
Peter’s Date Countdown Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/peters-date-countdownDisplay a countdown of important dates. A real-time version is also available.
Is Peter’s Date Countdown Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 99/100Peter’s Date Countdown has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.
The "peters-date-countdown" plugin v2.0.1 exhibits a mixed security posture. The static analysis reveals a very limited attack surface with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that are directly exposed. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good practices in SQL query handling, with 100% of queries using prepared statements. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output (9%), suggesting a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The lack of nonce and capability checks on any entry points, though currently not exploitable due to the absence of such points, represents a potential future risk if the plugin is extended.
Key Concerns
- Low percentage of properly escaped output
- No nonce checks on entry points
- No capability checks on entry points
Peter’s Date Countdown Security Vulnerabilities
CVEs by Year
Severity Breakdown
1 total CVE
Peter's Date Countdown <= 2.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']
Peter’s Date Countdown Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Peter’s Date Countdown Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Peter’s Date Countdown Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Peter’s Date Countdown Developer Profile
5 plugins · 4K total installs
How We Detect Peter’s Date Countdown
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/peters-date-countdown/datecountdown.css/wp-content/plugins/peters-date-countdown/datecountdown.js/wp-content/plugins/peters-date-countdown/datecountdown.jspeters-date-countdown/datecountdown.css?ver=peters-date-countdown/datecountdown.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
pdc-countdown-wrapperpdc-countdown-itempdc-countdown-namepdc-countdown-timepdc-countdown-unitpdc-countdown-finished-text<!----- Peter's Date Countdown Widget -----><!-- end Peter's Date Countdown -->data-pdc-yeardata-pdc-monthdata-pdc-daydata-pdc-hourdata-pdc-minutedata-pdc-text-finishedpdc_timediffpdc_javapdc_showhourspdc_showminutespdc_showsincepdc_numcountdowns+5 more[countdown][countdown name=[countdown number=[countdown year=