Ruven Themes: Social Widget Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/ruven-themes-social-widget

RT Social Widget adds a widget to display links to your social networks.

20 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.5.0+ Updated Sep 5, 2014
social-buttonssocial-linkssocial-widget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Ruven Themes: Social Widget Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Ruven Themes: Social Widget has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'ruven-themes-social-widget' v1.0 plugin exhibits a remarkably strong security posture. The static analysis reveals no detectable attack surface in the form of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent security practices with zero dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output being properly escaped. There are no file operations or external HTTP requests, and importantly, no indications of missing nonce or capability checks in the analyzed code paths. The absence of any taint flows also suggests a lack of readily exploitable vulnerabilities in the current version.

The vulnerability history further reinforces this positive assessment. The plugin has no recorded CVEs, indicating a history of secure development or prompt patching. The lack of critical, high, medium, or low severity vulnerabilities, along with the absence of common vulnerability types, suggests a consistently secure track record. However, it's important to note that the analysis scope might be limited, and the absence of certain checks like capability checks on all potential entry points (though none are identified) could be a minor area for future consideration in more complex plugins. Overall, this plugin appears to be developed with security as a high priority, presenting a very low-risk profile.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Ruven Themes: Social Widget Security Vulnerabilities

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

Ruven Themes: Social Widget 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
Attack Surface

Ruven Themes: Social Widget Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Ruven Themes: Social Widget Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.0.38
Last updatedSep 5, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Ruven Themes: Social Widget Developer Profile

Ruven

5 plugins · 80 total installs

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

How We Detect Ruven Themes: Social Widget

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/ruven-themes-social-widget/css/style.css
Version Parameters
ruven-themes-social-widget/css/style.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
ruven-themes-social-widgetsocial-dribbblesocial-emailsocial-facebooksocial-flickrsocial-githubsocial-gplussocial-instagram+8 more
Data Attributes
data-widget_id
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruven Themes: Social Widget