
Link Badges Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/link-badgesAdd document icons and file sizes to links
Is Link Badges Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Link Badges has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The link-badges plugin v1.4 presents a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, along with no identified dangerous functions or file operations, significantly reduces the potential attack surface. Furthermore, all SQL queries are properly prepared, mitigating risks of SQL injection. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no known CVEs, which is a positive indicator.
Key Concerns
- Low output escaping coverage
- External HTTP requests without context
- Lack of nonce checks
- Lack of capability checks
Link Badges Security Vulnerabilities
Link Badges Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Link Badges Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 8
Maintenance & Trust
Link Badges Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Link Badges Developer Profile
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How We Detect Link Badges
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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