
Pageviews Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/pageviewsA simple and lightweight pageviews counter for your WordPress posts and pages.
Is Pageviews Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Pageviews has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "pageviews" plugin v0.11.0 demonstrates several positive security practices, including the exclusive use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and recorded past vulnerabilities suggests a conscientious development approach. However, the plugin presents a notable security concern due to its attack surface. Specifically, two out of the four identified entry points (3 REST API routes and 1 AJAX handler) lack proper authentication or permission checks, creating potential avenues for unauthorized access or actions.
Key Concerns
- Unprotected REST API routes
- Unprotected AJAX handlers
- External HTTP requests without context
- Output escaping not fully implemented
Pageviews Security Vulnerabilities
Pageviews Code Analysis
SQL Query Safety
Output Escaping
Pageviews Attack Surface
AJAX Handlers 1
REST API Routes 3
WordPress Hooks 9
Maintenance & Trust
Pageviews Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Pageviews Developer Profile
2 plugins · 1K total installs
How We Detect Pageviews
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.js/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.min.js/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.js/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.min.js?v=4HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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