Responsive Investment Calculator Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-investment-calculator

A simple responsive investment calculator widget and shortcode.

30 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Dec 17, 2016
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Responsive Investment Calculator Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Responsive Investment Calculator 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-investment-calculator" plugin version 1.0.2 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface, and all identified entry points are reported as protected. Furthermore, the plugin avoids dangerous functions and external HTTP requests. The single SQL query utilizes prepared statements, which is a strong security practice. However, a concerning aspect is the low percentage (24%) of properly escaped output. This indicates a potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, as unsanitized data could be rendered directly to users. The lack of nonce checks and capability checks on its zero entry points, while currently not exploitable due to the limited attack surface, represents a potential weakness if the plugin were to be expanded in the future without implementing these security measures. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive sign of its development quality to date. Despite the lack of direct exploitable issues found in this specific analysis, the output escaping concern warrants attention.

Key Concerns

  • Low output escaping percentage
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Responsive Investment Calculator Security Vulnerabilities

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

Responsive Investment Calculator Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
1 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
7 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

24% escaped29 total outputs
Attack Surface

Responsive Investment Calculator Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menuadm\class-ric-admin.php:28
actionadmin_initadm\class-ric-admin.php:29
actionplugins_loadedinc\class-responsive-investment-calculator.php:62
actionwidgets_initinc\class-responsive-investment-calculator.php:63
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsinc\class-ric-calculator-controller.php:32
Maintenance & Trust

Responsive Investment Calculator Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.3.34
Last updatedDec 17, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Responsive Investment Calculator Developer Profile

liddweaver

2 plugins · 40 total installs

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

How We Detect Responsive Investment Calculator

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-investment-calculator/css/responsive-investment-calculator.css/wp-content/plugins/responsive-investment-calculator/js/responsive-investment-calculator.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-investment-calculator/js/responsive-investment-calculator.js
Version Parameters
responsive-investment-calculator/js/responsive-investment-calculator.js?ver=responsive-investment-calculator/css/responsive-investment-calculator.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ric_select
Data Attributes
data-options
JS Globals
lidd_ric_script_vars
Shortcode Output
[investmentcalculator][ric]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Responsive Investment Calculator