Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products

Add AJAX likes/dislikes, star ratings, views, reactions, favorites, sharing, and copy content for posts or WooCommerce products.

20 active installs v3.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.7+ Updated May 23, 2026

comment-ratingfavoriteslike-dislikepost-viewsstar-rating

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

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Safety Verdict

Is Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago

Risk Assessment

The 'like-dislike-posts-products' v2.9 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture with a strong emphasis on prepared SQL statements and output escaping. The absence of known vulnerabilities and a clean vulnerability history are positive indicators. However, the static analysis reveals specific areas of concern that warrant attention. The plugin has two AJAX handlers that lack authentication checks, presenting a potential entry point for attackers. Furthermore, the taint analysis shows a concerning number of flows with unsanitized paths, all classified as high severity, indicating a significant risk of data being processed without proper sanitization. While these do not appear to have manifested as exploitable vulnerabilities in the past, the potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) or other injection attacks through these unsanitized paths is present.

Key Concerns

Unprotected AJAX handlers
High severity unsanitized paths

Vulnerabilities

None known

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Version History

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Release Timeline

v3.0Current

v2.9

v2.8

v2.7

v2.6

v2.5

v2.4

v2.3

v2.2

v2.1

v2.0

v1.9

v1.8

v1.7

v1.6

v1.5

v1.4

v1.3

v1.2

v1.1

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

173 prepared

Unescaped Output

535 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

SQL Query Safety

97% prepared179 total queries

Output Escaping

97% escaped549 total outputs

Data Flows · Security

9 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

12 flows9 with unsanitized paths

ldppp_update_ratings (functions.php:1740)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

2 unprotected

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Attack Surface

Entry Points30

Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 14

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_update_ratingsfunctions.php:1888

authwp_ajax_ldppp_update_ratingsfunctions.php:1889

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_AjaxCountfunctions.php:2248

authwp_ajax_ldppp_AjaxCountfunctions.php:2249

authwp_ajax_ldppp_comment_updatefunctions.php:2337

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_comment_updatefunctions.php:2338

authwp_ajax_ldppp_post_readfunctions.php:2437

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_post_readfunctions.php:2438

authwp_ajax_ldppp_get_post_read_countfunctions.php:2463

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_get_post_read_countfunctions.php:2464

authwp_ajax_ldppp_toggle_fav_postldppp_likes_dislikes.php:421

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_toggle_fav_postldppp_likes_dislikes.php:422

authwp_ajax_ldppp_remove_fav_postldppp_likes_dislikes.php:507

noprivwp_ajax_ldppp_remove_fav_postldppp_likes_dislikes.php:508

Shortcodes 16

[ldppp_user_favorites] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:454

[ldppp_user_history] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:735

[ldppp_user_likes] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:794

[ldppp_user_ratings] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:849

[ldppp_user_comment_votes] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:928

[ldppp_like_dislike] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1313

[ldppp_like_button] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1345

[ldppp_dislike_button] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1377

[ldppp_like_dislike_ratio_bar] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1414

[ldppp_posts_ratings] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1520

[ldppp_ratings_progress_bar] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1569

[ldppp_comment_like_dislike] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1646

[ldppp_post_view_count] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1684

[ldppp_favorite_heart] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1789

[ldppp_social_share] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1868

[ldppp_copy_posts] ldppp_likes_dislikes.php:2233

WordPress Hooks 31

actioninitfiles\shop_achieve.php:4

actionwoocommerce_before_shop_loop_item_titlefiles\shop_achieve.php:32

actionwoocommerce_after_shop_loop_itemfiles\shop_achieve.php:34

actioninitfiles\single_page.php:5

actionwoocommerce_before_add_to_cart_formfiles\single_page.php:33

actionwoocommerce_after_add_to_cart_formfiles\single_page.php:35

filterthe_contentfunctions.php:1738

filtercomment_textfunctions.php:2254

filterthe_contentfunctions.php:2484

actionadd_meta_boxesfunctions.php:2507

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:49

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:81

actionadmin_menuldppp_likes_dislikes.php:86

actionplugins_loadedldppp_likes_dislikes.php:133

actionadmin_initldppp_likes_dislikes.php:220

actionplugins_loadedldppp_likes_dislikes.php:282

actionplugins_loadedldppp_likes_dislikes.php:289

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:314

actioninitldppp_likes_dislikes.php:352

filterthe_contentldppp_likes_dislikes.php:360

actioninitldppp_likes_dislikes.php:932

filterthe_contentldppp_likes_dislikes.php:939

actionwp_footerldppp_likes_dislikes.php:971

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:995

filtermanage_posts_columnsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1129

actionmanage_posts_custom_columnldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1153

filtermanage_edit-comments_columnsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1203

actionmanage_comments_custom_columnldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1211

actioninitldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1875

filterthe_contentldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1881

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsldppp_likes_dislikes.php:1923

Maintenance & Trust

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested7.0.2

Last updatedMay 23, 2026

PHP min version7.0

Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100

Number of ratings3

Active installs20

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Developer Profile

Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts Developer Profile

Kirtikumar Solanki

18 plugins · 230 total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

100/100

Avg Patch Time

30 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Post Engagement – Like Dislike, Share, Views, Star Rating, Favorites & Copy Posts

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/styles.css/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/post-read.js/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/admin-style.css

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/post-read.js

Version Parameters

like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/scripts.js?ver=like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/styles.css?ver=like-dislike-posts-products/assets/js/post-read.js?ver=like-dislike-posts-products/assets/css/admin-style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

ldppp_like-dislikeldppp_comment_likeldppp_comment_dislike

JS Globals

ldppp_count_ajaxldpppPostRead

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