Rescue Children Banner Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/rescue-children-banner

Adds a "Rescue Children" banner to the top left or top right corner of your site, which links to Destiny Rescue's website.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Apr 22, 2015
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Rescue Children Banner Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Rescue Children Banner has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "rescue-children-banner" plugin, version 1.0, exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, or unsanitized taint flows is highly commendable. Furthermore, the presence of capability checks, even if only one is noted, suggests an awareness of access control, which is a fundamental security principle. The attack surface appears to be virtually non-existent, with zero AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly minimizing potential entry points for attackers. The vulnerability history also shows a clean slate, with no recorded CVEs, which is an excellent indicator of the plugin's past security. However, the complete absence of nonce checks, while not necessarily a critical flaw given the lack of direct AJAX or REST API endpoints, is a weakness in general WordPress development best practices for any potential future interactivity. While the current version appears secure, the reliance on the absence of features to maintain security rather than robust security mechanisms for those features is a slight concern.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Rescue Children Banner Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Rescue Children Banner Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
15 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped15 total outputs
Attack Surface

Rescue Children Banner Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
actionadmin_noticesbootstrap.php:53
actioninitclasses\rcb-settings.php:15
actionadmin_menuclasses\rcb-settings.php:16
actionadmin_initclasses\rcb-settings.php:17
filterplugin_action_links_rescue-children-banner/bootstrap.phpclasses\rcb-settings.php:19
actioninitclasses\rescue-children-banner.php:16
actionwpclasses\rescue-children-banner.php:17
actionwpclasses\rescue-children-banner.php:18
actionwp_footerclasses\rescue-children-banner.php:19
Maintenance & Trust

Rescue Children Banner Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.2.39
Last updatedApr 22, 2015
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Rescue Children Banner Developer Profile

Ian Dunn

9 plugins · 5K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Rescue Children Banner

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/rescue-children-banner/css/front-end.css/wp-content/plugins/rescue-children-banner/javascript/front-end.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/rescue-children-banner/javascript/front-end.js
Version Parameters
rescue-children-banner/css/front-end.css?ver=rescue-children-banner/javascript/front-end.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
rcb-banner
Data Attributes
data-rcb-position
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Rescue Children Banner