Prevent Skype Overwriting Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-skype-overwriting

This plugin adds a simple meta code which prevents Skype from hijacking your site and overwriting all phone numbers with their widget.

30 active installs v0.1 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Unknown
prevent-skype-overwritingskype-hijacking-wordpress
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Prevent Skype Overwriting Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Prevent Skype Overwriting has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The plugin "prevent-skype-overwriting" v0.1 exhibits a generally strong security posture in terms of its attack surface, with no apparent AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that could be exploited. The code analysis also shows a positive absence of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and vulnerabilities through taint analysis. The use of prepared statements for all SQL queries is a significant strength, demonstrating good practice in preventing SQL injection.

However, a critical concern arises from the output escaping. With 100% of the 2 total outputs being unescaped, this presents a significant risk for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Any data processed and displayed by this plugin without proper sanitization and escaping could be leveraged by attackers to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser. The absence of nonce checks and capability checks, while not immediately exploitable due to the limited attack surface, indicates a potential weakness if the plugin's functionality were to expand or if future vulnerabilities were discovered in its entry points. The clean vulnerability history is reassuring but does not negate the immediate risk posed by unescaped output.

In conclusion, while the plugin's foundational structure and data handling appear secure, the lack of output escaping is a serious oversight that significantly lowers its overall security. This single weakness introduces a high potential for client-side attacks like XSS. Addressing this immediately is paramount to improving the plugin's security.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output detected
Vulnerabilities
None known

Prevent Skype Overwriting Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Prevent Skype Overwriting Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Prevent Skype Overwriting Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionwp_headpreventskypeoverwriting.php:28
actionwp_dashboard_setuppreventskypeoverwriting.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

Prevent Skype Overwriting Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs30
Alternatives

Prevent Skype Overwriting Alternatives

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Developer Profile

Prevent Skype Overwriting Developer Profile

Syed Balkhi

94 plugins · 23.5M total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
91/100
Avg Patch Time
795 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Prevent Skype Overwriting

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
rsswidget
Data Attributes
name="SKYPE_TOOLBAR"content="SKYPE_TOOLBAR_PARSER_COMPATIBLE"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Prevent Skype Overwriting