RicReviews Security & Risk Analysis

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Display Google Places reviews on your WordPress site using a simple shortcode. Fetches reviews from Google Places API (New).

0 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Unknown
google-placesratingsreviewsshortcodetestimonials
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is RicReviews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "ricreviews" plugin v1.0.1 demonstrates a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin effectively utilizes prepared statements for all SQL queries and demonstrates excellent output escaping, with 98% of outputs being properly sanitized. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further reduces potential attack vectors. The presence of nonce and capability checks on entry points, although a small number, is a positive indication of security awareness. Taint analysis shows no critical or high severity flows with unsanitized paths, which is a significant strength. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities (CVEs) in its history further reinforces this positive assessment. However, a minor concern arises from the single external HTTP request, which, while not flagged as a vulnerability in this analysis, represents a potential, albeit small, avenue for introducing risks if the external service is compromised or if data is not handled securely before transmission.

Key Concerns

  • External HTTP request
Vulnerabilities
None known

RicReviews Security Vulnerabilities

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

RicReviews Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
16 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
90 escaped
Nonce Checks
4
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared16 total queries

Output Escaping

98% escaped92 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
save_settings (includes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:674)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

RicReviews Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_ricreviews_validate_api_keyincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:28
authwp_ajax_ricreviews_fetch_reviewsincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:29

Shortcodes 1

[ricreviews] includes\class-ricreviews-shortcode.php:24
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:24
actionadmin_initincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:25
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:26
actionadmin_noticesincludes\class-ricreviews-admin.php:27
filtercron_schedulesincludes\class-ricreviews-cron.php:31
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-ricreviews-shortcode.php:25
actionwp_footerincludes\class-ricreviews-shortcode.php:26
actionplugins_loadedricreviews.php:99
Maintenance & Trust

RicReviews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version7.4
Downloads129

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

RicReviews Developer Profile

Riccardo

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect RicReviews

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/js/frontend.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/ricreviews/assets/js/frontend.js
Version Parameters
ricreviews/assets/css/admin.css?ver=ricreviews/assets/js/admin.js?ver=ricreviews/assets/css/frontend.css?ver=ricreviews/assets/js/frontend.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ricreviews-settings-pagericreviews-admin-fieldricreviews-noticericreviews-frontend-wrapperricreviews-reviewricreviews-author-avatarricreviews-author-namericreviews-review-date+2 more
Data Attributes
data-plugin-url
JS Globals
ricreviews_admin_paramsricreviews_frontend_params
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/ricreviews/v1/settings
Shortcode Output
[ricreviews]
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about RicReviews