WP-Safety

Listenability Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/listenability

Create a text-to-speech podcast of your posts, with the content from embedded URLs supplied by Readability. Open re-incarnation of SoundGecko.

10 active installs v0.1.1 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Sep 24, 2015
podcastspeechtts
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Listenability Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'listenability' plugin v0.1.1 exhibits a generally good security posture based on this static analysis. The absence of known CVEs, a lack of reported vulnerability history, and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries are positive indicators. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates strong input validation and output sanitization, with 73% of outputs properly escaped and no critical or high severity taint flows identified. The limited attack surface, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, significantly reduces the potential for external exploitation.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • 0% of outputs properly escaped
  • Dangerous functions detected
  • Limited capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Listenability Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Listenability Release Timeline

v0.1.1Current
v0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Listenability Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
4
Raw SQL Queries
0
17 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
33 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
4
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

systemsystem( 'command -v say > /dev/null', $exit_code );bin/speechify.php:28
systemsystem( 'command -v /usr/local/bin/sox > /dev/null', $exit_code );bin/speechify.php:34
systemsystem( $cmd, $exit_code );bin/speechify.php:108
systemsystem( $cmd, $exit_code );bin/speechify.php:117

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared17 total queries

Output Escaping

73% escaped45 total outputs
Attack Surface

Listenability Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 19
actionadmin_noticeslistenability.php:45
actionrss2_nsphp/class-feed.php:18
actionrss2_headphp/class-feed.php:22
actionrss2_itemphp/class-feed.php:23
actionpre_get_postsphp/class-feed.php:24
actionafter_setup_themephp/class-plugin.php:86
actioninitphp/class-plugin.php:110
actionadmin_menuphp/class-plugin.php:111
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsphp/class-plugin.php:112
filtertemplate_includephp/class-presentation.php:23
actionadmin_initphp/class-readability.php:18
actionsave_postphp/class-readability.php:19
actionadmin_noticesphp/class-readability.php:22
actiontemplate_redirectphp/class-speechification.php:18
filterwp_check_filetype_and_extphp/class-speechification.php:72
actioninitphp/class-status-taxonomy.php:20
actionsave_postphp/class-status-taxonomy.php:21
actionadded_post_metaphp/class-status-taxonomy.php:22
actiondeleted_post_metaphp/class-status-taxonomy.php:23
Maintenance & Trust

Listenability Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedSep 24, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
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Developer Profile

Listenability Developer Profile

Weston Ruter

26 plugins · 437K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
4499 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Listenability

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/listenability/css/options-page.css
Version Parameters
listenability/css/options-page.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

REST Endpoints
/wp-json/listenability/
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Listenability