LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/lh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members

Allows Buddypress group Admins to send email and/or a private message to all group members .

10 active installs v1.01 PHP + WP 5.0+ Updated Jul 2, 2021
buddypressemailgroupsmassmembers
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "lh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members" plugin v1.01 demonstrates a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the attack surface, and critically, all identified SQL queries utilize prepared statements. The plugin also correctly implements a nonce check, which is a fundamental security control. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (17%). This indicates a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as user-supplied or dynamically generated content could be rendered without proper sanitization, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts. The plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, which is a positive indicator, but this should be viewed in conjunction with the identified output escaping issues. Overall, while the plugin avoids common pitfalls like raw SQL and a broad attack surface, the unescaped output presents a clear and present danger that needs immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • Insufficient output escaping
Vulnerabilities
None known

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Security Vulnerabilities

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

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

17% escaped12 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
settings_screen_save (classes\lh_begm-screen-class.php:54)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionbp_initlh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members.php:272
filtergroups_create_group_stepslh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members.php:282
Maintenance & Trust

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.7.15
Last updatedJul 2, 2021
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs10
Developer Profile

LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members Developer Profile

shawfactor

77 plugins · 15K total installs

91
trust score
Avg Security Score
87/100
Avg Patch Time
7 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/lh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members/js/lh_begm-screen-script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/lh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members/js/lh_begm-screen-script.js
Version Parameters
lh-buddypress-email-or-message-group-members/style.css?ver=lh_begm-screen-script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
lh-begm-screen-message
HTML Comments
<!-- A simple WordPress plugin to send mails to all buddypress group members --><!-- Changes the text of the Submit button --><!-- on the Edit page -->
Data Attributes
name="lh_begm_recipient_email"name="lh_begm_recipient_name"name="lh_begm_subject"name="lh_begm_message"name="lh_begm_message_type"
JS Globals
LH_BEGM_SCREEN_SETTINGS
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about LH Buddypress Email or Message Group Members