
play-button Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/play-button"play-button" lets you place one or more simple mp3 play buttons to your posts, pages or widget contents.
Is play-button Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100play-button has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "play-button" v1.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, and external HTTP requests is commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any reported vulnerabilities, including CVEs, suggests a well-maintained and secure codebase. The plugin demonstrates adherence to secure coding practices by not exposing a significant attack surface and by utilizing prepared statements and output escaping where applicable (though the analysis indicates none were necessary in this version).
While the static analysis reveals no immediate vulnerabilities, it's important to note the complete lack of entry points (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events). This could imply the plugin is very basic or its functionality is invoked through other means not captured by this specific analysis. The absence of capability checks and nonce checks on the identified zero entry points is not a concern *because* there are no entry points. If functionality were added without these checks, it would become a significant risk. The plugin's current version appears robust, but future updates should maintain this level of security and ensure proper authentication and authorization are implemented for any new features or entry points introduced.
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play-button Developer Profile
2 plugins · 20 total installs
How We Detect play-button
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Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/play-button/noflash.gifHTML / DOM Fingerprints
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="[plugin_path]/musicplayer.swf?&autoload=false&song_url=[media_url]" width="17" height="17"><param name="movie" value="[plugin_path]/musicplayer.swf?&autoload=false&song_url=[media_url]" /><img src="noflash.gif" width="17" height="17" alt="" /></object>