Responsive Flicker Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-flicker-widget

A Flickr WordPress plugin to display user's and group's photos in sidebar widgets.

30 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Sep 5, 2016
flickrgroupphotosuserwidget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Responsive Flicker Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Responsive Flicker Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'responsive-flicker-widget' plugin v1.0 exhibits a mixed security posture. On one hand, the absence of known vulnerabilities and the complete reliance on prepared statements for SQL queries are positive indicators. The plugin also has a very small attack surface with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. However, there are significant concerns within the code analysis. The presence of the `create_function` dangerous function is a major red flag, as it can be exploited for code injection. Furthermore, the extremely low rate of proper output escaping (only 7%) suggests a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as user-supplied data or dynamically generated content is likely being rendered without adequate sanitization. The lack of nonce and capability checks, while not directly exploitable given the zero attack surface, indicates a lack of robust security implementation that could become a problem if new entry points were added in future versions without proper security considerations.

Key Concerns

  • Use of dangerous function create_function
  • Low output escaping rate
  • Missing nonce checks
  • Missing capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Responsive Flicker Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

Responsive Flicker Widget Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
1
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
26
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Dangerous Functions Found

create_functionadd_action( 'widgets_init', create_function( '', 'return register_widget("FMFW_Widget_Flickr");' ), index.php:197

Output Escaping

7% escaped28 total outputs
Attack Surface

Responsive Flicker Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initindex.php:197
Maintenance & Trust

Responsive Flicker Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.6.30
Last updatedSep 5, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Responsive Flicker Widget Developer Profile

Prem Tiwari

10 plugins · 12K total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
238 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Responsive Flicker Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
widget_fmfw_flickr
HTML Comments
/.fix--<!--/.fix--><!--/.wrap-->
Data Attributes
id="fwm_flickr"id="fwm_flickr-number"id="fwm_flickr-type"id="fwm_flickr-sorting"id="fwm_flickr-size"id="fwm_flickr-title"+1 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Responsive Flicker Widget