Show UserAgent Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/show-useragent

Show visitors' IP to Country Flag, Web Browser, Operating System icons on WordPreess comment list.

30 active installs v1.0.9 PHP + WP 2.6+ Updated Dec 23, 2012
countryipuser-agentweb-browser
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Show UserAgent Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "show-useragent" plugin version 1.0.9 exhibits a generally good security posture with no recorded vulnerabilities or critical code signals. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface, and all observed SQL queries are properly prepared. However, there are notable areas for improvement. The low percentage of properly escaped output (14%) is a significant concern, indicating a high risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Although the taint analysis did not find critical or high severity flows, it did identify one flow with an unsanitized path, which warrants further investigation to ensure no exploitable conditions exist. The lack of any capability or nonce checks further exacerbates the risk associated with any potential vulnerabilities that might arise from the output escaping issues or the unsanitized path.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • Flow with unsanitized path
  • No nonce checks
  • No capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Show UserAgent Security Vulnerabilities

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

Show UserAgent Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
12
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
12
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

14% escaped14 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows1 with unsanitized paths
<options> (options.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Show UserAgent Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionactivate_show-useragent/show-useragent.phpshow-useragent.php:34
actionadmin_menushow-useragent.php:39
actionwp_headshow-useragent.php:49
filterget_comment_author_linkshow-useragent.php:57
filterget_comment_author_linkshow-useragent.php:60
Maintenance & Trust

Show UserAgent Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedDec 23, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Show UserAgent Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect Show UserAgent

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/show-useragent/show-useragent.css/wp-content/plugins/show-useragent/flags/wp-content/plugins/show-useragent/browsers

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
country-flagWB-OS
HTML Comments
<!-- Generated By Show-UserAgent 1.0.8 - http://zlz.im/show-useragent/ -->
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Show UserAgent