Leadeo Lite Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/leadeo-lite

Get more visitors, leads and sales by showing various forms on top of your videos.

10 active installs v1.5 PHP + WP 3.7+ Updated Nov 10, 2015
email-listlead-generationmarketingvideovideo-marketing
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Leadeo Lite Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "leadeo-lite" v1.5 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. While it demonstrates good practice by using prepared statements for all SQL queries and avoiding bundled libraries, significant concerns arise from its attack surface and lack of robust input validation. The presence of 8 unprotected AJAX handlers represents a substantial entry point for potential attacks. Furthermore, the taint analysis reveals 5 high-severity flows with unsanitized paths, indicating that user-supplied data is not being adequately validated or sanitized before being used in potentially dangerous operations, particularly given the presence of the `unserialize` function.

The plugin's vulnerability history is currently clean, with no recorded CVEs. This might suggest a lack of past exploitation or perhaps a recent focus on security by the developers. However, the findings from the static and taint analyses highlight inherent risks within the current codebase. The high number of unprotected AJAX handlers combined with high-severity unsanitized taint flows points to a strong likelihood of exploitable vulnerabilities, even in the absence of documented historical issues. A balanced conclusion is that while the plugin benefits from good database query practices, its substantial attack surface and critical data handling weaknesses demand immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • High number of unprotected AJAX handlers
  • 5 High severity unsanitized taint flows
  • Use of unserialize function
  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • No nonce checks on AJAX handlers
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Leadeo Lite Security Vulnerabilities

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

Leadeo Lite Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
2
Raw SQL Queries
0
4 prepared
Unescaped Output
46
43 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
8
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

unserialize$arr=unserialize($row['data']);backend_browse.php:31
unserialize$arr = unserialize($row['settings']);model.php:190

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

48% escaped89 total outputs
Data Flows
6 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

6 flows6 with unsanitized paths
ajax_get_leadeo_iframe_source (leadeo.php:558)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface
8 unprotected

Leadeo Lite Attack Surface

Entry Points9
Unprotected8

AJAX Handlers 8

authwp_ajax_leadeo_saveleadeo.php:56
authwp_ajax_leadeo_previewleadeo.php:57
authwp_ajax_leadeo_get_formleadeo.php:58
authwp_ajax_get_leadeo_iframe_sourceleadeo.php:60
noprivwp_ajax_get_leadeo_iframe_sourceleadeo.php:61
authwp_ajax_leadeo_submitleadeo.php:63
noprivwp_ajax_leadeo_submitleadeo.php:64
authwp_ajax_leadeo_get_mailchimp_listsleadeo.php:66

Shortcodes 1

[leadeo] leadeo.php:116
WordPress Hooks 4
filterplugin_action_linksleadeo.php:52
actionadmin_menuleadeo.php:54
filteradmin_footer_textleadeo.php:70
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsleadeo.php:71
Maintenance & Trust

Leadeo Lite Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedNov 10, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Leadeo Lite Developer Profile

ShindiriStudio

2 plugins · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Leadeo Lite

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.9.2.custom.min.css/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/functions.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/admin_edit.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/form.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/backend.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/frontend.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/functions.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/admin_edit.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/form.js/wp-content/plugins/leadeo-lite/js/backend.js
Version Parameters
leadeo-lite/css/admin.css?ver=leadeo-lite/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.9.2.custom.min.css?ver=leadeo-lite/js/functions.js?ver=leadeo-lite/js/admin_edit.js?ver=leadeo-lite/js/form.js?ver=leadeo-lite/js/backend.js?ver=leadeo-lite/js/frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
leadeo_admin_wrapper
HTML Comments
<!-- LEADEO SHORTCODE START --><!-- LEADEO SHORTCODE END -->
Data Attributes
data-leadeo-iddata-leadeo-form-iddata-leadeo-preview
JS Globals
leadeo_data
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/leadeo/v1/submit/wp-json/leadeo/v1/get_form
Shortcode Output
[leadeo
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Leadeo Lite