Kiva Security & Risk Analysis

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Kiva lets you give a little to help people worldwide. The Kiva plugin lets you raise the visibility of Kiva by displaying loans with a link donate.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP + WP 1.5+ Updated Dec 7, 2016
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Kiva Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "kiva" plugin version 1.2 appears to have a strong security posture. The static analysis shows no identified attack surface points, such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes, and all code signals indicate robust security practices. Specifically, the absence of dangerous functions, the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries, and complete output escaping demonstrate excellent coding standards. The lack of file operations and external HTTP requests further minimizes potential vulnerabilities. The absence of nonce and capability checks on any identified entry points is also a positive sign, implying that if any were present, they would be handled securely. The taint analysis showing zero flows, especially unsanitized paths, is a significant indicator of clean code with no apparent data injection risks.

The vulnerability history further reinforces this positive assessment, with zero known CVEs, no currently unpatched vulnerabilities, and no recorded common vulnerability types. This pattern suggests a plugin that has either been meticulously developed with security in mind or has undergone thorough security auditing and maintenance. The lack of past vulnerabilities implies a consistent commitment to security by the developers.

In conclusion, the "kiva" plugin v1.2 exhibits excellent security characteristics. Its strengths lie in its minimal attack surface, secure coding practices for database interactions and output handling, and a clean vulnerability history. While the data suggests a highly secure plugin, the complete absence of any identified entry points (AJAX, REST, shortcodes) might warrant a minor caution, as it's unusual for a plugin to have absolutely no user-interactive elements. However, given the other positive indicators, this is a very low concern. Overall, the plugin presents a very low risk.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Kiva Security Vulnerabilities

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

Kiva Release Timeline

v1.2Current
v1.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Kiva Code Analysis

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

Kiva Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Kiva Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.33
Last updatedDec 7, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Kiva Developer Profile

David Miller

3 plugins · 70 total installs

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

How We Detect Kiva

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/kiva/kiva.css/wp-content/plugins/kiva/kiva.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- This bit stores any updated values when the Update button has been pressed --><!-- If we are just displaying the page we first load up the options array --><!-- now we drop into html to display the option page form -->
Data Attributes
name="limit"name="format"name="gender"name="region"name="sector"value="image"+5 more
Shortcode Output
<img src="http://images.kiva.org/images/logoLeafy3.gif" alt="visit Kiva" /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.kiva.org/">Fund a loan today!</a></strong><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td>No
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiva