Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/lazy-loading-oembed-iframes

Add the loading=lazy attribute to iframes coming from oEmbeds in content

10 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 2.9+ Updated Unknown
oembedperformance
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "lazy-loading-oembed-iframes" plugin v1.0.1 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface, such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly limits potential entry points for malicious actors. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, all SQL queries use prepared statements, output is properly escaped, and there are no file operations or external HTTP requests. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities, past or present, is also a positive indicator. The plugin appears to have been developed with security best practices in mind, focusing on minimizing its footprint and handling data safely.

While the static analysis is exceptionally clean, the complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks, coupled with zero identified taint flows, while seemingly positive, also presents a slight concern. It could indicate that the plugin has a very limited scope of functionality that doesn't require these checks, or it might mean that a thorough taint analysis wasn't possible due to the lack of identified entry points to analyze. However, given the extremely low attack surface and the absence of any known vulnerabilities, the overall risk is assessed as very low. The plugin's strengths in code hygiene and lack of historical issues heavily outweigh the theoretical concerns arising from missing checks on non-existent entry points.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes 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

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filterembed_oembed_htmllazy-loading-oembed-iframes.php:45
filterplugin_row_metalazy-loading-oembed-iframes.php:47
Maintenance & Trust

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.4.19
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version5.6
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes Developer Profile

Weston Ruter

22 plugins · 437K total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
4499 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
loading="lazy"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Lazy Loading oEmbed Iframes