
Popup to Share Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/popup-to-sharePopup to Share shows sharing buttons for Facebook, Twitter, and Google plus in a pop-up.
Is Popup to Share Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Popup to Share has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "popup-to-share" v1.3 plugin exhibits a mixed security posture. On one hand, the absence of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history and the lack of direct SQL queries are positive indicators. Furthermore, the static analysis reveals no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, which significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. However, the static analysis does raise serious concerns regarding output escaping. One output was found to be improperly escaped, which could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if that output is rendered directly in the browser without proper sanitization. The taint analysis also identified a flow with an unsanitized path, which, while not classified as critical or high severity, warrants attention as it suggests a potential for unintended data manipulation or access. The plugin's lack of capability checks and nonce checks on any potential entry points (though none were identified) is a general weakness, as it doesn't implement standard WordPress security practices. In conclusion, while the plugin has a clean vulnerability history and a small attack surface, the identified output escaping issue and the unsanitized taint flow represent tangible risks that need to be addressed.
Key Concerns
- Improper output escaping detected
- Taint flow with unsanitized path
- Missing nonce checks (general)
- Missing capability checks (general)
Popup to Share Security Vulnerabilities
Popup to Share Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Data Flow Analysis
Popup to Share Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 4
Maintenance & Trust
Popup to Share Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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How We Detect Popup to Share
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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