple way to show what your reading on your iPhone or e-reader.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 2.5+ Updated Mar 5, 2011
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is iPhone-Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

iPhone-Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 15yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "iphone-widget" plugin version 1.2 exhibits a concerning security posture despite a lack of identified vulnerabilities in its history. The static analysis reveals a critical weakness: 100% of its 24 output operations are not properly escaped. This lack of output sanitization presents a significant risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the content displayed by the widget. While the plugin does not appear to have any direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that are unprotected, the pervasive issue with output escaping means that any data processed and displayed by the plugin could be a vector for attack. The absence of dangerous functions, SQL injection risks, and file operations is positive, but it is overshadowed by the severe output escaping deficiency. The plugin's clean vulnerability history could be interpreted as either genuine security or a lack of deep analysis. However, given the identified output escaping issue, it is more likely that the plugin has not been thoroughly scrutinized for XSS vulnerabilities or that these issues have simply not been publicly disclosed. The overall security is weak due to the high likelihood of XSS vulnerabilities stemming from unescaped output.

Key Concerns

  • No output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

iPhone-Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

iPhone-Widget Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

iPhone-Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
24
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped24 total outputs
Attack Surface

iPhone-Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initiPhone-Widget.php:251
Maintenance & Trust

iPhone-Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested2.9.2
Last updatedMar 5, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

iPhone-Widget Developer Profile

Aaron Kittredge

6 plugins · 60 total installs

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

How We Detect iPhone-Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
iphone
HTML Comments
Control Title:
Data Attributes
style="display:block;width:145px;height:283px;background:url(http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAfsZ_1hVo/TW78mA969PI/AAAAAAAAAP0/YQ718LcX6oE/s800/iPhone.png) no-repeat top; text-align:center;"style="width:121px;height:183px;background:transparent;border:0;padding:0;margin:50px 11px 50px 13px;"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about iPhone-Widget