Nuton Text Share WordPress Security & Risk Analysis

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Nuton Text Share WordPress is a super Wordpress plugin which allows share a visitor selected/highlighted text to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin,Reddit an …

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 3.9+ Updated Aug 28, 2018
socialsocial-sharetext-sharetext-tweettweet-share
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Nuton Text Share WordPress Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The nuton-text-share plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a mixed security posture. On the positive side, the plugin demonstrates good practices regarding SQL query handling, exclusively using prepared statements, and avoiding file operations and external HTTP requests. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are also encouraging indicators. However, significant security concerns arise from the static analysis. The presence of a dangerous `create_function` call is a critical red flag, as it can be leveraged for code injection if not handled with extreme care. Furthermore, the lack of any capability checks or nonce checks across all entry points, coupled with a substantial percentage of improperly escaped output, creates a broad attack surface ripe for exploitation. While the current data shows no critical taint flows, the identified code signals present a substantial risk that could be exploited by chaining vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • Dangerous function create_function used
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
  • 20% of output is not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Nuton Text Share WordPress Security Vulnerabilities

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

Nuton Text Share WordPress Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Nuton Text Share WordPress Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
15
59 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_function$callback = create_function('', 'echo "'.str_replace('"', '\"', $section['desc']).'";');admin\src\class.settings-api.php:106

Output Escaping

80% escaped74 total outputs
Attack Surface

Nuton Text Share WordPress Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\src\class.settings-api.php:28
actionadmin_initadmin\text-share-options.php:18
actionadmin_menuadmin\text-share-options.php:19
actionwp_headincludes\text-share-options-set.php:191
actionwp_footerincludes\text-share-options-set.php:236
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsnuton-text-share-wordpress.php:52
actionplugins_loadednuton-text-share-wordpress.php:67
Maintenance & Trust

Nuton Text Share WordPress Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedAug 28, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Nuton Text Share WordPress Developer Profile

jewel1994

4 plugins · 10 total installs

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

How We Detect Nuton Text Share WordPress

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/css/text-share.min.css/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/js/jquery.textshare.min.js/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/js/textshare.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/js/jquery.textshare.min.js/wp-content/plugins/nuton-text-share/assets/js/textshare.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
nnf_text_share_wordpress_Settings_API
JS Globals
nnf_text_share_wordpress_Settings_API
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Nuton Text Share WordPress