Simple Share Sticky Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-share-sticky

An easy way to add social media share buttons to any site, without the need to setup anything at Facebook, Twitter, Google etc!

10 active installs v0.0.1 PHP + WP 3.5+ Updated Aug 19, 2016
simple-share-stickysimple-sharingsimple-sticky-sharesocial-mediasocial-share
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Simple Share Sticky Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the 'simple-share-sticky' plugin reveals a generally positive security posture, with no identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or external HTTP requests. The absence of known CVEs in its vulnerability history also suggests a history of responsible development or a lack of targeted vulnerabilities. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping, indicating that all outputs are potentially vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. While the attack surface appears minimal, the unprotected entry points are zero, this doesn't negate the risk of XSS if any output is indeed rendered without sanitization. The presence of one nonce check is a good practice, but the complete absence of capability checks on any entry points is a critical oversight. This means that any functionality exposed, however small, could be accessed by any logged-in user, regardless of their role or permissions, increasing the risk of unauthorized actions or information disclosure.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping
  • 0% capability checks
Vulnerabilities
None known

Simple Share Sticky Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Simple Share Sticky Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Simple Share Sticky Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Simple Share Sticky Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actioninitsimple-share-sticky.php:137
actionadmin_menusimple-share-sticky.php:138
actionwp_headsimple-share-sticky.php:139
Maintenance & Trust

Simple Share Sticky Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.5.33
Last updatedAug 19, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Simple Share Sticky Developer Profile

mariodabek

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 Sticky

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-sticky/simple-share-sticky.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-sticky/simple-share-sticky.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-sticky/simple-share-sticky.js
Version Parameters
simple-share-sticky/simple-share-sticky.js?ver=simple-share-sticky/simple-share-sticky.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
simple_share_stickyicon-facebookicon-twittericon-googleicon-linkedinicon-pinteresticon-stumbleupon
Data Attributes
id="simple_share_sticky"id="ss_settings"id="simple_share_sticky"class="admin"name="options"name="_sss_options"+17 more
JS Globals
simple_share_sticky
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simple Share Sticky