Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/news-xml-sitemap-generator

Generates an XML sitemap optimized for news services following official guidelines for advanced indexing.

10 active installs v1.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.0+ Updated May 9, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

The news-xml-sitemap-generator plugin version 1.2 presents a generally positive security posture with no reported vulnerabilities and a code analysis that indicates a lack of common attack vectors like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events. The plugin also demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and performing at least one capability check. However, a significant concern lies in the output escaping, where only 38% of the 16 outputs are properly escaped, indicating a potential for cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is involved in these unescaped outputs. The absence of any taint analysis flows or dangerous function calls is a strong positive, as is the lack of any recorded CVEs, suggesting the developers have a history of producing secure code or have had minimal exposure to security issues.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping percentage
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
6 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

38% escaped16 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actioninitnews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:53
filterquery_varsnews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:60
actionparse_requestnews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:86
actiontemplate_redirectnews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:115
actionadmin_menunews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:176
actionsave_postnews-xml-sitemap-generator.php:290
Maintenance & Trust

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 9, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads586

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator Developer Profile

Dave

1 plugin · 10 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple News XML Sitemap Generator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Generator Patterns
Simple News XML Sitemap Generator

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple News XML Sitemap Generator