Responsive Share Button Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-whatsapp-share-button

This plugin will add a WhatsApp share button into your every posts when visitor view your site mobile device.

10 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Unknown
buttonmobile-seosharesocial-sharewhatsapp
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Responsive Share Button Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "responsive-whatsapp-share-button" v1.1 reveals a plugin with a remarkably clean security posture based on the provided data. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate strong adherence to secure coding practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. File operations and external HTTP requests are also absent, further reducing risk.

Despite these positive indicators, the taint analysis flags two flows with unsanitized paths. While the severity is not classified as critical or high in this specific analysis, any unsanitized path presents a potential risk of injection vulnerabilities if data from these flows is used without proper sanitization downstream. The plugin's vulnerability history is pristine, with no recorded CVEs, which is a strong positive, but it's important to remember that a clean history does not guarantee future invulnerability. The lack of capability checks and nonce checks in any entry points (as there are no entry points detected) is a neutral observation in this context, as there are no entry points to protect.

In conclusion, "responsive-whatsapp-share-button" v1.1 exhibits excellent security hygiene in its development, evidenced by the lack of vulnerabilities and the use of secure coding practices. The primary concern lies with the two detected unsanitized paths, which, although not rated as severe in this analysis, warrant attention for future development or thorough manual review. The absence of a public vulnerability history is a significant strength.

Key Concerns

  • Flows with unsanitized paths
Vulnerabilities
None known

Responsive Share Button Security Vulnerabilities

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

Responsive Share Button Code Analysis

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

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows2 with unsanitized paths
rsb_SocialSharePlugin (index.php:24)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Responsive Share Button Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:21
actionadmin_menuindex.php:79
filterthe_contentindex.php:85
filterthe_contentindex.php:88
Maintenance & Trust

Responsive Share Button Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Responsive Share Button 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 Share Button

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-whatsapp-share-button/style.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
wabtn
Shortcode Output
<a href="whatsapp://send?text=Share this on WhatsApp</a>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Responsive Share Button