Simple Daily Quotes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-daily-quotes

This minimalistic WordPress plugin displays great hand picked quotes in your blog's sidebar.

20 active installs v0.1 PHP + WP 2.0.2+ Updated Feb 13, 2012
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Simple Daily Quotes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'simple-daily-quotes' plugin version 0.1 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the static analysis provided. There are no identified dangerous functions, SQL queries are all prepared, and no file operations or external HTTP requests are present. This indicates a clean codebase in these critical areas. Furthermore, the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history, suggesting a track record of security. However, a significant concern arises from the fact that 100% of outputs are not properly escaped. While the attack surface is currently zero, this lack of output sanitization represents a latent vulnerability that could be exploited if any new entry points are introduced or if current, unanalyzed code paths exist. The absence of nonces and capability checks, while not immediately exploitable with the current zero attack surface, leaves the plugin susceptible to future privilege escalation or cross-site request forgery if new administrative functionalities are added without proper security controls.

Key Concerns

  • Output escaping is completely missing
  • No nonce checks present
  • No capability checks present
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Daily Quotes Security Vulnerabilities

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

Simple Daily Quotes Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple Daily Quotes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwidgets_initSimpleDailyQuotes.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Daily Quotes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedFeb 13, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads7K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs20
Developer Profile

Simple Daily Quotes Developer Profile

jolenzy

1 plugin · 20 total installs

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

How We Detect Simple Daily Quotes

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-daily-quotes/simple-daily-quotes.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-daily-quotes/simple-daily-quotes.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Simple Daily Quotes --><!-- -------------- February ---------------------- -->
Data Attributes
name="SimpleDailyQuotes_title"name="SimpleDailyQuotes_update"name="SimpleDailyQuotes_vtweet"name="SimpleDailyQuotes_credit"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Daily Quotes