myCred for GD Star Rating Security & Risk Analysis

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📢🚨 Important Notice: myCred for GD Star Rating is now part of the myCred Toolkit and will no longer receive updates here. Only security fixes will be …

10 active installs v1.3.9 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.8+ Updated Apr 17, 2025
gd-ratingmycredratingstar-ratingstars
92
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is myCred for GD Star Rating Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

myCred for GD Star Rating 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

The static analysis of the "mycred-for-gd-star-rating" plugin v1.3.9 indicates a strong security posture with no detected vulnerabilities in the provided code signals or taint analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries, and 100% proper output escaping are significant strengths. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good security practices by avoiding file operations and external HTTP requests, and it has a completely clean vulnerability history with no known CVEs.

Despite the excellent findings in the static analysis, the plugin's attack surface is reported as zero, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. This absence of entry points, while seemingly positive, also means there are no explicit capability or nonce checks being performed on any interactions. While this is not a direct vulnerability given the current analysis, it represents a potential weakness if the plugin were to evolve and introduce new entry points without implementing these crucial security measures. In conclusion, the plugin is currently secure based on the provided data, but there is room for improvement in explicitly handling user input and actions through WordPress's security mechanisms should its functionality expand.

Vulnerabilities
None known

myCred for GD Star Rating Security Vulnerabilities

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

myCred for GD Star Rating Release Timeline

v1.3.9Current
v1.3.8
v1.3.7
v1.3.6
v1.3.5
v1.3.4
v1.3.3
v1.3.2
v1.3.1
v1.3
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

myCred for GD Star Rating Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped61 total outputs
Attack Surface

myCred for GD Star Rating Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_noticesmycred-gd-star-rating.php:100
filtermycred_setup_hooksmycred-gd-star-rating.php:103
actionmycred_initmycred-gd-star-rating.php:104
actionmycred_all_referencesmycred-gd-star-rating.php:105
actionmycred_load_hooksmycred-gd-star-rating.php:106
actiongdrts_db_vote_loggedmycred-gd-star-rating.php:248
Maintenance & Trust

myCred for GD Star Rating Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 17, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

myCred for GD Star Rating Developer Profile

Saad Iqbal

89 plugins · 1.4M total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
267 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect myCred for GD Star Rating

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 myCred for GD Star Rating