Lazy Pinner Security & Risk Analysis

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10 active installs v2.3 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Jun 9, 2013
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Lazy Pinner Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "lazy-pinner" v2.3 plugin exhibits a concerning security posture primarily due to a complete lack of authorization and output escaping mechanisms. While the static analysis reveals no explicit dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities are a significant risk, as only 20% of SQL queries utilize prepared statements, leaving 80% vulnerable to injection attacks. The complete absence of nonce checks and capability checks on any entry points, which are listed as zero but this is contradictory to other findings, is a major oversight and suggests a potential for unauthorized actions or privilege escalation if any hidden or undiscovered entry points exist. Furthermore, the fact that 100% of outputs are not properly escaped presents a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into the user interface. The plugin's vulnerability history being clean is a positive sign, but it does not negate the serious flaws identified in the code analysis. The lack of internal code complexity (zero taint flows) might contribute to the absence of recorded vulnerabilities, but the fundamental security practices are not being followed.

Key Concerns

  • All output is unescaped
  • Most SQL queries are not prepared
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Lazy Pinner Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Lazy Pinner Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
8
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
2
External Requests
4
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

20% prepared10 total queries

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

Lazy Pinner Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionpublish_postincludes\pinit.php:94
actionadmin_menulazypinner.php:80
Maintenance & Trust

Lazy Pinner Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedJun 9, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating54/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Lazy Pinner Developer Profile

leethompson

3 plugins · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect Lazy Pinner

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/lazy-pinner/images/icon.png

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Lazy Pinner