
Simple Map Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/simple-mapEasy way to embed google map(s).
Is Simple Map Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Simple Map has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The 'simple-map' plugin version 4.9.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show a clean bill of health with no dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries (all are prepared statements), and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The lack of file operations, external HTTP requests, and critical taint analysis findings further bolster its security. The plugin also has no recorded vulnerability history, which is a positive indicator of its development practices. However, the complete lack of nonce checks and capability checks across its limited entry points, while seemingly safe due to the absence of those entry points, represents a potential blind spot. If any new entry points were introduced in the future without these crucial security measures, it could become an immediate vulnerability. Overall, 'simple-map' v4.9.0 appears to be a well-secured plugin, but the absence of fundamental security checks for potential future expansion is a minor area of concern.
Key Concerns
- No nonce checks implemented
- No capability checks implemented
Simple Map Security Vulnerabilities
Simple Map Release Timeline
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Output Escaping
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WordPress Hooks 7
Maintenance & Trust
Simple Map Maintenance & Trust
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Community Trust
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Simple Map Developer Profile
21 plugins · 41K total installs
How We Detect Simple Map
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/simple-map/js/simple-map.min.js//maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
simplemapsimplemap-contentstaticmapdata-breakpointdata-latdata-lngdata-zoomdata-addrdata-infowindow+2 moregoogle_map_api_key<div class="simplemap"><div class="simplemap-content"