LH Favicon Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/lh-favicon

Overide your site icon favicon on the front end of your site

40 active installs v1.02 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Jul 31, 2022
faviconsvgtransparencywiconwp-admin
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is LH Favicon Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "lh-favicon" plugin version 1.02 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and not performing any file operations or external HTTP requests. The lack of recorded vulnerabilities in its history is also a positive indicator of its security.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping
  • No capability checks
  • No nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

LH Favicon Security Vulnerabilities

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

LH Favicon Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

14% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

LH Favicon Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
filterwp_cache_eof_tagslh-favicon.php:254
actioncustomize_registerlh-favicon.php:284
filtersite_icon_meta_tagslh-favicon.php:287
actionwp_headlh-favicon.php:290
actionembed_headlh-favicon.php:291
actionlogin_headlh-favicon.php:292
actiondo_faviconicolh-favicon.php:295
actionplugins_loadedlh-favicon.php:319
Maintenance & Trust

LH Favicon Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.0.11
Last updatedJul 31, 2022
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
Developer Profile

LH Favicon 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 Favicon

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- begin LH Favicon output --><!-- end LH Favicon output -->
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about LH Favicon