Now playing for AzuraCast Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen

Display currently played song of an AzuraCast instance in a sidebar.

100 active installs v2.0.4 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.6.0+ Updated Mar 17, 2021
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Now playing for AzuraCast Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen" plugin, based on the provided static analysis, exhibits a generally positive security posture. The absence of reported CVEs and the clean taint analysis suggest a history of responsible development or lack of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good practices in handling SQL queries with prepared statements and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The limited attack surface, with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are unprotected, is a significant strength.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP requests without clear context
  • No nonce checks implemented
  • No capability checks implemented
  • 84% output escaping is good, but not 100%
Vulnerabilities
None known

Now playing for AzuraCast Security Vulnerabilities

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

Now playing for AzuraCast Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
14
76 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

84% escaped90 total outputs
Attack Surface

Now playing for AzuraCast Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_noticesazuracast-plugin.php:63
actionwidgets_initazuracast-plugin.php:65
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsazuracast-plugin.php:66
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsazuracast-plugin.php:67
actionplugins_loadedazuracast-plugin.php:68
Maintenance & Trust

Now playing for AzuraCast Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.7.15
Last updatedMar 17, 2021
PHP min version7.0
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating90/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Now playing for AzuraCast Developer Profile

Javik

2 plugins · 10K total installs

69
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
1459 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Now playing for AzuraCast

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen/assets/css/azuracast-widget.css/wp-content/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen/assets/js/NchanSubscriber.js/wp-content/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen/assets/js/azurawidget-asynchron.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen/assets/js/NchanSubscriber.js/wp-content/plugins/now-playing-widget-fuer-azuracast-stationen/assets/js/azurawidget-asynchron.js
Version Parameters
azuracast-widget.css?ver=NchanSubscriber.js?ver=azurawidget-asynchron.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget-title
Data Attributes
data-azuracast-instanzdata-own-player-linkdata-webplayer-linkdata-station-iddata-own-player-btndata-webplayer-btn+5 more
Shortcode Output
[azuracast_widget
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Now playing for AzuraCast