RA-Socialize Button Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ra-socialize-button

RA-Socialize Button adds a Google+, twitter and facebook button to your blog post.

20 active installs v2.2 PHP + WP 3.3.1+ Updated Feb 17, 2012
facebookfacebook-likefacebook-like-buttonfblike
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is RA-Socialize Button Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

RA-Socialize Button has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "ra-socialize-button" v2.2 plugin exhibits a concerning security posture despite having a clean vulnerability history. While the plugin boasts zero known CVEs and a lack of dangerous functions, SQL queries, file operations, and external HTTP requests, the static analysis reveals significant weaknesses. Notably, 100% of the outputs are not properly escaped, posing a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the taint analysis indicates three flows with unsanitized paths, which, while not classified as critical or high severity in this specific analysis, are a strong indicator of potential vulnerabilities if user input is not handled with extreme care. The absence of nonce and capability checks on any potential entry points (though none were detected) also raises a flag, suggesting a lack of robust security measures in place.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output found
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

RA-Socialize Button Security Vulnerabilities

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

RA-Socialize Button Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped3 total outputs
Data Flows
3 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows3 with unsanitized paths
ra_socialize_gplus_page (ra-socialize-button.php:161)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

RA-Socialize Button Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
filterthe_contentra-socialize-button.php:28
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsra-socialize-button.php:29
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsra-socialize-button.php:30
actionadmin_menura-socialize-button.php:31
Maintenance & Trust

RA-Socialize Button Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedFeb 17, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads13K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

RA-Socialize Button Developer Profile

thewarlog

1 plugin · 20 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect RA-Socialize Button

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ra-socialize-button/ra-socialize-button.php
Script Paths
https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.jshttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
share-this
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about RA-Socialize Button