Live Video Annotation Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/live-video-annotation

The Live Video Annotation plugin allows you to add timed footnotes to a YouTube video. Visitors can see these notes later while watching the video.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.4.2+ Updated Oct 6, 2012
annotationcommentcommentsvideoyoutube
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Live Video Annotation Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "live-video-annotation" plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, file operations, and the consistent use of prepared statements for SQL queries are excellent practices. Furthermore, all identified outputs are properly escaped, and no critical or high-severity taint flows were detected, indicating a good effort in preventing common injection vulnerabilities. The plugin also has no recorded vulnerability history, which is a positive sign of its current security maturity.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks detected
  • No capability checks detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Live Video Annotation Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Live Video Annotation Code Analysis

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

Live Video Annotation Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[videoannotation] videoannotation.php:167
WordPress Hooks 3
actioncomment_postvideoannotation.php:189
filtercomment_textvideoannotation.php:201
actionwpvideoannotation.php:245
Maintenance & Trust

Live Video Annotation Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.4.2
Last updatedOct 6, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Live Video Annotation Developer Profile

André Boekhorst

2 plugins · 80 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Live Video Annotation

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/jquery.min.js/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/jquery.timeago.js/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/videoannotation.js/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/css/videoannotation.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/jquery.min.js/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/jquery.timeago.js/wp-content/plugins/live-video-annotation/js/videoannotation.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
annotated_video_holdervideo_code_holderexpire_time_holdervideo_width_holdervideo_height_holderannotated_video_form_holderannotated_video_comment_fieldvideoannotation_timestamp+8 more
HTML Comments
<!-- WP Live Video Annotation Plugin --><!-- #annotated_video_form_holder --><!-- #annotated_video_holder --><!-- Needed to make sure the comment field of the 'normal' post doesn't refer to the 'annotated video' post. -->
Data Attributes
ID="holder_id="LVA_FORM"
JS Globals
VIDEOANNOTATION_VERSIONVIDEOANNOTATION_PLUGIN_URL
Shortcode Output
[videoannotation video_id='YOUTUBE_CODE_HERE']<div class="annotated_video_holder<div id="
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Video Annotation