Link Verification for Mastodon Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/link-verification-for-mastodon

An unofficial WordPress plugin to quickly verify a link on your Mastodon profile.

500 active installs v1.1.4 PHP 5.6.20+ WP 4.4+ Updated Aug 5, 2024
fediversemastodonsocial
92
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Link Verification for Mastodon Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Link Verification for Mastodon has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'link-verification-for-mastodon' plugin v1.1.4 demonstrates a strong security posture. The absence of any discovered vulnerabilities in its history, coupled with excellent code signals like 100% prepared statements for SQL queries and proper output escaping, indicates diligent security practices by the developers. The total absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further minimizes potential attack vectors. Furthermore, the plugin has a very small attack surface with no reported AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, which significantly reduces the opportunities for malicious exploitation.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Link Verification for Mastodon Security Vulnerabilities

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

Link Verification for Mastodon Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Link Verification for Mastodon Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_menuadmin\settings.php:190
actionadmin_initadmin\settings.php:191
filteradmin_footer_textadmin\settings.php:193
filterupdate_footeradmin\settings.php:194
actionwp_headincludes\verification-tag.php:83
actionplugins_loadedlink-verification-for-mastodon.php:121
Maintenance & Trust

Link Verification for Mastodon Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedAug 5, 2024
PHP min version5.6.20
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Link Verification for Mastodon Developer Profile

overengineer

2 plugins · 5K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Link Verification for Mastodon

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Link Verification for Mastodon