Simple Share from Admin Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-share-from-admin

Adds simple manual share links for Twitter and Facebook to the list of posts admin page.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0.0+ Updated Nov 5, 2013
adminfacebookmanualsharingtwitter
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Simple Share from Admin Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "simple-share-from-admin" plugin v1.0 exhibits a seemingly strong security posture based on the static analysis provided. It reports no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero attack surface. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, external HTTP requests, and bundled libraries suggests a clean codebase. The vulnerability history also indicates a complete lack of past security issues, which is a positive sign. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping signal. With one total output and 0% properly escaped, this indicates a strong potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. All outputs from the plugin should be considered untrusted and potentially exploitable.

Key Concerns

  • Output not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Share from Admin Security Vulnerabilities

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

Simple Share from Admin Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple Share from Admin Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filtermanage_posts_columnssimple-share-from-admin.php:12
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnsimple-share-from-admin.php:21
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Share from Admin Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedNov 5, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Simple Share from Admin Developer Profile

coffeematt

1 plugin · 10 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 Share from Admin

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Share from Admin